For our 200th post, I am going to start what I hope becomes a running column, something of a quicker rundown of some news for items not important enough to any of us to run an entire post, but still of some interest. Regular readers probably notice that regular columns are rarely regular and more often than not continue morphing until we get comfortable..so we will see. Here goes:
-Nintendo has officially given a name to their next generation console project. Known formerly as the Revolution, Nintendo's "Wii" is at first jarring, but realizing the big N's long streak of unnecessarily handicapping themselves, this retarded name (pronounced wee, or British for piss) should come as no surprise. I apologize if the preceding sentence was degrading to retarded people.
-Sci Fi has announced an interesting fall TV slate, including Stan Lee for some of their Saturday Night movies, and of most interest to Stealing Cablites, a prequel spinoff of "Battlestar Galactica" entitled "Caprica" is going to production this summer. Galactica is a strange beast for me, I have owned the first DVD set, thoroughly enjoy the show, but for some reason can't get past the first disc.
-Sweeps begin next week, don't forget about the last few episodes of our seasonal favorites. I don't understand the concept of sweeps really, it seems to me that people could benefit more from putting sweeps caliber programming on all the time..but apparently only Rob Thomas and David Chase subscribe to that theory.
-Next month is huge for music, for me and those who share my tastes. The already reviewed Tool - 10,000 days accompany Pearl Jam's self-titled effort on May 2, and one week later we get the worst album name and art ever, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium." With those three bands doing shows in Pittsburgh plus Radiohead, Crosby Stills Nash + YOUNG!!!, and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd likely down the pike, I was wondering if anyone was interested in purchasing my soul to pay for these shows.
-I suppose the summer movie blockbuster season kicks into high gear next month as well.
2 comments:
As a Nintendo fan, I am waiting with cautious optimism to see what the Wii's actual software will be like. I finally understand Nintendo's approach to the industry, and I think it just might be crazy enough to work (as far as being a legitimate alternative to the PS3 or 360)
I think I am on the third post miniseries episode. Don't get me wrong, I love the show, I just never feel compelled to watch more than one at a sitting or run a race to watch the next episode.
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