The Best TV Out There

Since I've felt the need to share my opinion on the best comics out there, I might as well share my list of fave current TV fare. Without a doubt, Glee tops my list of the best stuff on TV. It doesn't hurt that this week's episode will feature Kristen Chenoweth and a Queen song!!! The show is well written and the cast does a fantastic job with the musical performances. Check it out.











I caught the first episode of Flash Forward and was intrigued by the premise and interested in the characters. I am on board for the season.







Fringe continues to please and, although I haven't seen it (and apparently no one else watched either), I have faith that Dollhouse will continue to improve... until it is axed.

Dexter and Mad Men are both continuing their greatness and The Mentalist, Castle and Criminal Mind also continue to entertain.

That is my list of the best... so far this season.

The Best Comics Out There

Inspired by Gordon's recent post, I thought I would give you my list of current faves on the comic rack.

Like Gordon, I too believe that Nova, Guardians Of The Galaxy and Blackest Night are not to be missed. Especially the Guardians; any book that features Rocket Raccoon is an automatic winner with me but most critics agree that both of Marvel's cosmic books are must reads. Blackest Night is turning out to be not just and epic event but another must read.

I also want to recommend the Incredible Hercules as a must-read. It is another well-reviewed but reader-impaired title.















My pick for the best comic currently on the racks has got to be The Unwritten from DC Comics/Vertigo. I was a big fan of Mike Carey's Lucifer, so I didn't hesitate to pick up his newest series (the $1 first issue didn't hurt either). After only a handful of issues, it shows the real promise of ranking up there with works like Sandman and Y: The Last Man. It is a book that exlores the blurry line between truth and fiction that surround the life of Tommy Taylor... Is he the son of the famous author of a fantasy series or his fictional creation? I urge you to rush out and get your hands on this book.

That's it for now.

The Emmy's

Let me first say that Neil Patrick Harris is the best damn awards show host since Billy Crystal. They should be throwing money at him to do the Oscars. But enough about Neil...

The show was great and I'm sure every winner deserved their award (although I still don't understand the love for 30 Rock, but I wasn't paying that much attention after the first award was given. Kristen Chenoweth won for Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for Pushing Daisies. The show deserved more recognition and at least another season to find an audience, and Kristen Chenoweth is a goddess of epic talent (but that's just my opinion/obsession)!!

It was great to see Dr. Horrible and the gang interrupt the proceedings!

Mad Men won for best drama and proved it witht he episode that ran opposite the awards. You should check out that episode even if you don't follow the show... it will be remembered as one of those memorable moments in TV history.

All in all, a great night for TV and TV fans... and Kristen Chenoweth worshippers.

Arrgh! It's Talk Like a Pirate Day.

Yes, it is indeed that wonderful time of the year.... Talk Like A Pirate Day! This picture reminds us all of the long standing debate of Pirate vs. Ninja I tend to fall on the side of the ninjas.

This picture also makes me wonder just how Yoda would talk like a pirate... something like this I suppose...

Ye mateys, avast! The plank, I be makin' ye walk and the village we be plunderin'.

I guess Talk Like A Ninja Day wouldn't really be very fun, would it?

I tried to hero up but it made me feel like throwing up

I managed to catch the first episode of Marvel Super Hero Squad and was torn between wanting to like it and wanting to hurl. I had to come to terms with the fact that it is obviously intended for a much, much younger audience that likes their heroes more dwarf-like and the occasional snot and fart jokes.

I will not be watching anymore episodes, but hope it has a long run and turns a new generation into comic readers and not just crappy TV fans.

DVR backlog

Like Tony Collett, I am a victim of my DVR's ability to record anything and everything that catches my fancy. My DVR can record up to 150 hours of TV and I curently have about 50 hours of shows stored on it. I have just started watching the second season of Pushing Daisies, am waiting for Disney XD to get around to playing the 16the episode of The Spectacular Spider-Man so that I can watch all of the episodes of the 2nd season in order (I'm anal that way), and have all of the new Monk and Psych episodes to get through. I still have the final 2 episodes of Reaper and all of the 2nd season of Leverage mocking my lack of time and love of TV. There are also some of my favorite Static Shock episodes and other odds and ends still to be seen.

Now the new TV season is upon us and I still haven't got enough time to see everything... maybe 150 hours isn't so much after all.

Hi. My name is Mark and I have an addiction to TV.

Regarding Henry

Yes, there have been far too many famous passings of late and I have refrained from commenting on them because I've been trying to not make every other post an obit.
Still, I could not let the death of Henry Gibson go unremarked.

Not a big star and certainly not a household name, Henry Gibson was one of those actors that everyone knows on sight even if they can't always place his name. I've been a fan of his since his days on Laugh-In
and his voice performance in the animated adaptation of Charlotte's Web was absolutely perfect; he will always be the voice of Wilbur in my head.

My sincerest condolences to his family, friends and fans.

Mobilehome Improvements

The mobile home makeover is still going on. We've got a new porch. We had someone recoat the roof and replace the storm door and someone else replaced the skirting. We are looking at having them strip and paint the shed, shutters and front door. I would have attempted some of these things, but my carpal tunnel makes such major tasks near impossible. I am looking to have surgery to alleviate that in the spring. Not that I mind paying other people to do things which I would most likely screw up somehow.

We just got our car repaired and are starting to save for a newer one in the spring.

It is nice to have a bit of money for such real needs.

Frog Day Afternoon

Last week, at work, one of the cleaning crew waved me over to see something that he was looking at on the floor. When I got over to where he was sweeping, I found the dried carcass of one of those Dwarf African Frogs that we sell in the pet department. Being me, I picked up the poor little critter only to find out that one tiny webbed foot was feebly moving. I quickly put in a container of water and in a short time the little thing was fit as a fiddle. Once again, me being me, I decided to buy a 1.5 gallon aquarium and make a home for the hardy little survivor.

I have since decided to get a bigger aquarium and a companion frog and spend too much time surfing the web for info on making the frog's life perfect. My wife and Only Child are sure I have lost my mind and I tend to agree....

The above picture was lifted from the web, as I couldn't get my frog to hold still for a non-blurry photo.

Village Idiots

During President Obama's address to Congress last night, Congressman Joe Wilson made a fool of himself in front of the country by shouting out, You Lie! in response to the President's assertion that illegal immigrants would not be covered by the healthcare plan he proposes.

Sadly, it wasn't a lie and Joe immediately became the poster boy for all that is wrong with the republican party... it is clueless and classless. The entire party has become a mob of ignorant villagers screaming out against things they don't understand.

When September Comes

Hey there! I'm back! Of course, that's only news if you noticed I was gone. Rehab was everything they said it would be and I don't even miss the drugs at all...
Okay. It wasn't rehab just laziness.

It has been a busy time since last we spoke. We have a change in our financial situation that now allows us to make some long-needed home improvements and buy food! Yeah! It isn't exactly winning the big lotto, but it certainly relieves me of the immense pressure I've been laboring under for the last few years. Let's hear it again...Yeah!

I see that while I stepped out, President Obama has continued his less than stellar descent into the uninspiring world of pathetic pandering to the republican minority. I also observed the republican party becoming more and more batshit crazy and overall moronic.... moreso than usual.

More in a bit.