Parks and Rec is a great watch, but not exactly top notch. Yea, i rhyme somtimes. But really, it is a good show. It is part two of TTT (Terrific TV Thursday. I renamed it until someone can do better.) It follows Part one of TTT which is Community. Parks and Rec is funny, the story is good, but i feel like its lacking something. While writing this post, I realized that I like community better, which suprises me, but is definitley true. And I dont get it, Amy Poehler is my all time favorite female comedian, Aziz Ansari is also hilarious and Rashida Jones is really good as well. So why don't I love this show. It's just dull sometimes I guess. You don't REALLY need to watch all the ones before it, just three or four to be caught up. Unless you have to be caught up all the way, which is me. I only hope that they can step it up, because a cancellation is totally possible, I am the only person that I know that watches it EVERY week. But I have to. Otherwise I would be cheating TTT.
I just saw this movie, and have decided to give it a C+. Now a first you might think, wow he's being harsh, or man its really that bad. But take a look at some of the other reviews and ratings, it got much worse. What I have heard is that the general public hated the ending. I guess they thought it was too predictable, but to be honest I haven't seen a not predictable movie in a while. The acting was mediocre, Cameron Diaz was pretty bad, but I really enjoyed James Marsden's performance as the dad (He's Prince Edward in Enchanted.) So I thought the plot of this movie was really cool.
It is based on a book called "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. There have been a bunch of short films based of this idea or situation of moral dilemma in which you have to decide whether or not to push a button. If you do, you get a million dollars, but a random person you don't know dies. One big thing I noticed was that, it really didn't need to be made into a horror film. It really wasn't scary at all, the only thing that made it "Horror" were the suspenseful shots and music. I guess you could say that about any horror film, but what 'm trying to say is that a lot of things were unnecessary, even laughable. For real, me and others were just laughing at different scenes, which you have to admit kind of ruins the experience. There were also so many of those scenes that just absolutely didn't need to be in the movie, and it feels like they were just thrown in there. Maybe to make it longer or to please special effects fans. Im not really sure.
But the plot was really cool, plenty of "Ohhhhhh" moments and and a really creepy vibe the made it for me. Of course there were the ridiculously predictable and just plain stupid parts as well. Im going to finish off this post with a little bit of truth: I was thinking about the "Shutter island" trailer the whole time. I am pumped. For that movie. End of story.
I am now calling Thursday: "Super TV Thursday"
Why? Because thats when NBC airs its top tier shows, and and America gets to see how the Survivors on the Samoan Islands are doing. Its the night when your television unleashes the best of the best, its "Super TV Thursday".
Ok So I might be over doing at a little bit, but seriously: Community, Parks and Rec, The Office, 30 Rock. And During that stretch of TV goodness is FlashForward and Survivor, and later is MTV's night of cool shows. Its just a good night for TV overall. Its the best night for TV's to put their best shows too because Thursday is like fridays little brother. Its not quite friday, but it has the same feel, all day you hear people saying "man it feels like a friday doesn't it" Except because there is still one more day in the week, people cant go out. They stay in. And guess what they do. Yep. They watch TV. I know this post doesnt make too much sense because I have only talked about half of the shows on Super TV Thursday, but I promise that will change.
Oh and one final note, Im not sure if Super TV Thursday is the best name for this day of awesomeness, but its the best thing that I can think of. Other possibilities include: Epic TV Thursday, Awesome TV Thursday, Crazy TV Thursday, Basically any cool/inspiring/positive word TV Thursday will do. Something more creative would be better, and Im totally open to suggestions. But for now, its Super TV Thursday, or STVT. Anyway, I've gone completely off track with this post, but soon i will be posting about some of the shows I mentioned in this post. And get pumped for the next "SUPER TV THURSDAY"!!!
Hulu is an amazing invention for an avid TV watcher like myself, and hopefully to everyone else. If you don't know what Hulu is, its a website that provides episodes of popular, (and not so popular) TV shows after they air. For example, say Im at a Jay-Z concert that I just couldn't pass up, and I'm already DVR'ing Survivor and The Office, what about poor old [INSERT FAVORITE SHOW]? HULU! Just wait a day, (Sometimes Two) and go on Hulu and you can watch your show, with far less commercials than regular TV. Keep in mind, Not all shows are on Hulu, but many are. Most NBC, Fox, USA shows, plus a lot of MTV, Comedy Central and more. Its not as nice as watching in the comfort of your living room on a real TV, but for me its good enough. It allows for a quick high quality viewing experience. Sometimes it can be choppy, but not often. You have the choice to watch many of the shows in higher quality,and sometimes you can "Dim the Lights" which darkens the screen outside of what you are watching, like in the movies when the lights go down. There are also short clips if you want to watch your favorite scene from a certain episode and even some extra behind the scenes content, which really tops of a great website. Sometimes I just go there and discover a new show. So if you forget about a show, or your sister removes your recording of 30 Rock so she can record an interview with Kate Goselin, check Hulu out. And Yes. The Kate Goselin thing happened.
Wow. Why did I see this movie. Im not sure, I guess I thought too myself: "There must be a reason this is the #1 grossing film in the box office for the month". Guess what. There is no reason. This movie, is absolutley, horrible. Please do yourself a favor, and do not go anywhere near this movie. Here are some things that would have been a better well spent 2 hours and thirty-eight minutes: looking at the floor, counting to ten thousand, or doing anyhting you can possibly think of, that doesn't consist of watching 2012.
