I was all set to write a post on how I feel like Milo is becoming the new Tony (clashes internally with other members of CTU, once had suspect facial hair, established as an action hero in an out-of-CTU environment), but the episode-ending reveal kind of blew those plans out of the water.
Getting revenge on winter
For the past few days, streets and sidewalks in Columbus have, for the most part, been covered in a mix of snow and ice.
Because the temperatures have been below freezing, very little of that cover is melting. And whenever this happens, I always wonder why don’t they just bust out the flamethrowers and clear off the ice and snow that way?
It’s not like that would actually start a fire or anything, right?
Quantum Leap
Before I start talking about this week’s episode of Lost, there’s something else I want to publicly ponder.
I was watching the ‘?‘ episode from last season, and was wondering how things would have happened had Boone and Locke discovered and opened the Pearl Hatch after discovering the Nigerian Plane. The original hatch probably wouldn’t have seemed so mystical, especially to Locke and Boone would have died another way. But I guess, as Locke would say, that’s just the way the island would have wanted it.
Anyway, on to the present (or as Desmond likes to call them, re-runs):
It was fifteen years ago today
So Weezer’s been around 15 years. Kind of hard to believe they’ve been around that long.
While last year, I wrote a fake backstory of the band, I think this year, it’s time to link to the closest thing to the real history- the band’s recording history, compiled by he who rocks.
It’s also fitting that today marks the first real weezer news we’ve gotten in quite some time, although it’s kind of ironic that it’s coming from MTV (in a story about Rick Rubin):
“Rivers [Cuomo] just gave me some demos, the first round for this album,” Rubin said. “I’m trying to get my head clear to really just dive in.”
I’m not holding my breath, but I am looking forward to it.
‘Tis the season of treason
Thank you, FOX, for putting on two-hours of 24 tonight.
And an extra special thank you to my usually-worthless FOX affiliate for not messing up the episode by running any weather warnings whatsoever despite the storm of the century being just hours away.
Regaining Momentum
Anyone remember that show about a bunch of people stranded on an island and there were all these weird things going on, like a hatch and a smoke monster and some crazy cultist rednecks trying to kill them?
Well, I hope so, because Lost is back.
And I’m glad. While I like the prospect of the 16 (or however many) back-to-back episodes, this break was a killer. Maybe next year they should take the 24 route and just start the season in January.
Jack Loses It
I thought tonight’s episode of 24 was far better than last week’s. While last week we got Graeme’s plot revelation, this week had much more Jack as well as other revelations and plot advancement. I don’t have that many dumb comments or stupid questions, but here goes:
M.C. Head?
So I was listening to the radio and the classic tune, “One Night in Bangkok” came on.
I’m listening to Murray Head go on about massage parlors and temples and I was thinking to myself, he’s not really singing, he’s talking. Is it possible that Murray Head was one of the first white rappers? After all, the only singing in the song is really done by the women in the background.
And you can’t forget that pan flute solo, beats anything on a Tull record.
Tough guys tumble before O.G. Murray Head.
More (Bauer) Power!
This week’s Carnival of Bauer is up, hosted by the essential accessory, The Jack Sack.
A question of timing
Before I get to my thoughts about this week’s 24, a note about timing:
It’s been said that in comedy, timing is everything. Timing, at least in that way, is good. But there’s also such a thing as bad timing. And after watching the first 3.5 seasons of 24 with the Civee (to get her caught up), I’d like to say that 24 (specifically, the scenes at CTU) is a treasure trove of bad timing.
Consider the following scene, for example:
[the timer clicks from 8:34:35 to 8:34:42 as we open in CTU, a random CTU employee approaches the CTU director, who is holding two phones up, one to each ear]
CTU Employee:Mr/Mrs. Director, I have this hangnail
CTU Director: What next?! (all attention goes to a big ass viewscreen on the CTU wall) OH NO! Terrorists just detonated a nuclear device on the Kentucky Nub and have assassinated the Secretary of the Interior! Well, we gotta prioritize…let’s tackle that hangnail.
Stuff like that happens all the time. And it isn’t just your CTU employees who are the victims or perpretrators. People from walks of life ranging from crackheads to relatives of the President of the United States have not realized that a national emergency trumps their little world. But at least today, Bill Buchanan tried to avoid it. His initial attempts were successful, but he caved after being repeatedly bothered by Nadia and Milo. We here at the Kingdom wish Buchanan the best in instilling in CTU a better sense of timing.
Other thoughts about this week’s episode: