Finally! A blog of "substance" is posted......

I know it's been a while since I posted a good, meaty, lengthy, substance-filled ("substance" being loosely coined) blog here, but the bitter winter and crappy economy have gotten the better of me. I became lazy and lethargic and let the blog slightly decay into lameness. Not the usual lameness that it retains, but an even deeper lameness. For that I apologize. So let's roll right into it!

First and foremost, many of my favorite genre TV shows have come back on for new seasons. Both "24" and LOST have really nailed it this year! "24" was going downhill the last couple of seasons, but seems to be redeeming itself this season. LOST is still the crazy "What the frack is going on?" fun-fest that it always has been. Even some of the answers to all of the questions are finally being revealed. Perhaps not as quickly as some would like, but at a good enough pace to still make you wanting more.

I've been playing both Saints Row 2 and Fable II as I procured some nice X-Mas/B-Day money. Saints Row 2 is far better than the first with more customization and freedom. However It's a little short when compared to it's richer-man's GTA4. I've just started Fable II. The first Fable game was very good, but quite limited when compared to other epic, action RPG's. This one seems to be a little more epic and open for gamers to traverse and explore.

My sister recently got me into The Tudors. I've blown through the first season on DVD. It's no Deadwood, but how can you not get a little crush on Anne Boleyn?


I've been promising movie reviews for a while now so I'm going to bless you with a few. There will be more coming in the not too distant future. Now, here's how I'm going to do these from now on. I'm going to stick with strictly Sci-Fi, Horror, Action and Thriller movies. The type of movies we geeks enjoy. I may do a "Honorable Mention" review that is either Drama, Comedy or some other form of movie that I find worthy of our geek time.

Hitman - Based on the popular stealth/assassination video game, this movie isn't half bad. Timothy Olyphant (Deadwood) plays the bald, programmed assassin that is double crossed. There's some pretty decent action sequences as well as current Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko. You get to see a lot of Olga.... a lot. She's a lot darker and troubled than she is in the current Bond movie. There is a lot of cheese factor to this slightly cliched action flick. But, it's still worth the viewing!

The Spiderwick Chronicles - I'm very jealous of the kids today and the movies and literature they get to experience. In my day, all I had was Disney's Mary Poppins. Today kids get to see some really fun films based on some really fantastical books. Based on the series of Spiderwick books, I found this family friendly flick a load a fun. Sure, there's some scary stuff here, but parents should drop their wimp factor and let their youngins enjoy this movie that deals with magical beasts involving themselves with the new home of a single mother and her three children.

Doomsday - Here's another post apocalyptic action piece, not that much better or different than any of the others out there. The Road Warrior did it best, but this one is worth a looksey. Perhaps rent it. Don't bother buying it. If you've seen one mo-hawked villain, you've seen them all.

And now for the Honorable Mention Portion of the reviews...

Run, Fat Boy, Run - This is a real sweet and fun comedy about how far a common Englishman will go to win back the love and affection of a woman from the arms of a greedy, shallow yuppie. The comedic presence of Simon Pegg and Hank Azaria doesn't hurt a t all.


I've added a couple new blogs to my blog list here. Please check them out.

First there's Seth Is LOST. If you're a fan of LOST you will want to check this out 'cause this will help put things into perspective. It's run by a local guy who shows up on a local radio morning show to explain what's all going on in the Lost world. One of the better LOST blogs you will find anywhere.

Then something for you game masters. Gnome Stew. This has boatloads of great ideas for running some real cool Role Playing Games. Take a gander if you will. Thanks to Wil Wheaton's blog for bringing my attention to it!


Ya know, tomorrow is supposed to be a nice and warm winter day. Something we've been badly needing for the last 3 months. I think I'll go out and enjoy a nice cigar tomorrow.

On that note, I'll leave you to your relaxing weekend.

Zangz is outta here!

Zangz.