We rented the new Sherlock Holmes movie tonight. It is an interesting movie. The personalities of Holmes and Watson as portrayed by the writer and the actors are the best part of watching this movie. They have always been figures in my mind, but this time they were actually brought to life.
The story was OK – it kept you watching it. The best talent was the director. The effects and cuts between scenes, the perspectives, the action scenes all made this a very well crafted movie.
We were watching the Predators in their 5th playoff game against the Chicago Blackhawks last night. There was a very odd moment, when the officials could not find the puck. We called it, “Hide the puck on the Goalie.”
Tonight we are going to clear the decks and watch the Amazing Race. this is a fun reality series where people are teamed up as husband and wife, two brothers, or even a grandmother and granddaughter to compete against other teams in a race around the world.
It is a little like a treasure hunt, a little like a scavenger hunt and a little like a foot race. Approximately each week one team is eliminated from the leg of the race we watched that night and eventually there are three finalists who end up racing flat out for the finish line. Really like this show – it is great human interaction and team work, and testing of the team’s problem solving skills and stamina.
Wow – today’s game with the Titans hosting Buffalo was a blow out. It looks like our team has finally found their mojo and they are back to winning.
I am sad that the missing element seems to be have been that they needed Vince Young to be quarterback. He is such a jerk and I can’t stand cheering for him. But when the coach pulled the veteran QB and put Vince in, everything started to click for the team. This makes three wins in a row. Go, Titans!
The CMA awards show last night had a lot of surprises and a lot of firsts. Taylor Swift swept all the big categories and that touched off a firestorm in the country music industry here. A lot of people say that the girl can’t sing. And a lot of old timers are pissed off because she has won so much so quickly – she hasn’t “paid her dues.” But I say she is a bright, talented girl who has worked very hard this year and I’m glad she won. And she looked stunning in her gown. Congrats, Taylor!
The past couple of nights I’ve been able to stay up a little later than normal and have been enjoying some old movies on cable. I watched the original Mission Impossible last night, and the third Mission Impossible the night before. Also watched, The Glimmer Man. It was so interesting to see the actors as they looked so many years ago compared to current roles, and the technology that has improved so much since these oldies came out.
I miss the Mission Impossible movies. I was a fan of the original TV show, and have always like the thrillers about governments, spies, and high technology. I feel like they are the next generation of James Bond movies and will always have an audience.
This interview with Sherri Shepherd was so entertaining tonight. Craig Ferguson was kidding around with her about her idea of the ideal man and she said that she has three criteria. He must be:
Tonight’s episode on Criminal Minds was one of the better ones. It was full of murder and violence, but the story was more intriguing than some of their other shows. This time it was about a vigilante serial killer and his accomplice. You didn’t even know he had an accomplice until well into the hour. I like the neatness of the conclusion, too. Very good show tonight!
What a disappointment to see the winner of this Big Brother be the dumb blonde. Jordan won the very last competition, which pretty much gave her the win for the big cash prize.
Natalie was busted out for lying about her age and the “America Votes” part of the fix came in for Jordan.I don’t trust the America Votes results – where is the proof that the votes even happened? Sounds to cynical ole me like it just gives the show producers the excuse to monitor feedback and then discard the actual results in favor of the results the producers wanted all along.
At least Jeff got the extra money, winning the other big “America’s Vote.” This season was probably the worst one of the series. If they can’t get it together with a better cast next time, I’m probably going to have to stop the self flagellation watching and do something more productive with my viewing time.