What I’m…

…Buying
Newsradio: The Complete 3rd Season on DVD- Yet another cult comedy classic is finally getting its due on DVD. This was the season where the show really took off with things like the complaint box, Bill’s strange childhood and guest stars including Jimmy Caan, Jon Stewart, and Ben Stiller. The commentaries are entertaining especially the one’s with the cast discussing Andy Dick’s drug and alcohol problems with Dick in the room. Good times, good times.

…Renting
Action: The Complete Series- So here’s a TV show that I was sure died to young. It only lasted 13 episodes and I think FOX only aired 10. Jay Mohr stared as a movie producer that combined the bad taste of Jerry Bruckheimer with the chemical and sexual dependency of Don Simpson. I just got done watching it and I must say while it was pretty funny it was more of a chuckle funny then a laugh out loud funny. Still this was a groundbreaking show that paved the way for Arrested Development in the fact that it challenged censors and in the fact that it was cancelled before its time.

…Reading
Infinite Crisis- I’ve always been more of a Marvel Comics guy then a DC guy. However, in the last few years my comic buying has been limited to a graphic novel here and a trade paperback there, and I found myself reading more DC. When Infinite Crisis posters began popping up at comic book stores and articles popped up in the Times and Newsweek, my curiosity was peaked. I remember reading the original Crisis in the 80’s, which DC used to clean house and make their comics more accessible. I also remember being thoroughly confused. This new Crisis is almost as confusing but has featured solid writing, great artwork and several nice nods to the past. Maybe it’s another gimmick by a publisher trying to reinvigorate a dead market but it’s worth a read.

…Listening To
Top 5 on my iPod
1. I Bet That You Look Good on The Dance Floor- Artic Monkeys (Words cannot express my love for this song, can it make the list for 3 weeks in a row?)
2. I Want to Know What Love Is- Foreigner (Bad news: My recent obsession with 70s/80s ballads continues. Good news: There can’t be that many more I haven’t downloaded.)
3. Sorry-Madonna (I now know how to apologize in many different languages thanks to the Material Girl.)
4. Piano Duet- Danny Elfman (This is from Corpse Bride, a beautiful piece of piano work, only wish it was longer.)
5. Summertime- DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince (I’ll be honest as I write this it’s not on my iPod but the weather is beautiful today and when I get home its going right on there so I can cruise the streets tomorrow with it blaring.)