What I’m...Renting
Angels in America- Last Saturday I watched Saturday Night Live which featured a very funny Al Pacino skit. I thought to myself that I’ve come to enjoy Al Pacino impressions almost as much as the actor himself. Thankfully Angels in America reminds us all why Pacino is one of our finest actors. Here he plays Roy Cohen, a neo-con closeted gay with AIDS and while the character is over the top Pacino actually dials it back a notch. Overall Mike Nichols does a wonderful job making the adaptation from a play to miniseries but part of me can’t help but wonder how this played out on stage.
What I’m...Watching
Friday Night Lights- I believe I actually omitted this from my fall TV preview. Mostly I was afraid of what would happen when a TV show is based on a movie which was based on a book. Mostly I figured we’d get a watered down version of the movie. Well, the pilot has come and gone and I’m giving it a big thumbs up. Aside from the telegraphed Hollywood ending, the show seemed to capture the spirit of the first two incarnations of the story. When you throw in some of the human drama you get a mix of Varsity Blues and Friday Night Lights which is fine by me.
What I’m...Loving!!!!
Battlestar Galactica- It’s Saturday morning as I type this and I have not slept much because I got home late last night and started watching the season premiere of the best show on TV. I met up with a friend last night who had watched it before meeting us out and he put it perfectly when he said, “I watched the first season and it got me then I figured the second season would be okay but it was better. Tonight I was pretty sure the show would turn the corner and start going downhill but it’s even better.” So true so true. Lost could learn something from these guys when it comes to making a season premiere that exceeds expectations. Unfortunately Sci Fi learned from ABC and really brought the fraking commercials. Thank the Gods for TiVo!
What I’m...Listening To.
Top 5 on My iPod
1. Bizarre Love Triangle- Frente! (Finally I have downloaded one of my favorite songs of all time. The New Order original is classic but this acoustic version has a scope and grandeur that I find cinematic.)
2. Bones-The Killers (Saw these guys perform this last week and was instantly grabbed. By the way is it just me or does every Killers song have a fast part a slow part and then another fast part? I guess if the formula works why change it.)
3. Goodbye Earl- Me First & The Gimme Gimmes (Finally my favorite Dixie Chicks song covered by my favorite punk cover band.)
4. Faint- Linkin Park (Maybe it’s the awesome Mark Romanik video but I love this song.)
5. Ring The Alarm- Beyonce (Yep I’ve got a problem.)
SATURDAY SCRUBS FIX-Dr. Acula
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