- Star Trek was pretty cool. I know John saw it and liked it too. I don't know about Tim or Lee, but knowing all our tastes, I would say it's worth seeing as a fun sci-fi flick.
- I just watched the first season of the HBO show Eastbound and Down. It's about a washed up John Rocker type pitcher who's working as a gym teacher, and it's basically just a half hour of him being a giant asshole. But I think it's pretty hilarious. Danny McBride has pretty much perfected the white trash character that he's played in Hot Rod, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, The Fist Foot Way, and I'm guessing any other movie he's been in. It's kind of nice to see someone embrace the lower-middle class "America, Fuck yeah" type of lifestyle in a tongue-in-cheek way without resorting to pandering to said audience (see: Larry the Cable Guy and every other redneck comedian that exists). Anyway, I think it's coming to DVD pretty soon, but I watched all the episodes (only 6 in the first season...lame) streaming at http://www.casttv.com/shows/eastbound-down.
some highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgDaVLCaBzQ (NSFW language)
- It seems like open-world superhero games are the next big thing right now. Infamous is coming out for the PS3 at the end of the month and it basically looks like GTA/Crackdown/Force Unleashed with electricity based superpowers and the whole good/evil karma system. Then Prototype comes out next month for both systems, and it looks like it might be a little more action packed. You're a shape-shifter with Sylar type powers (absorb those of the people you kill) and you do "hyper parkour" type movements and can throw tanks and stuff. Anyway, it will be interesting to see if these end up being any good, because I definitely think there is some potential for fun with this type of game. As much as I love GTA, a superhero version could be just as cool.
- After Big Baby hit the game winning buzzer-beater for the Celtics tonight, he proceeded to take out the sad kid on the Magic sideline. It had my whole family rolling with laughter and it definitely made my night. I could watch this gif for hours.
