My new favorite show

My new favorite show is Arrested Development. Leighton has been telling me I need to watch it for quite some time now, and I know she has impeccable taste (can't be pecked, that taste of hers). Thanks to Ryan, I have now seen season one and a large chunk of season two, with season three just waiting for me. Television shows on DVD are genius. I love them. AD is fantastic. It's the best comedy I've seen in a good while. Great characters, great acting and great writing.

It's narrated by Ron Howard, whom I, like so many others, first loved as Opie (which makes me sound a lot older than I am, but who cares). The narration is a nice touch, I like it. Gob (pronounced like Job from the Bible) is the man and probably my favorite character... I mean he does magic shows with The Final Countdown as his theme song - how killer is that?!

Shame it's been cancelled (as so many good shows are... yet reality TV shows continue unabated. It's a cruel, unfair world), and after only 3 seasons. I recommend it; it gets the Wade Seal of Approval.

Casino Royale is out. I'm excited, hoping it will take Bond back to a grittier, tougher hero, as when GoldenEye breathed new life into the series. Gadgetry is fine, but not as the whole point of the movie. Pierce was great, I'll be interested to see how the new guy does (I saw him in Road to Perdition and Layer Cake). Kevin and I will probably try to go see it if the family comes up for Thanksgiving (still not absolutely certain).

This is fun. I watched it like seven times. This is a blog run by Ryan and his friends. Speaking of Ryan's blogging, I also laughed a lot at this (which is probably common knowledge now, but I saw it first there) and especially this. I want so badly to like Tom Cruise but he makes it so damn hard. Maverick, LeStat, and Ethan Hunt vs goofy antics. The latter end keeps getting heavier and heavier. :(

Another cool link discovery is my BF2142 stats. If anyone reading this plays 2142, that's what I try to do when I have some spare time... message me!

Last but not least, check out Topher Grace turning into Venom. Yay Spider-Man. I love Topher from That 70s Show, about which I'll undoubtedly say more later if I keep this thing going. Add that to the obvious fact that Venom is the coolest Spider-Man villain ever to hit the pages (and now the big screen!) and you've got yourself a winning combination.

Song of the night is "Get Out of My Mind" by Hootie and the Blowfish. This song came to me right when I needed it. Make sure you check out the radio edit, the drum track is much better and the song overall is nicer. This is the song that made me run out and buy the new album after I heard it a mere 2 times.