You wonder if Ali already knows that she's stuck with a bunch of duds or if she honestly thinks someone is going to surprise her. That would be a horrible feeling though, knowing you had to fake through this bullshit for the next 6 weeks. And even worse, knowing there are 3 "fantasy suite" cards to be handed out down the line. At least she'll be able to borrow that one guy's hair dryer.
Anyway, let us proceed.
Time to see who is going on which dates. Frank, the Chris Kattan lookalike, gets the one on one. Mango!
Ali: "I'm dating 17 guys right now...that's awesome!" In the porn world, that's referred to as a gang bang.
Ali and Frank get in a convertible and drive off. Ali says that Frank is perfect for a date that involves fun and silliness. He is perfect, because fun and silliness doesn't involve fucking the opposite sex.
The car breaks down on the freeway. What are the odds that Frank knows how to fix a car? Maybe if it was a pair of Manolo Blahniks.
Ali and Frank walk down the freeway and head over to the Hollywood sign. Frank tells Ali about how he quit his job to become a screenwriter and moved to Paris. Yeah, lots of english language screenwriters needed out in France.
Then he says he's managing a retail store while he writes. Can't wait to read that script, I have a feeling it will involve Mango managing the women's shoes department at Nordstroms.
Ali and Frank go somewhere in else in, guess what...the car! It's been magically fixed, thank God. And just seconds ago they abandoned it on the 101.
The guy with the crazy blow dried hair picks a fight with the 24 year old. Why are the worst people always the most confident? Sadly, the youngster has no ability to talk shit and thus we get no hair jokes.
Ali gives Frank a rose, and he puts it behind his ear. Well, not really. But then they kiss, and Mango tries to imagine he's kissing Matt Damon, then sees he's not and excuses himself to go puke.
Group date.
Ali wears khaki pants and a bikini top. There's that sexual appeal we've heard so much about. Ali has a Tom Cruise/Scientology fake energy thing about her. For example, she just delivered her 17th "woooooohhhh!" Stop it.
The guys are going to do a photo shoot on the beach for charity. I think the charity is Ali. Ugly Manning brother's body can best be described as doughy.
Jonathan the 12 year old weatherman is uncomfortable with his assigned bathing suit, or so the producers would have us believe. Has anyone checked his ID? He's one of those weird man boys, like Elijah Wood or Kristen Stewart.
Ty gets alone time and tells Ali he was married. Speaking of Elijah Wood, Ali's eyes go HUGE. She looks absolutely horrified by this news. If DeAnna was blinky, Ali is wide eyes. I have to think of a nickname for this.
The weatherman calls Craig a "level 6 asshole". Don't know which Doppler system he's using to judge that.
The weatherman also claims to be a "brown belt". I think that means he can get the shit kicked out of him by just about anyone.
The weatherman gets alone time and starts making me uncomfortable. He does not know how to talk to girls. But he does know how to be a rat, and tells her that Craig is pure evil and not right for her. He does this while wearing an odd fitted white coat with a popped up collar. I believe Miranda wears something similar in SATC 2.
Weird voice alert!!! Holy shit, we went through almost the entire group date without seeing or (especially) hearing from Frog Voice Man. At last, he speaks! And here's what he said...I have no idea because of his strange frog voice.
Justin the wrestler is shaping up to be a poor man's Graham Bunn. He doesn't appear to be doing anything special, but Ali loves him for some reason. And for some reason I mean his dreamy eyes.
Ty gets the rose on the group date. Who? The guy who plays the guitar in front of people and makes us feel weird. Oh yeah, the divorced dude. Ali loves rejects.
Jesse, the 24 year old gets the one on one date. He's a big guy, not bad looking, but might be brain dead. He reminds me of Paul Walker in that he can't talk without sounding dumb.
"wooooooohhhh!"
Jesse says that Ali "gave" him cufflinks and a suit. Ah, to be 24 and a moron again.
Everything with Ali is "super". Jesse is super fun, he's super good looking, but they haven't been super serious yet.
Uh oh. It's catching on. Jesse says he's "super passionate".
Ali and Jesse go to a super cool club and get a super live performance from...Jeffrey Osbourne? No. Peabo Bryson? No. It's world famous Jamie Cullum. Or something. Robin Thicke just fired his agent.
Jesse gets the rose.
Back at the house...
Chris - a guy who didn't get a date this episode - says he has two younger brothers. Ali asks if they are "super close". Indeed they are.
Roberto didn't get a date either. Ali says he's "super good looking". Turns out Roberto is a baseball player and they awkwardly play catch. This guy has gimmicks! Dancing, now baseball. Stereotypical gimmicks. After they play catch they are going to clean my house.
Huge moment: Frog voice gets alone time! This is his opening line, and I promise this is word for word what he said:
"Ali, you look absolutely imaginary"
Imaginary!!! There's nothing imaginary about the frog in his throat. They start talking and I can't understand how they don't address is crazy voice. It's the strange sounding elephant in the room. So bizarre.
The Weatherman keeps saying "period" and then continues talking.
Craig the hair guy is super weird. Seriously, something is wrong with him. He's at minimum coked up. Him talking with Ali is one of the stranger things I've seen. She tells him that she heard he's dangerous. This leads to a funny conversation between him and the Weatherman. Oddly, no one will stand up to the hair guy. But maybe it's because they don't want to be murdered in their sleep.
ROSE CEREMONY
Craig has to be gone. And there's 2 other guys I've never seen before so I'm going with them.
FROG VOICE GUY! - it's good kharma to be nice to people with disabilities.
HUNTER - ukulele guy, he's gay and weird looking.
ROBERTO - he's looking like a top 3 candidate
CHRIS L. - this guy is flying beneath the radar, looks strong
JUSTIN - says his prayers and eats his vitamins
STEVE - one of the guys I'd never seen. Don't know who he is
KIRK - a nice guy, drama/weirdness free
JOHN C. - quietly in the closet. He'll be gone next week
UGLY MANNING BROTHER - that's how small the talent pool is, this guy lasts 'till week 3
CHRIS N. - the other guy I'd never seen before
THE WEATHERMAN - huge upset. But he had to get major props from her for telling her that Craig was retarded, and then when she talked to Craig she realized he was retarded.
There's a few possibilities here, everyone else is just taking up space. In the front are Roberto, Chris, Jesse, and Mango.
Next week, it's time to hate on Justin.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Top 5 Series Finales
That I've seen when they aired...
5. The Wire
Just because of the last couple of scenes with Marlo.
4. The Sopranos
The ballsiest.
3. Lost
2. Newhart
My dad would kill me if I didn't have this finale in the top five, he still talks about it! If you don't remember, the ending of Newhart had Bob waking up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette (his wife from his previous sitcom) revealing that the whole show had been a dream. It's probably the only time "it was all a dream" has ever worked.
1. The Wonder Years
If this is on TV, I'm a lock to cry. Both because it's sad and I'm so proud of Kevin for banging Winnie.
Interesting thing about this list: when you look at the other great shows in the history of TV and their finales, you gain a greater appreciation for what "Lost" did. A large percentage of shows go out old and sad. Obviously, "Lost" had the advantage of having their final date set for awhile, but still, pretty impressive.
Worst 5 Series Finales
5. Seinfeld
4. Seinfeld
3. Saved By the Bell (where'd Tori go?)
2. Seinfeld
1. Seinfeld
5. The Wire
Just because of the last couple of scenes with Marlo.
4. The Sopranos
The ballsiest.
3. Lost
2. Newhart
My dad would kill me if I didn't have this finale in the top five, he still talks about it! If you don't remember, the ending of Newhart had Bob waking up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette (his wife from his previous sitcom) revealing that the whole show had been a dream. It's probably the only time "it was all a dream" has ever worked.
1. The Wonder Years
If this is on TV, I'm a lock to cry. Both because it's sad and I'm so proud of Kevin for banging Winnie.
Interesting thing about this list: when you look at the other great shows in the history of TV and their finales, you gain a greater appreciation for what "Lost" did. A large percentage of shows go out old and sad. Obviously, "Lost" had the advantage of having their final date set for awhile, but still, pretty impressive.
Worst 5 Series Finales
5. Seinfeld
4. Seinfeld
3. Saved By the Bell (where'd Tori go?)
2. Seinfeld
1. Seinfeld
Monday, May 24, 2010
Ali the Cute Bachelorette Who Tries Too Hard
I'm very confused as to why people think it's funny that I like the Bachelor so much. It's a show with 25 good looking and insane women who get in hot tubs all of the time. It's weird that guys like that? Really? Seems pretty heterosexual to me.
And then there's the Bachelorette. 25 dudes, one girl. Now that is gay.
But I must watch anyway.
First, let's note how problematic Ali is. Yes, she's cute. She seems to have somewhat of a brain. Compared to Jillian, she's God Damn perfect. However, we cannot deny the fact that she liked (or at least pretended to like) Jake. And that is a huge red flag. Cause that guy is the worst.
Nevertheless, we have 10 two hour episodes to find out who this chick really is. And boom! Right out of the gate she announces that she has quit her job to be here. Not a good sign.
There's also something about the Bachelorette that goes against nature. Any guy lame enough to go on a show to meet a girl is not going to be cool enough to go out with that girl. On the other hand, any girl lame enough to go on a show to meet a guy will probably be great in the sack.
There is an introduction of some of the guys in their hometowns. And it seems like it might be a joke, because these are the worst guys I've ever seen. There's an ugly hunter guy, a guy who lives with his parents writing screenplays, and a guy who claims to be a professional wrestler.
Where are the Graham Bunns?! I need a Graham Bunn! See how gay this gets?
Ali looks like what we all wished Trista Rehn looked like. But she does not look good made up. She's a T-shirt and jeans girl, anything more and she struggles. Right now her face looks like it got stung by some bees.
The limos pull up...
CHRIS, 27. He seems like a normal chap. Ali laughs too hard at his "jokes". Relax, you're in the driver's seat, lady.
JESSE, 24. Came with a cheesy line and stumbled over it. Ah, youth.
CHRIS, 32. His mom is dead.
TY, 31. This guy is all ears. Literally. His ears are huge.
FRANK, 31. This is the loser who writes scripts. He pops out of the top of the limo. He tries too hard. We might have a match!
JUSTIN, 26. The "wrestler". He broke his ankle and is on crutches, or maybe he's just peacocking. This is the earliest we've ever seen someone pull a Bevin.
JAY, 29. A lawyer. He's old looking and ugly. He might have been on General Hospital 25 years ago.
CHRIS, 29. A lot of "29" year olds. I thought that was just for girls. He's corny, kinda looks like Ryan from Trista and Ryan.
KASEY, 27. He talks like a frog. It's unreal. You have to hear this guy. It's like he's half deaf or something.
KYLE, 26. The outdoorsmen. Very unattractive. He's trying to be like Jesse with the bad hair and the shortness and everything.
ROBERTO, 26. Shocker! Roberto speaks spanish to her.
CRAIG, 34. A little too much time with the hair dryer for this dude.
JOHN, 27. He's gay.
TYLER, 25. This is the best they can do?
JOHN, 32. Holy shit, he is REALLY gay. I apologize to the last gay guy, cause this guy just went Stanford Blatch on us.
JONATHAN, 30. He's a weatherman. He might be 12 years old.
CRAIG, 27. I'm not exaggerating, he might be the ugliest human that's ever been on the show. Think Peyton and Eli Manning, but less attractive.
STEVE, 28. Doesn't have a chance.
KIRK, 27. He makes her a rose with a napkin. Way to come strong, Kirk.
TYLER, 25. He wears cowboy boots because she was wearing cowboy boots when she got out of the limo. Only she wasn't, and he looks like an ass.
HUNTER, 28. Remember the last 20 guys? This guy is even worse.
DEREK, 28. Think the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I hope you're watching this to Know how right I am, because this is unbelievable.
PHIL, 30. His brother is dead.
DERRICK, 27. He claims his nickname is Shooter. He must be a big Happy Gilmore fan.
JASON, 27. Another guy who stands on the limo, but he does a back flip off of it. The first guy we've seen with actual confidence.
Side note: don't you think Ali would have a better chance of meeting someone by just going to those Bachelor parties that past contestants always have?
Ali says standing in the room she feels like "the luckiest girl alive". I'd hate to see the unluckiest.
The screenwriter guy pulls her aside and tells her how awesome he is for quitting the perfect job to move to Paris to write screenplays. Yeah, nothing hotter than that. Then he awkwardly leans in for a side kiss. Okay, hate to go here again, but fucking gay. He might actually be Chris Kattan's Mango character.
Kirk gets alone time. And guess what he has to show her? A scrapbook of himself. Sweet.
Kasey the Frog voice gets alone time. I cannot get over his voice. You have to hear it. He has to have some kind of hearing problem.
Hunter sings. Fuck me.
Derek the Hunchback says "I have to give it up for Hunter, he killed it on the ukelele". Seriously.
This has to be the worst casting since English Matt's season.
Shooter gets alone time. He attempts to explain his nickname. And yes, it's because he's a premature ejaculator. I'm fucking serious. This happened.
Roberto actually acts like a normal person. I feel like this needs to be highlighted.
Chris lies and says his mom is still alive. Interesting strategy.
Kyle and Jay sit with Ali. Kyle has the worst hair you've ever seen...until you see Jay's. Jay looks like an uglier Alan Colmes.
And he doesn't even have the worst hair in the house. That would be Craig.
Roberto gets the first impression rose. Good for Roberto. Told you he was semi-normal. Also, the "first impression" rose came almost at the end of the show. Seemed more like a third impression rose.
The guys have to vote for someone they think is there for the "wrong reasons". The winner? Justin the wrestler. The guys spotted that ankle routine a mile away.
ROSE CEREMONY
I'm hoping Ali asks Chris if she can eliminate more than 10 of them. Ali says "it's not personal". Actually, it's kinda the most personal.
JESSE - the 24 year old is starting to look like the class of the field.
TY - ears.
CRAIG - the ugly Manning brother.
TYLER - barely remember him. Huge dork.
FRANK - I'm Mango!
STEVE - chia head.
CHRIS - lied about his mom being alive. Usually guys lie about their mom being dead.
KIRK - holy hell, the scrapbook worked!
JOHN - wait...did I say this was the ugliest guy? No. He's the gayest, other than Kattan.
CHRIS - don't remember him.
CHRIS H. - don't remember that Chris either.
HUNTER - Mr. Ukelele.
CRAIG - the hair guy?! That's like when the Raiders picked Heyward-Bay. Horrendous pick.
JONATHAN - the tiny weatherman.
KASEY - the deaf talker.
I can't believe the premature ejaculator didn't get picked. He had such a great hook.
I'll say it again, I've never seen a group like this. It's the LA Clippers of reality casting. The team makes a profit, but there aren't going to be too many wins.
The "this season on" looks strong. The deaf, retarded guy appears to be a gold mine of craziness. Nice!
And then there's the Bachelorette. 25 dudes, one girl. Now that is gay.
But I must watch anyway.
First, let's note how problematic Ali is. Yes, she's cute. She seems to have somewhat of a brain. Compared to Jillian, she's God Damn perfect. However, we cannot deny the fact that she liked (or at least pretended to like) Jake. And that is a huge red flag. Cause that guy is the worst.
Nevertheless, we have 10 two hour episodes to find out who this chick really is. And boom! Right out of the gate she announces that she has quit her job to be here. Not a good sign.
There's also something about the Bachelorette that goes against nature. Any guy lame enough to go on a show to meet a girl is not going to be cool enough to go out with that girl. On the other hand, any girl lame enough to go on a show to meet a guy will probably be great in the sack.
There is an introduction of some of the guys in their hometowns. And it seems like it might be a joke, because these are the worst guys I've ever seen. There's an ugly hunter guy, a guy who lives with his parents writing screenplays, and a guy who claims to be a professional wrestler.
Where are the Graham Bunns?! I need a Graham Bunn! See how gay this gets?
Ali looks like what we all wished Trista Rehn looked like. But she does not look good made up. She's a T-shirt and jeans girl, anything more and she struggles. Right now her face looks like it got stung by some bees.
The limos pull up...
CHRIS, 27. He seems like a normal chap. Ali laughs too hard at his "jokes". Relax, you're in the driver's seat, lady.
JESSE, 24. Came with a cheesy line and stumbled over it. Ah, youth.
CHRIS, 32. His mom is dead.
TY, 31. This guy is all ears. Literally. His ears are huge.
FRANK, 31. This is the loser who writes scripts. He pops out of the top of the limo. He tries too hard. We might have a match!
JUSTIN, 26. The "wrestler". He broke his ankle and is on crutches, or maybe he's just peacocking. This is the earliest we've ever seen someone pull a Bevin.
JAY, 29. A lawyer. He's old looking and ugly. He might have been on General Hospital 25 years ago.
CHRIS, 29. A lot of "29" year olds. I thought that was just for girls. He's corny, kinda looks like Ryan from Trista and Ryan.
KASEY, 27. He talks like a frog. It's unreal. You have to hear this guy. It's like he's half deaf or something.
KYLE, 26. The outdoorsmen. Very unattractive. He's trying to be like Jesse with the bad hair and the shortness and everything.
ROBERTO, 26. Shocker! Roberto speaks spanish to her.
CRAIG, 34. A little too much time with the hair dryer for this dude.
JOHN, 27. He's gay.
TYLER, 25. This is the best they can do?
JOHN, 32. Holy shit, he is REALLY gay. I apologize to the last gay guy, cause this guy just went Stanford Blatch on us.
JONATHAN, 30. He's a weatherman. He might be 12 years old.
CRAIG, 27. I'm not exaggerating, he might be the ugliest human that's ever been on the show. Think Peyton and Eli Manning, but less attractive.
STEVE, 28. Doesn't have a chance.
KIRK, 27. He makes her a rose with a napkin. Way to come strong, Kirk.
TYLER, 25. He wears cowboy boots because she was wearing cowboy boots when she got out of the limo. Only she wasn't, and he looks like an ass.
HUNTER, 28. Remember the last 20 guys? This guy is even worse.
DEREK, 28. Think the Hunchback of Notre Dame. I hope you're watching this to Know how right I am, because this is unbelievable.
PHIL, 30. His brother is dead.
DERRICK, 27. He claims his nickname is Shooter. He must be a big Happy Gilmore fan.
JASON, 27. Another guy who stands on the limo, but he does a back flip off of it. The first guy we've seen with actual confidence.
Side note: don't you think Ali would have a better chance of meeting someone by just going to those Bachelor parties that past contestants always have?
Ali says standing in the room she feels like "the luckiest girl alive". I'd hate to see the unluckiest.
The screenwriter guy pulls her aside and tells her how awesome he is for quitting the perfect job to move to Paris to write screenplays. Yeah, nothing hotter than that. Then he awkwardly leans in for a side kiss. Okay, hate to go here again, but fucking gay. He might actually be Chris Kattan's Mango character.
Kirk gets alone time. And guess what he has to show her? A scrapbook of himself. Sweet.
Kasey the Frog voice gets alone time. I cannot get over his voice. You have to hear it. He has to have some kind of hearing problem.
Hunter sings. Fuck me.
Derek the Hunchback says "I have to give it up for Hunter, he killed it on the ukelele". Seriously.
This has to be the worst casting since English Matt's season.
Shooter gets alone time. He attempts to explain his nickname. And yes, it's because he's a premature ejaculator. I'm fucking serious. This happened.
Roberto actually acts like a normal person. I feel like this needs to be highlighted.
Chris lies and says his mom is still alive. Interesting strategy.
Kyle and Jay sit with Ali. Kyle has the worst hair you've ever seen...until you see Jay's. Jay looks like an uglier Alan Colmes.
And he doesn't even have the worst hair in the house. That would be Craig.
Roberto gets the first impression rose. Good for Roberto. Told you he was semi-normal. Also, the "first impression" rose came almost at the end of the show. Seemed more like a third impression rose.
The guys have to vote for someone they think is there for the "wrong reasons". The winner? Justin the wrestler. The guys spotted that ankle routine a mile away.
ROSE CEREMONY
I'm hoping Ali asks Chris if she can eliminate more than 10 of them. Ali says "it's not personal". Actually, it's kinda the most personal.
JESSE - the 24 year old is starting to look like the class of the field.
TY - ears.
CRAIG - the ugly Manning brother.
TYLER - barely remember him. Huge dork.
FRANK - I'm Mango!
STEVE - chia head.
CHRIS - lied about his mom being alive. Usually guys lie about their mom being dead.
KIRK - holy hell, the scrapbook worked!
JOHN - wait...did I say this was the ugliest guy? No. He's the gayest, other than Kattan.
CHRIS - don't remember him.
CHRIS H. - don't remember that Chris either.
HUNTER - Mr. Ukelele.
CRAIG - the hair guy?! That's like when the Raiders picked Heyward-Bay. Horrendous pick.
JONATHAN - the tiny weatherman.
KASEY - the deaf talker.
I can't believe the premature ejaculator didn't get picked. He had such a great hook.
I'll say it again, I've never seen a group like this. It's the LA Clippers of reality casting. The team makes a profit, but there aren't going to be too many wins.
The "this season on" looks strong. The deaf, retarded guy appears to be a gold mine of craziness. Nice!
Yes, I am Kind of a Genius
Come on, people. Give it up. I know you'd rather criticize my typos or my misuse of their vs. they're vs. there, but it's time to reward me with some adulation.
Pretty fricking good "Lost" prediction, if I do say so myself.
If there's one thing the writers of "Lost" know how to do, it's finales. They've proven it time and again. This one wasn't their best (nothing tops season 3 flash forward surprise), but it was pretty damn good. There's no question this show sacrifices episodes to serve the finale, and during last night's 2 and a half hour I was glad they did. Because that shit moved.
I kept thinking things were happening too fast - how could they be going to the light at the hour mark? how is Locke gonna die when there's still so much time left? - and that made the episode speed by in a juicy blur.
Overall, I enjoyed it. There were great moments. It was satisfying. A fitting capper to a terrific series. But as I tried to fall asleep afterwards, I kept thinking about it. And something started to really bother me. And that's when I realized:
The writers of "Lost" cheated.
As I wrote before, the only way to watch "Lost" the last few seasons was to overlook the small stuff. To get bogged down in the little details, the "answers", made it impossible to enjoy. If you watched for the characters and just went along for the ride, it remained a top notch show.
Oh, but those details. Those were the ones that were bothering me in bed last night. And that's when I started to understand how they hoodwinked us.
The key to writing good science fiction is establishing the rules of the world and then sticking to those rules. It's difficult, and there's always a temptation to break those rules for the sake of a "cool" scene. But you can't do it.
The easy thing to do is start making shit up. Everyone would love to just throw awesome ideas and visuals into a story, but if they don't conform to the rules of the world, then what do they really get you? If there are no consequences, no meaning, then how are we as an audience supposed to believe anything you're saying?
Unfortunately, that's what the writers of "Lost" did. When they got into a jam, or had to fill in 22 episodes, they made up something incredible. And something incredibly meaningless. They broke the cardinal rule. And yet...
They got away with it. How?
Well, they did a pretty good job of making you think they had a plan. They created a mystique where we thought there were rules, even though there really weren't any. And they never got obvious in their bullshit during a single season. It was only seasons later where you would go, "wait a minute, so that's it for Walt?"
Another trick they did was double down on the insanity. They didn't just make up one thing, ie moving the island, they made up a million things for you to be confused about. It caused fans to think, there are rules, there is a point, I'm just not getting it yet.
But we were wrong.
Here are some things, looking back, that were really just either made up out of thin air, diversions, and/or pure bullshit.
Moving the island
Time traveling
Ben turning the wheel and ending up in the desert
Almost everything involving Widmore
Ben vs. Widmore
Locke's Dad getting on the island somehow
Walt
The numbers
The temple
Desmond becoming magical
Atomic bombs not doing their job
Please don't get me wrong. I love this show. It has been fun to watch and talk about. Season 1 is perfect. The season 3 finale might be the greatest 2 hour TV episode ever. And there are other episodes (Desmond/Penny) that are insanely good. That's why I hate when people complain about "Lost" too much, because despite all of its issues, it would occasionally do stuff that was far superior than anything else.
It was a great ending. And an even better magic trick.
Pretty fricking good "Lost" prediction, if I do say so myself.
If there's one thing the writers of "Lost" know how to do, it's finales. They've proven it time and again. This one wasn't their best (nothing tops season 3 flash forward surprise), but it was pretty damn good. There's no question this show sacrifices episodes to serve the finale, and during last night's 2 and a half hour I was glad they did. Because that shit moved.
I kept thinking things were happening too fast - how could they be going to the light at the hour mark? how is Locke gonna die when there's still so much time left? - and that made the episode speed by in a juicy blur.
Overall, I enjoyed it. There were great moments. It was satisfying. A fitting capper to a terrific series. But as I tried to fall asleep afterwards, I kept thinking about it. And something started to really bother me. And that's when I realized:
The writers of "Lost" cheated.
As I wrote before, the only way to watch "Lost" the last few seasons was to overlook the small stuff. To get bogged down in the little details, the "answers", made it impossible to enjoy. If you watched for the characters and just went along for the ride, it remained a top notch show.
Oh, but those details. Those were the ones that were bothering me in bed last night. And that's when I started to understand how they hoodwinked us.
The key to writing good science fiction is establishing the rules of the world and then sticking to those rules. It's difficult, and there's always a temptation to break those rules for the sake of a "cool" scene. But you can't do it.
The easy thing to do is start making shit up. Everyone would love to just throw awesome ideas and visuals into a story, but if they don't conform to the rules of the world, then what do they really get you? If there are no consequences, no meaning, then how are we as an audience supposed to believe anything you're saying?
Unfortunately, that's what the writers of "Lost" did. When they got into a jam, or had to fill in 22 episodes, they made up something incredible. And something incredibly meaningless. They broke the cardinal rule. And yet...
They got away with it. How?
Well, they did a pretty good job of making you think they had a plan. They created a mystique where we thought there were rules, even though there really weren't any. And they never got obvious in their bullshit during a single season. It was only seasons later where you would go, "wait a minute, so that's it for Walt?"
Another trick they did was double down on the insanity. They didn't just make up one thing, ie moving the island, they made up a million things for you to be confused about. It caused fans to think, there are rules, there is a point, I'm just not getting it yet.
But we were wrong.
Here are some things, looking back, that were really just either made up out of thin air, diversions, and/or pure bullshit.
Moving the island
Time traveling
Ben turning the wheel and ending up in the desert
Almost everything involving Widmore
Ben vs. Widmore
Locke's Dad getting on the island somehow
Walt
The numbers
The temple
Desmond becoming magical
Atomic bombs not doing their job
Please don't get me wrong. I love this show. It has been fun to watch and talk about. Season 1 is perfect. The season 3 finale might be the greatest 2 hour TV episode ever. And there are other episodes (Desmond/Penny) that are insanely good. That's why I hate when people complain about "Lost" too much, because despite all of its issues, it would occasionally do stuff that was far superior than anything else.
It was a great ending. And an even better magic trick.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Lost Finale Predictions
There are 2 rumors that I have frequently heard about the "planning" of the arc of "Lost".
The first is that as the writers were in the writer's room during season 1, trying to figure out where the show was going to go, when JJ Abrams popped his head into the room and said: "There's a hatch".
Then they had to figure out what the fuck JJ was talking about and try to make a hatch make sense.
The second is that what was planned for the island was very similar to what became the plot for the 4th Indiana Jones movie, so they had to switch it up. For those of you who haven't seen the 4th Indy movie, thank your lucky stars because it is a piece of shit. But what happens, SPOILER ALERT, involves aliens. This seems to make some sense.
The Dharma Initiative running experiments on unsuspecting people seems a lot like what we know aliens to do, at least on TV shows and movies. And I think I would've liked that better than this weird "light" and drinking the wine and all that. But whatever.
It is quite clear that they had no plan of how this was going to go, at least until season 2. There was a very critical article today about the show in the New York Times. I don't really agree with it, but there are some good points. It's worth a read.
So...how is this going to end?
As far as you know, I have a perfect record in predicting "Lost". I accurately guessed the opening scene of this season, which I am still very proud of. And since one of the joys of watching the show is trying to guess what the fuck is going on, I'm gonna give it another shot and see how I do, preserved here for the (probably embarrassing) record.
I think the end will involve the good guys killing Fake Locke - with Desmond saving the day. He will do this by somehow using the parallel universe.
The second to last scene will be Kate and Sawyer flying off in the plane.
The last scene will be Ben emerging as the smoke monster.
There it is. What you got?
The first is that as the writers were in the writer's room during season 1, trying to figure out where the show was going to go, when JJ Abrams popped his head into the room and said: "There's a hatch".
Then they had to figure out what the fuck JJ was talking about and try to make a hatch make sense.
The second is that what was planned for the island was very similar to what became the plot for the 4th Indiana Jones movie, so they had to switch it up. For those of you who haven't seen the 4th Indy movie, thank your lucky stars because it is a piece of shit. But what happens, SPOILER ALERT, involves aliens. This seems to make some sense.
The Dharma Initiative running experiments on unsuspecting people seems a lot like what we know aliens to do, at least on TV shows and movies. And I think I would've liked that better than this weird "light" and drinking the wine and all that. But whatever.
It is quite clear that they had no plan of how this was going to go, at least until season 2. There was a very critical article today about the show in the New York Times. I don't really agree with it, but there are some good points. It's worth a read.
So...how is this going to end?
As far as you know, I have a perfect record in predicting "Lost". I accurately guessed the opening scene of this season, which I am still very proud of. And since one of the joys of watching the show is trying to guess what the fuck is going on, I'm gonna give it another shot and see how I do, preserved here for the (probably embarrassing) record.
I think the end will involve the good guys killing Fake Locke - with Desmond saving the day. He will do this by somehow using the parallel universe.
Jack will die. Kate and Sawyer will leave the island together. Hurley will choose to stay and become the new Jacob.
The second to last scene will be Kate and Sawyer flying off in the plane.
The last scene will be Ben emerging as the smoke monster.
There it is. What you got?
Sunday, May 16, 2010
All Actors Are Gay
There was some controversy last week when Newsweek writer Ramen Setoodeh argued that out of the closet gay actors cannot successfully portray heterosexual characters.
The motivation for this article was the play "Promises, Promises", which stars Sean (Just Jack!) Hayes as a single man in love with a girl (played by Kristen Chenoweth). Setoodeh says that it's "distracting" to watch gay guys pretend to like ladies.
This guy has gotten destroyed for writing it. Leading the destruction has been Kristin Chenoweth, who has called Setoodeh a homophobe (b-t-dubs: Setoodeh is gay). Everyone else has piled on from there, in a nice, simple "gays can do anything!" politically correct way.
And that's the end of the argument. I think that's a shame, because it's actually an interesting topic to think about and discuss. However, it's hard to do that without fear of being yelled at by an attractive blonde midget.
But I'm gonna try...
First of all, Sean Hayes isn't just gay. He's very gay. But that's not even the point. He is most famous for playing the gayest guy in the world for 10 years. That's a lot of baggage to bring to a role. Just ask Punky Brewster, Kramer, George Costanza, or Arnold Drummond how easy it is to move on to a new character.
So there is that.
And I hate to say it, but if I saw Sean Hayes trying to pick up ladies in something, I would laugh. He's Jack McFarland! Let's remember, on "Will and Grace" there were episodes where he would pretend to be straight to great comedic effect. Now you're asking me to believe he's playing straight, but that's not the part I'm supposed to laugh at? Well, sorry. I'm laughing. Cause that dude is gay.
As sad as it is to say, some gay men cannot pull off straight. Nathan Lane. Mario Cantone. Every guy on Gossip Girl. Nope, can't do it.
Some can. Will Smith. Spacey (sometimes). Doogie.
I guess in some ways it's just more about acting skills than anything else. And some guys can't overcome their gayness. Isn't that right, Justin Bieber?
Even before Ellen came out she starred in a romantic comedy with Bill Pullman that nobody believed for a second. It wasn't even about her being gay or not, it was just no one wanted to see Ellen in that way. There is bias there, but bias is the point. There are parts where you need a girl to be pretty or fat or a guy to be a very manly macho man. That's how casting works.
There is a big wrinkle to this though:
When you know someone is gay beforehand, it can change how you watching something. For example, try watching "Cocktail" with the belief that Tom Cruise is gay. It will completely change everything about that movie for you. It may even make "Cocktail" more enjoyable, if that's even possible.
So some of this is on us.
By the way, this thing goes both ways. Because as any fan of "Dawson's Creek" can tell you, Kerr Smith could not pull off gay. You could tell it bummed him out to even be pretending to like men. Again, this goes back to acting skill, because we are talking about Kerr Smith.
The point is, of course gay men can play straight men, that's why it's called acting. But maybe not Sean Hayes. But that's not homophobic, because Gary Coleman will always be Arnold Jackson to me too.
The motivation for this article was the play "Promises, Promises", which stars Sean (Just Jack!) Hayes as a single man in love with a girl (played by Kristen Chenoweth). Setoodeh says that it's "distracting" to watch gay guys pretend to like ladies.
This guy has gotten destroyed for writing it. Leading the destruction has been Kristin Chenoweth, who has called Setoodeh a homophobe (b-t-dubs: Setoodeh is gay). Everyone else has piled on from there, in a nice, simple "gays can do anything!" politically correct way.
And that's the end of the argument. I think that's a shame, because it's actually an interesting topic to think about and discuss. However, it's hard to do that without fear of being yelled at by an attractive blonde midget.
But I'm gonna try...
First of all, Sean Hayes isn't just gay. He's very gay. But that's not even the point. He is most famous for playing the gayest guy in the world for 10 years. That's a lot of baggage to bring to a role. Just ask Punky Brewster, Kramer, George Costanza, or Arnold Drummond how easy it is to move on to a new character.
So there is that.
And I hate to say it, but if I saw Sean Hayes trying to pick up ladies in something, I would laugh. He's Jack McFarland! Let's remember, on "Will and Grace" there were episodes where he would pretend to be straight to great comedic effect. Now you're asking me to believe he's playing straight, but that's not the part I'm supposed to laugh at? Well, sorry. I'm laughing. Cause that dude is gay.
As sad as it is to say, some gay men cannot pull off straight. Nathan Lane. Mario Cantone. Every guy on Gossip Girl. Nope, can't do it.
Some can. Will Smith. Spacey (sometimes). Doogie.
I guess in some ways it's just more about acting skills than anything else. And some guys can't overcome their gayness. Isn't that right, Justin Bieber?
Even before Ellen came out she starred in a romantic comedy with Bill Pullman that nobody believed for a second. It wasn't even about her being gay or not, it was just no one wanted to see Ellen in that way. There is bias there, but bias is the point. There are parts where you need a girl to be pretty or fat or a guy to be a very manly macho man. That's how casting works.
There is a big wrinkle to this though:
When you know someone is gay beforehand, it can change how you watching something. For example, try watching "Cocktail" with the belief that Tom Cruise is gay. It will completely change everything about that movie for you. It may even make "Cocktail" more enjoyable, if that's even possible.
So some of this is on us.
By the way, this thing goes both ways. Because as any fan of "Dawson's Creek" can tell you, Kerr Smith could not pull off gay. You could tell it bummed him out to even be pretending to like men. Again, this goes back to acting skill, because we are talking about Kerr Smith.
The point is, of course gay men can play straight men, that's why it's called acting. But maybe not Sean Hayes. But that's not homophobic, because Gary Coleman will always be Arnold Jackson to me too.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
I'm a Celebrity Person Trapped in a Normal Person's Body
Like many Americans, I would like to be rich and famous. But it's not for the obvious reasons. Sure, the money and lifestyle would be nice, but I really want to be rich and famous so I can be as weird as I want to be.
Money, and fame, gives you the freedom to be weird and interesting. Not having it makes you a psycho.
I've been reading this book about Steven Spielberg. He keeps a motorcycle at his office that is to be used only if the apocalypse comes (seriously). It's been sitting at his office untouched for 20 years just in case "the shit goes down".
He has multiple assistants. He has one assistant whose only job is "gift giving".
See, this is what I'm talking about. This is how I want to live my life. I don't like giving gifts, so I would have an assistant whose sole job is receiving them.
Also, you hear a lot about celebrities who don't want to be looked in the eye. A lot of people think this is nuts, I think it's awesome. I don't want to be looked in the eye. I've had a lifetime of it and I'd be fine if it didn't happen anymore. I feel you, JLo, I really do.
I don't want a motorcycle, quite frankly I'm afraid of them. But I would like a garage full of Segways. Can I please have a garage full of Segways? Nope, can't, not rich. And even if I was, I'm not famous enough to be considered eccentric for having it.
Aside from my gift receiving assistant, I also need an assistant whose sole job is managing my TiVo. That's a full time job, and I need it done.
Some other things: I don't want to shave anymore. You think Joaquin Phoenix's girlfriend gives him shit about his beard? Hell no. Why? Because it's fucking River Phoenix's brother!
I would appreciate it if people would just send me clothes for free. And I don't want to wash them, just keep constantly giving me new clothes. It can be the same sweatshirt and T-shirt, just as long as it's new every day.
I don't want to leave my house. Ever.
I'd like to hoard. i'm fine with hoarding.
I want to only eat peaches and strawberries. that's it. I need someone to go to the store for me every day to get fresh ones. There should be a god damn farmer's market in my kitchen.
It would also be good to be famous so I don't have to put forth effort to get laid. I hate that. Let's cut through the crap and just have sex already. Non-effort is a great part of being famous. I'm very good at that.
So basically, I want to sit at home in a brand new shirt and sweatpants, eating peaches and strawberries, thinking about which Segway I'm going to ride. Is that so much to ask?
Money, and fame, gives you the freedom to be weird and interesting. Not having it makes you a psycho.
I've been reading this book about Steven Spielberg. He keeps a motorcycle at his office that is to be used only if the apocalypse comes (seriously). It's been sitting at his office untouched for 20 years just in case "the shit goes down".
He has multiple assistants. He has one assistant whose only job is "gift giving".
See, this is what I'm talking about. This is how I want to live my life. I don't like giving gifts, so I would have an assistant whose sole job is receiving them.
Also, you hear a lot about celebrities who don't want to be looked in the eye. A lot of people think this is nuts, I think it's awesome. I don't want to be looked in the eye. I've had a lifetime of it and I'd be fine if it didn't happen anymore. I feel you, JLo, I really do.
I don't want a motorcycle, quite frankly I'm afraid of them. But I would like a garage full of Segways. Can I please have a garage full of Segways? Nope, can't, not rich. And even if I was, I'm not famous enough to be considered eccentric for having it.
Aside from my gift receiving assistant, I also need an assistant whose sole job is managing my TiVo. That's a full time job, and I need it done.
Some other things: I don't want to shave anymore. You think Joaquin Phoenix's girlfriend gives him shit about his beard? Hell no. Why? Because it's fucking River Phoenix's brother!
I would appreciate it if people would just send me clothes for free. And I don't want to wash them, just keep constantly giving me new clothes. It can be the same sweatshirt and T-shirt, just as long as it's new every day.
I don't want to leave my house. Ever.
I'd like to hoard. i'm fine with hoarding.
I want to only eat peaches and strawberries. that's it. I need someone to go to the store for me every day to get fresh ones. There should be a god damn farmer's market in my kitchen.
It would also be good to be famous so I don't have to put forth effort to get laid. I hate that. Let's cut through the crap and just have sex already. Non-effort is a great part of being famous. I'm very good at that.
So basically, I want to sit at home in a brand new shirt and sweatpants, eating peaches and strawberries, thinking about which Segway I'm going to ride. Is that so much to ask?
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Well That Was a Disappointment
Here's my issue with last night's "Lost"...
Momentum killer.
That episode should've been earlier on this season. Not now. Not one when things are happening, not when we're building to a finale.
Last night's show stopped all of that cold.
I understand why it was necessary. It (sort of) explained stuff. But it just bummed me out after last week. I thought we were finally getting somewhere. Poor decision.
Momentum killer.
That episode should've been earlier on this season. Not now. Not one when things are happening, not when we're building to a finale.
Last night's show stopped all of that cold.
I understand why it was necessary. It (sort of) explained stuff. But it just bummed me out after last week. I thought we were finally getting somewhere. Poor decision.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Time For Me to Get Angry: It's Maxim's Hot 100
It's that time of the year again when Maxim Magazine tells me who the 100 "hottest" women in the world are. That means it's also the time for me to get angry about it. So let's begin...
First of all, Maxim, you're supposed to be an expert at this. You're whole business is hot girls. So it really kills your credibility when you do this list every year and every year Chelsea Handler is on it.
Second of all, Megan Fox should be number 1 every year until further notice. No one is getting bored with her, just keep her in the top spot and we'll all be happy.
93. Kara DioGuardi
I guess personality isn't a factor.
73. Zooey Deschanel
I don't think I even need to address this.
56. Ke$ha
Anyone see her in that body suit on SNL? Okay then.
54. Britney Spears
It's amazing how in love people still are with Britney. What more would she have to do for you people? A judge has ordered that she is not allowed to control her own life. The land of the free has decided that Britney should not be. That's how fucked up she is. Oh, and she hasn't been attractive since she was 17.
My bad. She's back!
(if her nipples were eyes, they'd constantly be staring at her feet. that's not a good thing)
44. Stephanie Pratt
I'm too upset to even comment about this.
According to this list, she's hotter than Rachel Bilson. No one does this to Bilson and gets away with it.
38. Angelina Jolie
How the mighty have fallen. What an insult, especially considering...
35. Jennifer Love Hewitt
If you go out with Jamie Kennedy, you can't be on this list. That's just a rule.
19. Bar Rafaeli
19?! 19?!!!
DiCaprio only goes out with top fivers. That is fact.
15. Amanda Bynes
Ew. I must be getting old.
Ahead of Bar? Madness.
12. Audrina Patridge
Ol' dead eyes.
This is why you can't fully blame Heidi for what she has done to herself. Audrina did basically the same thing and now she's on lists like this and doing bikini commercials. It sends the wrong message.
7. Elisabetta Canalis
Who is she? She is most famous for being George Clooney's girlfriend, and also nothing else. That's how awesome Clooney is, go out with him and you get on this list.
I have it on good authority that every year Maxim has number 7 slotted in as "Clooney's Girlfriend TBD".
1. Katy Perry
She's got boobs, I'll give her that. I told my friend that she was number 1, and he said "Oh, that's weird. I never thought of her as a good looking person".
So I guess the hottest girl in the world is going out with Russell Brand. That makes sense.
If you're saying that "yeah, but Megan Fox is going out with Brian Austin Green". Uh, yeah, who else would the hottest girl go out with? Brian Austin Green is fucking awesome. Every night she gets serenaded with "Baby It's You, Girl".
First of all, Maxim, you're supposed to be an expert at this. You're whole business is hot girls. So it really kills your credibility when you do this list every year and every year Chelsea Handler is on it.
Second of all, Megan Fox should be number 1 every year until further notice. No one is getting bored with her, just keep her in the top spot and we'll all be happy.
93. Kara DioGuardi
I guess personality isn't a factor.
73. Zooey Deschanel
I don't think I even need to address this.
56. Ke$ha
Anyone see her in that body suit on SNL? Okay then.
54. Britney Spears
It's amazing how in love people still are with Britney. What more would she have to do for you people? A judge has ordered that she is not allowed to control her own life. The land of the free has decided that Britney should not be. That's how fucked up she is. Oh, and she hasn't been attractive since she was 17.
My bad. She's back!
(if her nipples were eyes, they'd constantly be staring at her feet. that's not a good thing)
44. Stephanie Pratt
I'm too upset to even comment about this.
According to this list, she's hotter than Rachel Bilson. No one does this to Bilson and gets away with it.
38. Angelina Jolie
How the mighty have fallen. What an insult, especially considering...
35. Jennifer Love Hewitt
If you go out with Jamie Kennedy, you can't be on this list. That's just a rule.
19. Bar Rafaeli
19?! 19?!!!
DiCaprio only goes out with top fivers. That is fact.
15. Amanda Bynes
Ew. I must be getting old.
Ahead of Bar? Madness.
12. Audrina Patridge
Ol' dead eyes.
This is why you can't fully blame Heidi for what she has done to herself. Audrina did basically the same thing and now she's on lists like this and doing bikini commercials. It sends the wrong message.
7. Elisabetta Canalis
Who is she? She is most famous for being George Clooney's girlfriend, and also nothing else. That's how awesome Clooney is, go out with him and you get on this list.
I have it on good authority that every year Maxim has number 7 slotted in as "Clooney's Girlfriend TBD".
1. Katy Perry
She's got boobs, I'll give her that. I told my friend that she was number 1, and he said "Oh, that's weird. I never thought of her as a good looking person".
So I guess the hottest girl in the world is going out with Russell Brand. That makes sense.
If you're saying that "yeah, but Megan Fox is going out with Brian Austin Green". Uh, yeah, who else would the hottest girl go out with? Brian Austin Green is fucking awesome. Every night she gets serenaded with "Baby It's You, Girl".
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
The Tichina Arnold Pitches
I used to work on a show that always tried to get celebrities on it, and we never could. But we (the writers) always used to have to write pitches for certain, seemingly obsucre celebrities, to try and entice them into coming on our show. It got more and more ridiculous. And the most ridiculous was Tichina Arnold.
Is it really that important that Tichina Arnold be on the show? Are people really going to tune in to see Tichina? You probably don't even know who she is, especially if you're a normal white person.
Tichina Arnold played the friend on the sitcom "Martin" with Martin Lawrence.
It was also ridiculous because her name kept getting brought up, and that we "just need more pitches!" It seemed like a colossal waste of time. And yet, there were were, pounding out Tichina Arnold ideas on a daily basis. Well, we never got her...
Until 2 years later. When we used her for something unrelated to any of our pitches.
Well, there's no reason for my brilliant Tichina Arnold ideas to go to waste. So here are some of them for your enjoyment:
Tichina Arnold yells at black guys for going out with white women
Great American Inventors: Tichina Arnold as the black lady who invented the phrase “ah, hell no!”
Lady fighting tips: Tichina (as a former contestant on Flavor of Love) shows us how to properly rip off the other girl’s weave and then wave it around defiantly
Commercial for the American slave doll, Tichina as the mom (yikes! this was based on a real thing though, those American dolls have a black doll that is described as an "escaped slave")
Tichina is a mom on the ghetto version of sweet sixteen
Tichina Arnold comes in to audition for the lead in el cantante, and the producer says “I’m sorry, ms. Arnold, I’m afraid you’re just not right for this role”. And she goes crazy “what?! Is it cause I’m black?” and the guy goes “yes, yes it is.” (at least it has an ending)
Tichina is in the stands at a game, she’s the wife of a player and she’s yelling a bunch of stuff “that’s a foul!”, “great move, honey!”, “You’re kicking his ass!”. And then pullback to reveal that she’s not at a basketball game, it’s a chess match. (i almost got this one on the air)
Is it really that important that Tichina Arnold be on the show? Are people really going to tune in to see Tichina? You probably don't even know who she is, especially if you're a normal white person.
Tichina Arnold played the friend on the sitcom "Martin" with Martin Lawrence.
It was also ridiculous because her name kept getting brought up, and that we "just need more pitches!" It seemed like a colossal waste of time. And yet, there were were, pounding out Tichina Arnold ideas on a daily basis. Well, we never got her...
Until 2 years later. When we used her for something unrelated to any of our pitches.
Well, there's no reason for my brilliant Tichina Arnold ideas to go to waste. So here are some of them for your enjoyment:
Tichina Arnold yells at black guys for going out with white women
Great American Inventors: Tichina Arnold as the black lady who invented the phrase “ah, hell no!”
Lady fighting tips: Tichina (as a former contestant on Flavor of Love) shows us how to properly rip off the other girl’s weave and then wave it around defiantly
Commercial for the American slave doll, Tichina as the mom (yikes! this was based on a real thing though, those American dolls have a black doll that is described as an "escaped slave")
Tichina is a mom on the ghetto version of sweet sixteen
Tichina Arnold comes in to audition for the lead in el cantante, and the producer says “I’m sorry, ms. Arnold, I’m afraid you’re just not right for this role”. And she goes crazy “what?! Is it cause I’m black?” and the guy goes “yes, yes it is.” (at least it has an ending)
Tichina is in the stands at a game, she’s the wife of a player and she’s yelling a bunch of stuff “that’s a foul!”, “great move, honey!”, “You’re kicking his ass!”. And then pullback to reveal that she’s not at a basketball game, it’s a chess match. (i almost got this one on the air)
There's No One I Hate More Than Elisabeth Hasselbeck
I don't understand why she's allowed to be on TV. If you make Sherri Shephard look smart, something is seriously wrong with you.
Interesting...
Interesting...
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Would You Rather...
...have sex with pregnant, off island Claire, or non-pregnant, ratty nest of hair, possessed by the devil, Claire?
Very tough call.
Tonight's episode of "Lost" is why we watch. Just good stuff.
It occurred to me that "Lost" is a lot like the NBA. Think about it. If you took the best players in the NBA, they are some of the most impressive, outstanding, awe inspiring athletes on the planet. However, you can't just have those players in the league. They have to be spread out over 30 teams. What would happen if the NBA was condensed into 4 teams? How high a level of basketball would that be?
Well, the same is true of "Lost". It's amazing. Unfortunately, it has to be spread out over 16 (and sometimes 22) episodes a season. That dilutes it. But when you start condensing it down to a few episodes, it is the best thing on TV. Tonight Kobe and Lebron were on the same team playing against Dirk, Dwight Howard, and D. Wade. It's a different level.
Very tough call.
Tonight's episode of "Lost" is why we watch. Just good stuff.
It occurred to me that "Lost" is a lot like the NBA. Think about it. If you took the best players in the NBA, they are some of the most impressive, outstanding, awe inspiring athletes on the planet. However, you can't just have those players in the league. They have to be spread out over 30 teams. What would happen if the NBA was condensed into 4 teams? How high a level of basketball would that be?
Well, the same is true of "Lost". It's amazing. Unfortunately, it has to be spread out over 16 (and sometimes 22) episodes a season. That dilutes it. But when you start condensing it down to a few episodes, it is the best thing on TV. Tonight Kobe and Lebron were on the same team playing against Dirk, Dwight Howard, and D. Wade. It's a different level.
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