Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Why TV shows usually suck by the 2nd or 3rd season

Too many themes
The characters regress in order to work them in. Just put the themes down and focus on actually having coherent stories.
Example: I'm so tired of Lea Michele (Glee) being sad and singing show tunes to things i care not about cause she did it to herself because she's a selfish bitch.

Actors too popular
They write extra crap to give people more lines or whatever and it ruins the vision.
Hypothetical: we have an actor, they are really popular, but his character was only intended for 8 episodes worth of content and we have absolutely nothing to give him but lets write him in for another 3 seasons.
Example: Everything past the first season of Heroes.  Really? They couldn't kill off anyone?  Global success ruined the integrity of the writing hands down.

All the writers and producers leave
Example: Writers strike.  Almost everything (including the near untouchable Lost: season 3) not only got terrible ratings but they were terrible episodes!
I have no sources on this and its probably all theory, but after the first season everything seems to go to hell and it has to be the non participation in the original people on the project.

See also:
  • Prison Break
  • Desperate Housewives
  • Heroes
  • Glee
  • Brothers and Sisters
  • Heroes
  • Heroes
  • ..and on and on

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Brad Womack is totally not writing his Bachelor blog

First off, don't judge me! I watch cool stuff like True Blood and Lost too I swear! Me and my wife need a few brain drain shows to keep the mouth foam down.
One of my few pleasures is reading the EW recaps to validate how retarded everyone is on the show and I saw a link from "I'm Chris Harrison" of Designer's Challenge fame linking to Brad's blog on People and I HAVE to share.

Some special quotes no man in their right mind would ever write, even if they were gay:

1.
"The exciting part of the date was Cirque du Soleil! Ashley and I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform in a live show. I'm a huge fan of all of the Cirque shows, so I'll never forget that."

Really dude?  I love shows and musicals and such but ALL of the cirque shows? Never admit something like that! It sounds like Cirque advertisement. But wait, its not you writing is it.  Also ending that first sentence with an exclamation is totally hop n clap. Tee hee! Thou art cirque du freak.

2.
"See ya next week!
– Brad Womack"

LIES! That can't be you can it? Using ya? LOL OMG wut. (im being facetious people, i dont actually say those things. GOSHDUH!)  "Later" or "Regards" would be a bit more plausible.

3.
"Let me make something clear ... in no way did my bad mood have anything to do with the beautiful country of Costa Rica! I've never seen a destination that has such beauty as well as a plethora of activities that one can do to enjoy the landscape. We were able to zipline through the treetops, rappel down numerous waterfalls, and explore a cave that is 40 million years old! For anyone that has an adventurous side, or even if you want to just relax on a beach, Costa Rica is the place to go!"
Each time I read that it gets better! Another shameless plug by a sponsor that can't possibly be written by this man.

Any way, please see all the glory for yourself.  Their navigation sucks and I had to comb through to find them. Why don't these magazines know what how to use an index or table of contents?
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20464498,00.html
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20462497,00.html
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20460174,00.html

Monday, February 14, 2011

My son turns 5

Monumental event. Already?
He who makes me old and young in tandem.
Asks the tough, epic questions no adult even dares to ask.
What child sleeps barely more than me? Mine.
5 years of cleaning his wake of chaos.
Piles of dismantled Lego, Playmobil. C3PO's head on Han Solo? Yes.
Loves his sister, fights his sister, loves his sister.
How much Caillou have I watched?
My snuggler, my tough guy, my muse, my sweet boy.
Here's to my little dude.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Mustache for a day

As we wind down No Shave November at work we thought it would be fun if we all just sported the stache for a day before Thanksgiving break. 

Boy was that a mistake.

I'd classify myself as a pretty observant guy, so I don't think it's just me being paranoid.  People averted eyes way more quickly, and were less friendly.  Younger girls practially ran away.

Pre-stache semi strangers actually complimented me on my newly budding goatee during the month, noticing and acknowledging the change.  Today I was bane.

I made eye contact with the lady at the dept store and I could see her quick look down at my stache and back up. Her chipper attitude went down a teeny notch.  Not a crazy change but it happened!

So the truth is Truth.  Wearing a mustache is just as bad as everyone perceives. 

Basically do not wear one unless you are any of the following:

An on duty police officer or fireman
Over 40 years old
Under 40 but dress like a hipster
Hiding a hair lip

Who else can pull of a mustache without being a creepster?

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Foster Burger 4$ kids milk??

Bought 3 gallons worth on 2 kids milks so beware of that craziness..

Friday, August 6, 2010

Riddle me this..

Why does a french door refrigerator cost twice as much as a side by side? Are you really going to get an extra grand out of the space and energy savings? Of course not! You just want your kitchen to look fancy.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

I am a blog and I am important

Woooo! I've cracked 20 page views all time! Take me out of it and it's gotta be at least 2.  And even searching this blog EXACTLY in google gives me nothing.  Nothing!  Not even in the blogs section!  Thanks Google!

I've been thinking of topics that will make life better in general.. with real content and none of this "Hi I'm on Twitter and you should totally go to this random bit.ly link that fucks your computer" or "I just cooked the greatest meal EVER and just HAVE to post it on Facebook!"

I think the posts will go something like this:

Music you should hear
Shit that someone should make
Book you should read
Movie you should watch
That would be a great T-Shirt
That would be a great band name

and of course, the "shouldn'ts" for each one.

Btw did I tell you I cooked the best Reser's burritos EVER?