Golden Fail

broderic on January 18, 2010

The Golden Globes is a joke. I'm looking at the nominees for last nights program and I shake my head trying to understand any of it.For example, the best Drama pictures are: Avatar, The Hurt Locker, Inglorious Basterds, Precious based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, and Up in the Air. The winner, Avatar, was no more dramatic than Aliens, and some may even call it an action flick. When you divide pictures arbitrarily into Drama and Comedy/Musical, you start pigeonholing films into categories that make no sense! And why are musicals still around? There's only one or two non-animated musicals made a year. That shouldn't be enough to earn them a part of one category. Here's another example of a headscratcher coming from the Golden Globes: Robert Downey Jr won for best actor in a comedy/musical for his hilarious portrayal of that truly funny guy, Sherlock Holmes. What you didn't LOL all through that film? Jokes on you then. Sherlock Holmes was as much an actioner as Avatar, but didn't qualify for Drama the way Avatar did! Hunh?The Golden Globes also lump in television into their awards. Now, there's nothing wrong with TV, but throwing it into the mix is like comparing apples to oranges. The star wattage between the two is megawatts in difference. Funny that.There. The rant is done. Perhaps fueled by Avatar's win. But then I look at the films and realize I don't think anything about them. Weird. Who knows what the Oscar race is going to be like?

Worst Team in Baseball

broderic on August 9, 2009

Here’s something: The Nationals, the worst team in baseball, won their eighth straight game. The Orioles have won only six games after the All-Star break.

Who again is the worst team in baseball?

Link of the Day [3.18.09]

broderic on March 18, 2009

I wish animation would get out of the silliness that it is in today. There’s plenty of stories to tell with animated characters, 2D or even stop motion. If only there were people creative enough to see animation’s wonderfulness of uses.

Then I see today’s link. I frown. Seth McFarlane is killing us. He’s taken the latter day Simpson formula and jammed it into the bungholes of America with Family Guy, Patriotic Dad and this monstrosity. I know already what the shows going to be about without even watching a single episode.

http://www.fox.com/cleveland/

Talking Little Tramp

broderic on February 26, 2009

I'm watching The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin, and it's got some dude narrating! WTF! Sent from my iPhone