State of Entertainment
I have to say I believe that Showtime is the Savior for Television the unfortunate part is that it costs me 13 bucks a months for this entertainment. They have hit right on the spot and their shows are top notch. If you are like me, and had one choice of one premium channel to get it would be Showtime. Now don't confuse me for some corporate whore who goes out parading their wares. I am not trust me. Let me just run it down quick for you.
White Boyz in the Hood - This is edgy comedy that really pushed the envelope I have watched the first two episodes and the comics on here are top notch. Their comedy is pretty gritty, uncensored and right in your face. I have this one TiVo'ed and I sometimes watch it two or three times in a row. Really funny stuff, my friends love it to. They don't have Showtime so they always get me to record it and leave it on the TiVo until they get a chance to get around to it. If you have Showtime and you like Comedy, and you aren't one those PC stuck up super lame noobs I would really recommend you catch this, It's usually on Thursday night right after Damon Wayan's Underground...which leads me too.
The Underground - This is where not being a corporate whore comes into play. Let me first say this show still has to prove itself to me. I was a big fan of In Living Color back in the 90's absolutely loved it. But the supporting cast was stellar. The supporting cast here is not so stellar, They got this white chick who is more annoying than Kelly Coffield was on in living color, and the token white guys don't have anywhere near the talent that Jim Carey did, but I don't have anything else to watch around that time and it's ok, just not spectacular maybe it will prove itself to be better as time goes on.
Dexter - Now this is where it shines, I have only seen one episode of Dexter and I am hooked, if you like things like Silence of the Lambs and serial killer sorta of suspense movies this is the one for you. The cast seems pretty solid and the writing is quite good. The story line is a little different as well I can't say too much without giving the show away and watching it unfold I am not sure how long they are stringing this out but it is well worth it. The characters are vibrant and life like and the use of internal struggle, pretty sweet.
As for Weeds I have a couple more episodes TiVo'ed and ready to go on that I haven't caught up yet.
Now there are a couple other shows that friends have recommended to me as well and a couple of my own recommendations.
First off..
Lost - This is my pick, now the problem with lost being is that this is a continious running plot from Day 1. The show has already aired for two seasons and if you kinda drop in now you will pretty much have no damn clue what is going on unless, you spend some QT with season 1 and 2 on DVD which I say is worth it, beyond worth it actually. I am a sucker for back story and every character has one it is intricate and running right along with the plot, good stuff.
Masters of Horror - Now I would have to say last season sat kind of lukewarm for me with the exception of two very well done episodes, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, and Cigarette Burns. Both of these episodes were phenominal! I was watching it and going hell yeah this is horror these two should be full length movies. Incident was like some cracked out TCM I guess I dunno, TCM Jeepers Creepers kinda thing. and Burns hell yeah this thing was awesome like a mixture of 8mm, Angel Heart, and Hellraiser all wrapped into one. I have read through the plotlines for this season and they seem impressive I will fire that review at you when I get a chance.
Friends recommendations...
Greys Anatomy (Girlfriend) Prison Break(My friend Colt) and Sleeper Cell(My older bro.)
But who really has a place to talk about entertainment without mentioning gaming....lately I have been spending time doing two things either playing WoW or Xbox. Now I haven't got a big sampling on many of the newer Xbox360 games but this is what I have dug my teeth into.
Dead Rising - I would say I started out with a higher rating on this game probably about a 4 out of 5, recently though I have dropped it back to 3 out of 5, for one the time limits are retarded, for a game that is trying to be a Sandbox game, one it forces you to adapt a linear playstyle when the game mechanics don't cater to it, I.E. the best way to get xp is to have people join you and rescue them, what they fail to tell you is there are asshole convicts waiting outside ready to fucking destroy you. I really hate those bastards of course I have read that you can kill them, and it takes alot of firepower to do so.
Also some games that I think look interesting maybe I could get some input.
Gears of War(not out yet), Bully(not sure if it is out yet), and Splinter Cell 4(I think?).
White Boyz in the Hood - This is edgy comedy that really pushed the envelope I have watched the first two episodes and the comics on here are top notch. Their comedy is pretty gritty, uncensored and right in your face. I have this one TiVo'ed and I sometimes watch it two or three times in a row. Really funny stuff, my friends love it to. They don't have Showtime so they always get me to record it and leave it on the TiVo until they get a chance to get around to it. If you have Showtime and you like Comedy, and you aren't one those PC stuck up super lame noobs I would really recommend you catch this, It's usually on Thursday night right after Damon Wayan's Underground...which leads me too.
The Underground - This is where not being a corporate whore comes into play. Let me first say this show still has to prove itself to me. I was a big fan of In Living Color back in the 90's absolutely loved it. But the supporting cast was stellar. The supporting cast here is not so stellar, They got this white chick who is more annoying than Kelly Coffield was on in living color, and the token white guys don't have anywhere near the talent that Jim Carey did, but I don't have anything else to watch around that time and it's ok, just not spectacular maybe it will prove itself to be better as time goes on.
Dexter - Now this is where it shines, I have only seen one episode of Dexter and I am hooked, if you like things like Silence of the Lambs and serial killer sorta of suspense movies this is the one for you. The cast seems pretty solid and the writing is quite good. The story line is a little different as well I can't say too much without giving the show away and watching it unfold I am not sure how long they are stringing this out but it is well worth it. The characters are vibrant and life like and the use of internal struggle, pretty sweet.
As for Weeds I have a couple more episodes TiVo'ed and ready to go on that I haven't caught up yet.
Now there are a couple other shows that friends have recommended to me as well and a couple of my own recommendations.
First off..
Lost - This is my pick, now the problem with lost being is that this is a continious running plot from Day 1. The show has already aired for two seasons and if you kinda drop in now you will pretty much have no damn clue what is going on unless, you spend some QT with season 1 and 2 on DVD which I say is worth it, beyond worth it actually. I am a sucker for back story and every character has one it is intricate and running right along with the plot, good stuff.
Masters of Horror - Now I would have to say last season sat kind of lukewarm for me with the exception of two very well done episodes, Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, and Cigarette Burns. Both of these episodes were phenominal! I was watching it and going hell yeah this is horror these two should be full length movies. Incident was like some cracked out TCM I guess I dunno, TCM Jeepers Creepers kinda thing. and Burns hell yeah this thing was awesome like a mixture of 8mm, Angel Heart, and Hellraiser all wrapped into one. I have read through the plotlines for this season and they seem impressive I will fire that review at you when I get a chance.
Friends recommendations...
Greys Anatomy (Girlfriend) Prison Break(My friend Colt) and Sleeper Cell(My older bro.)
But who really has a place to talk about entertainment without mentioning gaming....lately I have been spending time doing two things either playing WoW or Xbox. Now I haven't got a big sampling on many of the newer Xbox360 games but this is what I have dug my teeth into.
Dead Rising - I would say I started out with a higher rating on this game probably about a 4 out of 5, recently though I have dropped it back to 3 out of 5, for one the time limits are retarded, for a game that is trying to be a Sandbox game, one it forces you to adapt a linear playstyle when the game mechanics don't cater to it, I.E. the best way to get xp is to have people join you and rescue them, what they fail to tell you is there are asshole convicts waiting outside ready to fucking destroy you. I really hate those bastards of course I have read that you can kill them, and it takes alot of firepower to do so.
Also some games that I think look interesting maybe I could get some input.
Gears of War(not out yet), Bully(not sure if it is out yet), and Splinter Cell 4(I think?).
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