Grid Effect

Didn’t watch Nip Tuck last night, though we did see American Gangster and, while it was certainly an entertaining flick and revolved heavily around symbolic gestures about American capitalism, and told the story of two profoundly unique individuals, both stories were so riveting that they could have been broken down into two separate films, each about the same length as the two and a half hours we saw last night. There were just too many leaps of logic for me to be awestruck with it, which is what I was preparing for given the talent involved (Crowe, Denzel, Scott and Zallian). If forced to give a rating at gunpoint we’d go with a 7/10.

Onto a special WGA strike version of the links…

Doesn’t it seem like they could strike and not picket?

Here’s what we’ve been looking for! A succinct yet detailed synopsis of how virtually every series will be effected by the strike.

Several showrunners, presidential candidates and actors were out picketing/speaking out with the WGA recently, still probably means little to nothing in terms of getting a new deal, but it’s a small moral victory at least. When Marc Cherry backs you, then the world will know your struggle.

Lost only has eight episodes complete for their pending season. Considering how plot heavy the series is, that could be an issue. The American audience is fickle and they like things to happen quickly and abruptly with their television, otherwise they get bored and eventually disinterested. No show embodies this mentality more so than Lost. So if they have an engorging hiatus mid-season, that could really cut into their viewership.

Sounds like the The Office is just collapsing in light of this strike, as I’m sure many series’ are, this series might not survive it given all the film careers the cast is certainly seeking.

Further evidence of Jon Stewart genuinely being a “good guy”: He’s paying his writing staff out of pocket for two weeks. This reminds me of The Simpsons episode where Apu kept giving his wife really extravagant gifts for Valentine’s Day, and every other husband in Springfield resented him for it because there wives felt comparatively under-appreciated. Congrats, Jon, on making your fellow late night counterparts who probably make ten times as much money as you look like self-involved louts.

Leno has decided to picket with his writing staff and is playing the humble man, Steve Carell is doing likewise, not sure if this is earth shattering or anything, but there it is.

With an excess of newfound time on his hands and a bevy of new material, Larry David has reportedly been contemplating doing two more seasons of Curb. This, in a currently downtrodden industry, is some good news.

And finally, over 32 million people watched me lose a large quantity of money on Sunday during the Colts-Patriots game. That is the power of the NFL my friends, its like a fourth branch of Government. One question to ponder for the rest of the day: Why does the Orlando Sentinel give a shit about this?

Back tomorrow with Survivor and South Park recaps.