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Sylar oops

I guess it's not nearly as official as that, but I did happen to watch a couple of non-sports television programs last night.  That is not neccessarily rare during this part of the year, but it has been months since I've watched a non-reality/real actor honest to goodness tv program.  I, like almost everyone else, enjoy a good reality tv show.  I watched big brother this summer, and will watch on a semi-religious basis shows such as: American Idol, The Amazing Race, and Survivor.  But still, there is something to be said for a well written script that snatches you up, takes you for a ride it's choosing, and leaves you craving the next week's show. 

As far as I'm concerned, these shows are pretty rare.  "24" at it's best, in season one, was like crack in DVD form, watching 3 episodes in a row was not a problem.  My family ripped through the entire first season in like a week or so, and we went on ebay and bought the first eight episodes of season 2 on tape to catch up because we couldn't fathom having to wait for the show to end and then wait for the dvds to come out months later.  Now Lost was a pleasant surprise.  I definitely wanted to give it a shot, but I wasn't sure if I was going to really get into it.  Well I certainly did, and I've never missed an episode.  The writers have done a good job of both revealing the secrets you've been wanting and bringing up new mysteries that leave you wanting.  The actual dialog is well written and it doesn't hurt that the cast is good looking.  Finally, Heroes debuted last year, and while I wanted to like it, I wasn't sure if it was going to be very good.  As it turns out, it ended up being quite good.  The weekly cliffhangers were done very well, and Sylar was/is an EXCELLENT villain.  I wasn't completely thrilled with the last episode of season one.  The writers did a pretty good job of wrapping up the season, but the preview of the upcoming season didn't exactly leave me salivating.

This brings me to last night.  I made my way to Steve and Janie's house for a night of Heroes and food.  Look for Steve to post a picture of our Hot Brown Sandwich/casserole(cheesy white sauce over turkey over toast).  As far as the premier, I enjoyed it, it just reminds me of what a bad memory I have.  I always forget what a bad memory I have...  I forgot that the mind reader had been shot.  I forgot that Sylar had gotten killed.  Of course it all rings a bell, but the only thing that really stuck with me was that sqare jaw flying Petrelli took saggy lower lip Petrelli into the air, superman style, and they created a rather large super human firework.  So the early part of the show was filled with questions like, "Sylar's dead? How'd he die again?"  Anyway, I got a kick out of the Central American brother and sister.  It's always fun to guess what someone's ability is.  My guess is that she shows everyone Britney Spears' VMA performance until their eyes explode.  Oh, and then there is the guy that can add a layer of gold plating to silverware, and the creepy floating perv boy.  Overall it was enjoyable, but it seems the only real big moment was finding out that Peter was still alive which you just had to know anyway.  It's nice to have the show back, but this one, I'll give a 7 out of 10.  I must leave "work" now, I'm being rushed, so I must go.

TONY IS BACK!

That's right Tony Almeida is back this coming year.  You thought he was dead, I thought he was dead, He thought he was dead.  Apparently, he and Death had a missunderstanding.

Through a connection I have with Fox, I've aquired a picture of Tony from the upcoming season:

Tony almeida

I figure only NFL enthusiasts will get this, but for those who do, here you go.  I sent this to profootballtalk.com in hopes that they put it on the Pic of the day.  We'll see.

It seems the Patriots have been filming their opponents for some time and have spared no expense in doing so!

Belichick-spielburg

My beloved Washington Redskins opened their season yesterday. I was happy to be at the game and take it all in.  For true fanatics, every new year is ripe with expectations, and this year is no different.  And while a fan may have an idea of whether his team will be good or bad, there are NO guarantees.  The preseason should be some clue as to what is to come during the regular season.  But the reality is that the preseason performance is, many times, not reflective of the quality of the team. It is merely something to reflect back on a couple months into the season and determine what you should have known from having watched the games.  That's not to say that I don't do the same thing.  I do.  I watch the preseason, and try to get information about what will happen during the year.  But it's funny, I have so many hopes built up for the coming season, if the team struggles in the preseason I'll write it off and say that its exhibitions that don't matter.  However, if the team is playing particularly well in the preseason, I'll proclaim that the team has turned the corner and will play well in the regular season.   It just the way it is as a fanatic.

With all that being said, when the regular season begins, it's Christmas, and you haven't a clue what you're getting.  That was the situation yesterday.  The Miami Dolphins were coming into FedEx field to open the year.  Miami was a wild card:  New coach, new offense, new quarterback, new philosophy.  The Dolphins hadn't performed well last year, but as I mentioned before, that doesn't mean they won't be a surprise team this year.  The Redskins were no world beaters last year either, going 5-11 after having made the playoffs the previous year.  I know I'm bias, but Redskins fans should have every reason in the world to be optimistic.  The Redskins have a Hall of Fame coach(not a future Hall of famer, he's already made it), they have a rock solid offensive line, two excellent running backs, playmakers at wide receiver, a yong defensive line with quickness that had been lacking, quick and hard hitting playmackers at linebacker, quite possibly the hardest hitting ground covering safeties in the entire league, depth at cornerback that had been severely lacking, and a young quarterback that had shown great potential in the closing games of last season. 

I was at the standium, I was excited, I was hopeful, I was nervous, and I was wary.  It was kickoff time.

TBC...

You know how a bunch of Hollywood lady types are incredibly thin?

You know how there are large segments of society that appreciate celebrities that don't look like that, and are given credit for being "normal"?

You know how these people who are given credit for looking "normal" usually are wearing most/all of their clothing?

You know how people who have no business wearing skimpy outfits are the most likely to do so?

You know how people who stop moving their lips during a song, have a hard time making lip-syncing believable?

You know how people who used to be incredibly popular somehow end up as "z" list celebrities, which is probably where they belonged anyway because they were popular for all the wrong reasons? 

1. Mushrooms

2. Lousy Movies with bad endings

3. Fish

4. Tv shows with medical oddities

5. Tv shows with human interest themes that are depressing (sometimes involving #4)

6. Favorite band taking a leave of absence...indefinately

7. The noise of filing fingernails

8. Throwing up

9. Any inanimate object that isn't doing what I want it to do

10. The feeling I get when I've accidentally hurt someone's feelings

BTW, If this strikes a chord with anyone, I'd like to read what you hate. 

I'm kind of having Dr. Frankenstein, "What have I done!?" feelings about this, but here ya go...

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