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Re: Upgrade that DVR!

Mike — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:58:14 -0000

Yeah, and for $250, it's not that expensive.

Lots of space and easy to do I think.

Re: Fall TV review extravaganza!

Mike — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 11:00:10 -0000

Haven't finished Journeyman yet, but I liked the first 20 minutes.

I like Heroes a bit more, but I agree, it's a bit slow right now...too many characters.

I'll likely tape Bionic again as well, just for one more chance. Agree on the head :)

Re: Direct TV releases 11 more HD channels today

Mike — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:28:18 -0000

My source had told me that was coming today, so who knows. Maybe next week? I know how important MTV is to you!!!

LOL!

Re: Rival to the iPhone?

Mike — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:13:43 -0000

Jina is up for hers in November, so we'll see.

But Scott...honestly...the whole New Phone Every 2 really hasn't stopped me from getting a new one :)

Re: 30 Rock and Pushing Daisies

Mike — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:03:51 -0000

Thanks Jina, and for letting everyone know I have to beg for comments :)

Re: Fall TV review extravaganza!

Mike — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:45:33 -0000

Yeah, I skipped episode 2 of Bionic Woman, mainly because it was going to cause me to miss some of the Dbacks game and I determined at that moment is wasn't worth it.

Life is great, episode two was pretty good.

Hope you like FNL...

Re: Happy Birthday, Atari 2600

Mike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:47:10 -0000

Yeah, but that's the beauty of Tivo...skip the commercials!

Besides, a few of those are summer shows, so they're not all on at the same time. And Lost isn't either yet...and....

Yeah, it's a big list :)

Re: Happy Birthday, Atari 2600

Mike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:08:39 -0000

I loved Pitfall!

It was such a trial to get all the way to the end...man.

Now I want to play it. I still have a 2600 laying around somewhere.

Re: 30 Rock, The Office and….Direct TV

Mike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:09:19 -0000

You are right Adam, the lake scene was good that way, hitting the lake and getting out in the water was one shot and pretty cool at that.

Cap'n, I had Smallville problems too, the OTA kept skipping...like a record player jumping ahead. Was weird.

Re: 30 Rock, The Office and….Direct TV

Mike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:11:02 -0000

The Kelly "I'm pregnant" thing was funny too...there were some great, classic Office moments, but I just felt that some of it seemed like they tried too hard, and I'm just not used to it.

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:19:13 -0000

No clue what Chai is...or Peet's coffee :)

Re: New Threaded Comments

Mike — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:34:33 -0000

Wonder if there is a way to fix that...maybe I could look for you. It's already doing a few things with mine that is strange.

Re: David Letterman interviews Paris Hilton

Mike — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:26:01 -0000

Gotta love it when she say "I really don't want to talk about that"...

And Dave goes: "See, that's where you and I differ...that's ALL I want to talk about..."

:)

Re: AML Book Review: “On the Road”

Mike — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 23:04:26 -0000

Yeah, wasn't totally my cup of tea...I started to grow tired of the story since it was just more and more of the same.

I'm on to Blood Meridian though...that should be good :)

Re: TBS, TNT and Stretch-O-Vision stinks

Mike — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:37:29 -0000

That's what I'm talking about! :)

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Razor flashbacks and more

Mike — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:10:15 -0000

Crap, I totally missed that. I think I figured they'd show the way he died, but the 40 year thing sure didn't make sense.

Thanks, I'll fix the blog.

An 18 month break would suck big time.

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Razor flashbacks and more

Mike — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:45:12 -0000

That's what I linked to in my article :)

Re: Heroes, Prison Break and Journeyman

Mike — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:55:30 -0000

I think the tattoo disappeared because really it's a scar right? Someone doing damage to your skin, and he heals...so it would heal it away.

No clue why it turned into that symbol first.

Re: Tivo Alert: Damages marathon

Mike — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:14:47 -0000

See, at least ONE guy listens to me :)

Cap'n was supposed to watch the Friday Night Lights marathon, I wonder what happened?

Re: Tivo Alert: Damages marathon

Mike — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:23:26 -0000

Awesome suggestion...Football Night in America sucks!

Re: Tivo Alert: Damages marathon

Mike — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:08:25 -0000

Excuses excuses... :)

A few things:

I wasn't a fan of either of those two before I watched this show

I have been getting rid of shows to make room for better ones. I'm not even going to keep watching Reaper even though I liked it. I may be dropping more.

Finally, I could leave the house with Jina in complete control of the TV and she wouldn't watch Dancing with the Stars :)

Not that there is anything wrong with that :)

Re: Tivo Alert: Damages marathon

Mike — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:39:02 -0000

People's personal TV preferences are no one's business but their own!

Re: Friends and celebrity bloggers

Mike — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:29:47 -0000

Well, it will be a popular, established blog soon enough :) Scott is doing a great job and hearing awesome feedback from the community of career driven blogs.

Glad you checked it out Adam!

Re: The Friday Question - 10/12/07

Mike — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:18:50 -0000

Always forget about Kimmell...and wow, hands down huh?

Re: Friends and celebrity bloggers

Mike — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:26:16 -0000

Never heard of him, but that doesn't mean much :)

Interesting blog, I liked his latest post about not having his book done which is due Monday :)

Re: No ESPNews HD until March 2008

Mike — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 13:18:14 -0000

DTV has a ton of HD now though and more coming soon. I think we'll have FSNAZ soon just in time for Suns season.

Re: I Am Legend

Mike — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:39:15 -0000

I meant to write a review about it, but never did for some reason. I loved it as well.

I think this movie is different for sure...it's supposed to be more "zombie"-ish, not vampires...

The ending is what I'm sure will change.

Re: No ESPNews HD until March 2008

Mike — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:27:47 -0000

Well, FSNAZ HD will just show regular SD programming when nothing is in HD, but it will just be better to have overall. Right now, if there is an HD Suns game, usually you can find it on channel 95, but not always.

Re: AML Movie Review: “Michael Clayton”

Mike — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:11:54 -0000

Good point Jina :)

Re: Direct TV releases 10 more HD channels today

Mike — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:53:01 -0000

Donna, is it every day?

Re: WGA/Producers strike could end our TV viewing this season

Mike — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:53:13 -0000

That's scary to think that the 1988 strike still lingers today as in loss of viewers. I must not have been paying attention when I was 13 to all that :)

I hope the end of that article is correct and that no strike happens.

Re: WGA/Producers strike could end our TV viewing this season

Mike — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:07:53 -0000

By the way, this is another good reason to tape the Damages marathon :) You'll have something to watch when everything goes to crap!

Re: Heroes, Kristen Bell and Journeyman

Mike — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:50:00 -0000

Scott, you really had to be a Veronica Mars fan to know her, but she's like a superhero in the world of Comic-con, etc.

Re: Heroes, Kristen Bell and Journeyman

Mike — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:50:40 -0000

Obviously, there was a reason Lost was chasing her for a part, and then Heroes.

She also does the narration for Gossip Girl...actually, she IS Gossip Girl, you just don't see her.

Re: Heroes, Kristen Bell and Journeyman

Mike — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:50:57 -0000

I love you :)

Re: Where oh where is the Battlestar Galactica Season 3 DVD?

Mike — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:09:58 -0000

Agreed.

You'd think these TV execs would realize how powerful these DVD's are for building a following...but when you release them right before the next season starts, they really have no time to catch up.

Re: Pushing Daisies: Hit or miss?

Mike — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:00:16 -0000

You hit the nail on the head as usual :)

Re: Pushing Daisies: Hit or miss?

Mike — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:01:11 -0000

Yeah, that was a bit much, but I think this time the repeating actually served to introduce a plot point, but now I forget what it was :)

Re: Where oh where is the Battlestar Galactica Season 3 DVD?

Mike — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 20:03:03 -0000

I knew you'd be upset Marsh...so lame this April crap.

I'd like to watch them myself again.

Re: Sneak Peek at Kristen Bell on Heroes

Mike — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:48:51 -0000

Thanks, I put it in wrong...should have double-checked that :)

I don't think we know yet if she's bad or good...or just neutral I guess.

Re: Sneak Peek at Kristen Bell on Heroes

Mike — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:27:01 -0000

Thanks Tyler, great site :)

Just so you know, Jina is excited about Kristen Bell being on Heroes even MORE than I am...and I think she likes her more as well.

So you can blame her for all the hype...but she is awesome.

Re: The Friday Question: 10/19/07

Mike — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:05:01 -0000

I do enjoy me a good episode of Gossip Girl as well :)

Re: The Friday Question: 10/19/07

Mike — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 18:40:10 -0000

"It's not even remotely good..."

Thanks, that gave me a great laugh :)

Re: Is Heroes losing itself?

Mike — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:58:08 -0000

I don't think it's jumped the shark, I just think they need to find their writing touch again. Just like Lost last year...the first six weeks were kind of "ugh" but then it got awesome again.

They just need to go back to what worked.

Re: Walk Now for Autism

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:41:54 -0000

Yeah, you guys are going to have a great time!

Re: TBS, TNT and Stretch-O-Vision stinks

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:01:04 -0000

I wish I knew. I'd love to get those email addresses from you so I could send them off some stuff.

Maybe sending them a list of other blogs who write about it would be great. EngagetHD is pretty huge, you'd think they'd listen to them.

Re: Best Buy says goodbye to analog televisions

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:02:26 -0000

So awesome...and so familiar.

We'd record us making Star Trek episodes, with sound effects from other tape players, like phasers, etc :)

Good stuff!

Re: The Friday Question: 10/19/07

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:01:03 -0000

What is Dexter about? Not sure if I know much about it.

Re: Friends and celebrity bloggers

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:13:52 -0000

I don't believe it! :)

Re: The Friday Question: 10/19/07

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:14:43 -0000

Ah, Showtime...we don't get that. In fact, now that Conchords and Entourage are over, we need to cancel HBO as well.

Re: Pushing Daisies, Grey’s Anatomy and more

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:15:47 -0000

Well, as much as I love FNL, I would also hate for it to dislodged Journeyman, but I also heard that Journeyman will be taken over by Medium for sweeps, which is just awful, sick news.

Re: New Trailer: I Am Legend

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:50:15 -0000

Maybe it will play at the Cine Capri in Tempe and we could meet there, or the Scottsdale 101, since I know the Cap'n has a long way to drive :)

Re: New Trailer: I Am Legend

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:29:05 -0000

December 14th it looks like.

Re: Pushing Daisies, Grey’s Anatomy and more

Mike — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 16:29:36 -0000

I need to install the editing plugin here, so you can correct comment mistakes :)

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:16:13 -0000

Yeah, but can you go to the library by sitting on your butt in your living room???

Didn't think so HAYSEED!

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:33:34 -0000

You would take notes and mark up The Deathly Hallows? :)

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 13:05:15 -0000

I still bet you'd mark them up...

Re: Pushing Daisies, Grey’s Anatomy and more

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:05:33 -0000

Get off my Transformers review!!! :)

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:44:51 -0000

I commented over there saying I get why Blockbuster has to do that, but I still think despite all that, the in-store rentals and the free coupons are so worth it.

I mean, my Blockbuster is less than 2 miles away...its' so easy to run and get a free movie anytime really.

I guess if I watched a TON of movies a month, I could see it being an issue.

Still Jason, it's interesting that you got that and I didn't...they must really pay attention to those accounts taking advantage of it.

Re: Happy birthday Kory!

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:45:30 -0000

Hopefully he reads this!

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:09:01 -0000

Well, I wont say for 100% if I did or not...because I could have missed it. Was it an email or something? How long ago?

I know that we've been with them for a very LONG time, so we were kind of grandfathered in on some of the deals we had from the start.

Re: Jin soon to be killed off on Lost?

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:05:34 -0000

I've been there a few times and the answer is no. All I did was drink and drive :)

(kidding)

Seriously, you'd think you'd wake up when two others got arrested for it and maybe realize cops in Honolulu are out to get people driving drunk...

Re: Happy birthday Kory!

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:05:56 -0000

M's rock!

Re: Happy birthday Kory!

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:56:40 -0000

Thanks Tracy, I hope he had a great day...

And by the way, it's hard work for us being this awesome.

Re: Scrubs is back!

Mike — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:57:26 -0000

Wow, the lack of love for Scrubs is so disheartening...

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:25:19 -0000

Here is what my plan looks like, like I said, I think we got grandfathered in on a few things:

BLOCKBUSTER Total Access Premium

Your Plan:
$17.99 / month (plus taxes)
3 at-a-time, unlimited mailings
unlimited in-store free movie/discounted game exchanges
+2 FREE bonus Movie or Game Rental E-Coupon / Month

Re: Scrubs is back!

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:27:37 -0000

I love hearing people say "frak" :) Now I need to get the Cap'n to say Frak and not Frack :)

Anyways, I totally agree on Scrubs...and what a great show to discover and get to watch from the start up until now.

Any favorites? I know one of mine (that I can remember) was with Brenden Frasier and how he's kind of not alive during the episode and you find out at the end...was amazing.

Re: World premiere of the season 7 trailer for 24

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:28:16 -0000

Burn Notice...I think my Aunt told me about that show. What channel is it on again?

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:11:24 -0000

I guess no one compares to Jack Bauer, and I did forget him for some reason :)

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:16:11 -0000

I heard Bionic Woman has a new writer or something, I'll find the link....and there it is.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_dis...

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:26:50 -0000

By the way, Jack is probably one of the best, but I think my dislike of 24 last year tainted that :)

Re: World premiere of the season 7 trailer for 24

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:08:15 -0000

I think we'll find out that he isn't really evil...I just cannot see Tony being that way.

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:10:53 -0000

Johnny Drama, great choice!

Nice Hills line...the fact that you know someone is named Spencer on that show is funny enough to me :)

Re: Book Swim: The Netflix for bookworms

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:17:05 -0000

I didn't even realize I got the game exchange as a discounted rate...

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:19:07 -0000

Jeff is an interesting choice...I do agree he's somewhat of a character.

Lee Adama...he's cool, but never that interesting. I find many others more appealing, like Baltar, Admiral Adama, and Tigh...plus the chief.

And Jack Shephard...very interesting.

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:38:01 -0000

I will say the final episodes this past season, with him leading the trial, have been pretty good. He was amazing in those, especially the finale one I think, at least, when he gave his big speech in the courtroom.

But I don't think the Cap'n has seen this past season, so I should hush on anything else :)

Re: World premiere of the season 7 trailer for 24

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:49:45 -0000

YES! Bruce Campbell...he is awesome. Army of Darkness...it's a must-rent if you haven't ever seen it.

Re: Scrubs is back!

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:30:25 -0000

Jan Itor would be hilarious :)

My Screwup...truly one of the best. And the musical. I hope the Princess Bride one turns out great.

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:33:18 -0000

Matt...you are MY HERO!

I fraking loved Firefly, it's one of those shows that I've still not gotten over the cancellation of...

I was also going to add that Mal from Firefly would be one of my all-timers too, second to Fox Mulder. Mal was awesome.

Wash was great...I still remember his final line...

"I am a leaf on the wind..."

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:33:34 -0000

Also, welcome to the site :)

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:34:09 -0000

Seriously going to have to watch this show now...first my Aunt, and now you guys.

Re: The Friday Question: 10/26/07

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:24:55 -0000

I wont roll my eyes, that's a good choice :)

A Creed highlight-reel would be awesome :)

Re: Heroes, Journeyman, Greys and more

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:57:18 -0000

Btw, Life this week was pretty good too...although the whole thing with his old partner I kind of figured would come eventually.

Re: Heroes, Journeyman, Greys and more

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:26:13 -0000

Sorry about Smallville...you know, I'm having a hard time deciding on whether it's been good or not this year. It's really unbelievable at times, but also good.

I haven't watched last nights' episode yet, so that could be a problem.

Re: Heroes, Journeyman, Greys and more

Mike — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:27:12 -0000

I think Peter had lightning already, or at least some kind of shooting light.

Also, the "new power" is on the picture of his passport...it was a joke :)

Re: Battlestar Galactica delayed until April 2008

Mike — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:24:15 -0000

I love sci-fi too obviously, and this show is basically the best sci-fi I've ever seen.

Re: Open Moko: The iPhone killer?

Mike — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 14:51:20 -0000

That's exactly it Scott...

Still, as much as I'm enjoying Ubuntu, it might be worth it...but it's $300 anyways.

I'd like to see how the Voyager looks before even upgrading again.

Re: Battlestar Galactica delayed until April 2008

Mike — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:48:03 -0000

Actually am posting a blog later today about that...sucks for us :(

Re: Prison Break: The truth behind Sara’s death

Mike — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:28:36 -0000

1. You get a box
2. You cut Sara's head off and put it in that box
3. You give Michael Scofield that box...

And that's the way you do it!

Re: Google keeps increasing your mail storage space

Mike — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:56:18 -0000

very, veerrrrryyyy slow :)

It's alright, we all have those days...lol

Re: Prison Break taking a huge ‘break’ soon

Mike — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:34:41 -0000

I need to find out when Jericho is coming back...I enjoyed that one.

Re: The Dark Knight and I Am Legend on IMAX

Mike — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:01:02 -0000

Wow, I didn't realize a place like AMC would have an IMAX screen...that is indeed news. We live in the Southeast corner of Phoenix (Cooper and Riggs area) so if you have any ideas where one is close to us, let me know.

I know Arizona Mill mall has an IMAX, but that's just a standalone IMAX.

As far as ID...yeah, it was just too much trouble and I think we'll check back in someday when it's in full wide release and I see a lot of people using it. I know it will be pretty cool, I like the idea of a social commentor network...but atm, it's just not necessary for me.

Good luck with your testing!

Re: The Halloween Question

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:40:06 -0000

Holy crap, I loved Arachnophobia!!!

1408 was scary Nicky!!!!

Re: The Office: Top 10 ‘that’s what she said’ moments

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:05:38 -0000

Yes, the Stanley deleted scene was awesome!

Re: The 12th season of The Amazing Race returns Sunday!

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:49:54 -0000

Not very "real" if they are all actors...

Mirna and Shmirna!!!

Re: The Office: Top 10 ‘that’s what she said’ moments

Mike — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:35:30 -0000

It's reaaallllllllly close :)

Re: J.J. Abrams’ 1-18-08 to get new trailer and official title

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:17:13 -0000

I pray it's not that :)

Re: The Halloween Question

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 11:18:24 -0000

Session 9...now my sick inner battle wants to watch that, but is also terrified :)

Re: Preview: I Am Legend

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:40:41 -0000

Yeah, I hate that...he had no links in there, so it got through I guess.

Re: Preview: I Am Legend

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 13:52:47 -0000

Yeah, I was wondering about that :)

Re: X-Files sequel set to film and release date announced!

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:19:52 -0000

Interesting.... :)

Re: X-Files sequel set to film and release date announced!

Mike — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:29:31 -0000

I'll file it as such...

Re: The Friday Question: 11/2/07

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:02:25 -0000

All awesome choices...Freaks and Geeks is a good one.

I plan on doing a blog next spring for the summer on shows that you need to watch on DVD that were short lived or whatever, and that's going to be on it.

I think one of your choices will be my wife's for sure :)

Re: Joss Whedon, Eliza Dushku to do “Dollhouse”

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:27:26 -0000

So true...at least we have an entire year to get ready for it.

Maybe they'll give it more of a chance this time around. Maybe they'll actually learn something?

Re: The Friday Question: 11/2/07

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:28:30 -0000

I remember a little about Space Above and Beyond, maybe I'll try to watch that again.

Also, Drive...I stopped after a few episodes...it was good, but started getting a bit too far-fetched. I also got a bit tired of the same freeway flashing by during all the chase scenes.

Re: The Friday Question: 11/2/07

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:05:06 -0000

Nicky, that show just came out on DVD and Jina and I have been dying to see it...it's one of the those shows that people recommend from the canceled group. Nice pick!

Re: The Amazing Race Contest

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:35:49 -0000

Don't do that Nicky!

Re: The Amazing Race Contest

Mike — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:42:40 -0000

You've likely lost ALL your street cred on your blog :)

Re: Rescue Me back for a 5th season

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:14:55 -0000

Yeah, they did. I think I felt the same way that season, but I stuck it out and it got really, really good.

The whole sleeping around thing...I think it still occurs, but I've never thought about it like that. There is a lot of stuff involving their son, his brother, alcoholism, etc.

The third season was fantastic and the fourth pretty good too.

I never thought of it like a soap opera really...but I guess it's like that...

A funny scene occurs in season 4 when Tommy and his wife sit down with a shrink to talk about their problems...and once they are done, he laughs and thinks he's part of some practical joke.

It was a great scene, and does kind of show that they have a LOT of stuff happen to them :)

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 1

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:12:46 -0000

OMG, you took the Goth couple! :)

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 1

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:50:35 -0000

No problem! Just come back!

Re: Writer’s Guild to go on strike starting Monday

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:51:07 -0000

I need to know too! :)

Lost news sucks...big time.

Re: Heroes is back!

Mike — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:56:55 -0000

I went back to look at them all, and that's all I saw...maybe I need to look again.

Or maybe one wasn't there....

Re: Heroes is back!

Mike — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:57:41 -0000

Oh, I thought the interaction between everyone early on was good...better than before. I mean, Parkman, Suresh, Peter's brother, Nicki...all together...much better than the separate stories.

Re: Trailers: ‘Rambo’ and ‘There Will Be Blood’

Mike — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:29:41 -0000

Yeah, he really needs to give it up.

Re: 100 Jango invites and news: Launch date, Mini players and widgets!

Mike — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:50:46 -0000

I have had a few of those things happen...no artists found.

Hopefully it just gets better and better.

Re: Prison Break, Chuck, Journeyman and Always Sunny

Mike — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:52:12 -0000

Well, we lost the HD Feed for chuck too I think, but it wasn't very long. At least, I think we lost it...

Yeah, I remember saying to Jina "I hope this is fixed by the time Heroes starts."

Re: No new Office episodes after next week

Mike — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:23:51 -0000

Woo! Always Sunny in Philadelphia is great...the first two seasons are classic.

Re: The Friday Question: 11/9/07

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:49:08 -0000

Ska, wow...

I used to like a little of that, my favorite was the Mighty Mighty Boss Tones :)

Re: The Friday Question: 11/9/07

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:08:38 -0000

Snow Patrol:

Chocolate
Chasing Cars
Shut your Eyes
You're all I have

Re: The Friday Question: 11/9/07

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:15:49 -0000

Re: Heroes creator admits the show is ‘broken’

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:03:47 -0000

Get a second DVR! End your TV recording woes!

:)

Re: The Friday Question: 11/9/07

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:35:41 -0000

I just read today that No Doubt was inspired by Ska, which is sometime I may or may not have knew before :)

I do like No Doubt though.

Re: The Friday Question: 11/9/07

Mike — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 16:30:56 -0000

Like I said, I may or may not have heard that before, I just forgot :)

It does sound familiar though...

Re: Amazing Race: Leg 2

Mike — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:46:33 -0000

The dirt was hilarious...

"You smell like poop."

Oh, and I forgot another by Ronald:

"You need to lose some weight." - at least he realized he was an idiot after saying it, but still.

Re: The Michael Scott bobblehead

Mike — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:34:10 -0000

Yeah, it's going to be pretty sad if The Office, or any of these great shows, get canceled or shortened because of the strike.

Thanks for stopping by Steven...looking forward to finding out what your #1 movie is :)

Re: ABC to show eight Lost episodes

Mike — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:12:58 -0000

The last time this happened, something like 9% of viewers never came back, so yeah, I guess so :)

But 8 episodes will be at LEAST something...

Re: The Michael Scott bobblehead

Mike — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:13:58 -0000

No, but that's a good idea...I have a great site too I found, so thanks for the idea!

Re: Lost: Missing Pieces

Mike — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:34:53 -0000

Yeah, I didn't know about them either until now...and I'm a Verizon customer :)

Re: Amazing Race: Leg 2

Mike — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:19:03 -0000

Nicky: That's probably why, it was just funny that they used that angle to film it :)

Tracy: Those bikini briefs were ghastly :) I could have seriously done without it, but you have to admit, he wasn't really too afraid of the world seeing him that way. Gotta admire that :)

Re: DVD Picks for 11/13/07

Mike — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:47:17 -0000

Adam: :)

Cap'n...yeah, they do talk way too fast, but it was great dialog...can you imagine how long the scripts must have been?

Steven...you have to see it. It's actually pretty amazing how they make this fake casino look like it's actually IN Las Vegas...pretty decent CGI work.

Re: Direct TV adds 23 more HD channels

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:53:01 -0000

(XOXO, gossip girrrrrrrl)

Re: Razor reviews pouring in

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:55:03 -0000

I think both Cap'n...both.

Re: Direct TV adds 23 more HD channels

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:09:33 -0000

I am pretty sure it's in HD now on DTV, but I could be wrong. I will check later for you.

I don't hear those sounds, at least, I don't think I do...I could have tuned them out, you get so much crap from the networks during HD feeds.

Re: Razor reviews pouring in

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:10:43 -0000

I think most of what you watch just doesn't have an HD feed yet.

I would hope Razor would be in full HD without the bars. I am about 80% sure I've seen something on SciFi HD that was in actual HD already, but I can't be sure.

Might be good to try and check out some BSG repeats on it to see if they are shown that way.

Re: 24: The unaired original 1994 pilot

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:43:47 -0000

Windows 3.1 line was indeed awesome :)

Re: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:55:26 -0000

I heard it's pretty much going to be canceled...Bionic that is.

But I love that you admit to still watching it and also that it's trash :)

Re: The Friday Question: 11/16/07

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:23:37 -0000

I'm so shocked that more of you don't look forward to the turkey...or pumpkin pie...

it's all about potatoes and gravy...interesting.

Re: The Friday Question: 11/16/07

Mike — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:17:51 -0000

Scott, yer so weird :)

Re: New Cloverfield trailer is out!

Mike — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:39:12 -0000

Too bad the trailer got taken down :(

Re: Heroes and Journeyman

Mike — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:38:25 -0000

Adrian...Adam with his own blood, OR Suresh who may have stolen some from Bob? Who knows...as Captain pointed out.

Shawn, two shows left sucks :(

Captain: I'm pretty sure Bionic is close to cancellation..

Re: Heroes and Journeyman

Mike — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:47:31 -0000

RT: I keep hearing the opposite, that the show is better WITH her...

But I don't really know having stopped watching it after episode 1. I do know I liked her in the first one though.

Re: Heroes and Journeyman

Mike — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:18:34 -0000

I'll keep cheering you on Cap'n! Watch more and more crappy Bionic Woman!

Keep us posted :)

Re: Christian Bale to play John Connor in new Terminator film

Mike — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:19:52 -0000

Welcome Rob! Appreciate the opinions...

I will disagree with you on The Machinist. That was a fantastic movie and took him losing a ton of weight to pull off. It got a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, FAR from horrible. Not seen Harsh Times yet though.

Not sure what you read about Rescue Dawn, but it got a 90% on Rotten, and I thought it was a great war movie. One of the best I've seen.

Now, I know I mention Rotten a lot, but as it takes in almost every internet review there is, I feel it's a great gauge of what people think.

Dark Knight will be excellent!

Re: Christian Bale to play John Connor in new Terminator film

Mike — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:49:31 -0000

That's too bad you didn't enjoy the movie. I thought the entire film was good and wasn't just waiting for the payoff I guess. Although it has been awhile.

It probably isn't a movie for everyone, it's pretty depressing and slow moving at times.

You are starting to make me second guess myself in renting Harsh Times. i think it's sitting at home from our Blockbuster queue.

Re: The new theme is live!

Mike — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:10:07 -0000

Thanks Jason, sorry to force you to choose something else, because it is such a good theme. Part of me was worried about using it since I have a feeling MANY blogs could try it out.

But maybe there are things from it you can still use. The tabbed menu thing is really the key here...it cleans up the design so much.

A downside of it is that it's not widgetized at all, it doesn't work with it too well, so all of it is adding stuff manually. Made things more difficult, but he really has it set up nicely.

Also, I do appreciate your current design and it helped me with mine. I like your "welcome back" plugin with the MyBlogLog avatar stuff and I pretty much stole that from you :)

Re: NBC puts Journeyman on notice

Mike — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:15:41 -0000

It would be a real tragedy if it does get canceled. The guy who plays Dan Vasser was really popular on Rome and he does a great job here. You love the show because of him and his acting, plus the great writing and stories.

It's such good science fiction, as Michael Wentz wrong at Real Honest Film...I just pray somehow it gets saved.

Re: The new theme is live!

Mike — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:59:55 -0000

This one does make it a bit harder. Having pictures, for instance...I pretty much have to add a 275x175 image if it's going to be a Featured story, and all of them usually should have a 75x75 to look good on the frontpage capsules. So that is kind of a pain, but I think it's worth it...for now.

Re: The Friday Question - 11/23/07

Mike — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:17:40 -0000

Rob, that's pretty amazing. My wife and I have had trouble getting pregnant ourselves and are looking into adoption...

I know a guy who adopted two children from Russia and it seems like such a tough process, so much time to wait and faith that when you get there, you'll have that child waiting.

I wish you the best of luck!

Re: NBC puts Journeyman on notice

Mike — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:18:31 -0000

Studio 60 sucked though :)

Actually, it was okay, but it started feeling a bit preachy to me and too much like the West Wing at times.

Re: The new theme is live!

Mike — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:20:59 -0000

Frank - I'm glad I didn't see you switch themes before I put this one up, or maybe I'd felt bad about doing it :)

I hope it doesn't become THE theme that most blogs use after awhile, but it is pretty nice...so I can't blame them.

Re: The new theme is live!

Mike — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:21:40 -0000

Justin,

Thanks for the props, I appreciate it. It's still your theme, but it just has the look and feel of my old site in a way.

Thanks for it again, you really did a great job.

Re: I’m a Mac, I’m a PC

Mike — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:23:07 -0000

Well, I can't live totally without Windows either, so I use a virtual machine on Ubuntu to run XP on in order to use Photoshop and that kind of thing.

I still haven't installed Office on it yet as I'm growing pretty comfortable with OpenOffice.

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 4

Mike — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:09:11 -0000

Haha, nice...although they look like Britney after losing 50 pounds first.

Re: Scrubs deleted scene

Mike — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:15:46 -0000

I have a feeling you didn't cry at all Scott :)

Re: Football sucks for two reasons

Mike — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:18:04 -0000

Adam, I'll take Troy Aikman anyday.

Also, Collinsworth used to blast the Cards all the time, which is probably where my hatred stems from.

Scott, I will never like the Cowboys, they are my sworn enemy since we used to be all together in the NFC East.

I will change my allegiance to the Colts, the Packers, even CLEVELAND before I ever root for the Cowgirls :)

Re: Is the WGA strike almost over?

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:13:11 -0000

Askimet actually catches BloggingZoom as Spam, but it hasn't caught yours.

Oof course, when I submit to them, I use /trackback after the story URL.

Re: Is the WGA strike almost over?

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:38:13 -0000

Check out this URL...there is a portion where it says you can edit your post and see what tracksbacks have been sent:

http://www.optiniche.com/blog/117/wordpress-tra...

Maybe it's me, but I just don't know why...

Re: Is the WGA strike almost over?

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:00:34 -0000

Me either...maybe it will just take awhile for them to show up?

I gotta go to bed, I'll check it again in the morning! Thanks for your help :)

Re: Is the WGA strike almost over?

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:03:40 -0000

Well, I did a test from my other blog, I just put a link to this site in a post and posted it, and bam, it shows up...

Strange...I think your ping to me is just taking awhile or something...

Re: Life can breathe again, Chuck can still flash on things

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:18:32 -0000

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing...Chuck was pretty good last night...it's been getting better.

Re: Journeyman, Chuck and Heroes

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:23:12 -0000

Yeah, good point on Highlander...

But at what point to limbs grow back? I know if Claire loses her toe, it grows back...but if you cut off the head, wont anything grow downward from it? If you cut off a arm, does it grow back?

So many questions! :)

Re: Journeyman, Chuck and Heroes

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:22:38 -0000

Cap'n, I was going to save that for the Friday question!!! :)

Re: Journeyman, Chuck and Heroes

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:37:52 -0000

Still, you can answer...maybe I'll broaden the scope of the question for Friday :)

Re: Video: Who’s on the line

Mike — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:43:32 -0000

Thanks for the comment, I read all of those articles and have a clearer understanding of it now. I think I knew all of this stuff, but not the specifics.

It's amazing to me how the Movie Blog produced a video about this and totally got it wrong, casting writers as greedy people...they had no idea really what they were talking about.;l

Re: DVD Picks for 11/27/07

Mike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:35:23 -0000

Maybe I meant a crappy 3rd season? Hmmm...

Re: Football sucks for two reasons

Mike — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:20:41 -0000

So DURING the Packers vs Cowboys game tonight, here are the searches that landed people here:

bryant gumbel sucks
bryant gumbel disliked
Bryant Gumbel sucks

I rest my case....

Re: Firefly fans: “Serenity Found: Unauthorized Essays”

Mike — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:27:13 -0000

Would it burst everyone's bubble that I really didn't cry, but threw a lot of temper tantrums? :)

Re: Football sucks for two reasons

Mike — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:48:18 -0000

One last one:

bryant gumbel nfl sucks

(Favre getting hurt sucked, lousy game)

Re: Football sucks for two reasons

Mike — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:39:11 -0000

Nice comments Kenneth, totally agree on all of it.

The officiating was a joke and the first pass that Al Harris stole from Owens was the beginning of all the madness. Calling forward progress when the guy wasn't even tackled was strange.

Favre was off his game, not sure why, but he was just heaving bombs to no one in particular instead of taking small chunks of yards like they've been doing all year.

And it sucks that Aikman was AT THE GAME, yet we couldn't listen to him instead of Collinsworth. Aikman is the best color guy in the NFL right now.

Thanks for stopping by!

Re: The Friday Question - 11/30/07

Mike — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:41:16 -0000

Alright, so I think the people who go are:

Nathan and Elle.

Who do I want to go?

Suresh, Micah, Nicky, Maya and Copycat girl whatever her name is. Although her power IS kind of cool.

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 4

Mike — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:15:59 -0000

That's cool Nicky!

Re: Conan O’Brien growing a “strike” beard

Mike — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:25:42 -0000

So funny...love the line about starting the beard during the LAST strike :)

Re: NBC puts Journeyman on notice

Mike — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:26:53 -0000

Did Daybreak have an ending and an explanation? I never got to see it.

Re: Inside the Dark Knight

Mike — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:31:21 -0000

I knew you girls would get get a kick out of it :)

Re: Forget tailgating, almost half of us like football in HD

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:32:37 -0000

Are you asking me to serve you that next week? On my BLOG?

You could just ASK me in person you know :)

Re: Save Journeyman Day!

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:24:12 -0000

I'm listening to the second of their available online episodes right now as well ;)

Re: Tom Hanks Film “Charlie Wilson’s War” To Be Released Early

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 13:41:18 -0000

Mike's last blog post..John Cusack on Inside the Actor?s Studio tonight

Re: John Cusack on Inside the Actor’s Studio tonight

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:40:04 -0000

Seems like I've heard about it coming out forever now...

Okay, looks like the 7th of December it's out in limited release. Guess we'll be hitting Camelview!

Re: Battlestar Galactica Razor/Season 4 preview

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:56:33 -0000

I agree...I would have even liked to see more of Pegasus' battles with the Cylons.

I have some more video clips to post tomorrow of season four, it's going to be great.

Re: New Cloverfield trailer is out!

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 14:58:47 -0000

Nice! :)

Sounds like what these geniuses actually do out there...

If you want to see it, a follow-up blog was posted:
http://www.popcritics.com/2007/11/official-clov...

Re: Save Journeyman Day!

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:51:11 -0000

Played all of their available episodes...next is downloading Blowback

Re: Save Journeyman Day!

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:52:15 -0000

Good point Cap'n...in fact I heard they totally severed all ties today, so not sure where else to get it from.

I'll try anyways when I get home.

Re: Save Journeyman Day!

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 16:01:49 -0000

Just found out Journeyman is produced by Warner Brothers, so it's not affected by iTunes...

http://savejourneyman.net/2007/12/03/dont-forge...

So there you go!

Re: John Cusack on Inside the Actor’s Studio tonight

Mike — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:44:13 -0000

Thanks Brian, I haven't heard of Tavis Smiley before...we'll try to check it out.

Re: Two More BSG Promos

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:03:15 -0000

I've seen season 3 episodes playing on SciFi recently. The Exodus one was on two weeks ago, which was the best of the year I thought.

Usually they come to UHD as well, but I haven't seen anything about it yet.

Re: Jennifer Love Hewitt Forced To Defend Her Size 2 Body

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:07:37 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Heroes finale saves no one

Re: Heroes finale saves no one

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:15:59 -0000

Jina, remember though..."Let's not every talk about this again."

I was just trying to help! :)

Lizzie, hard to argue with you, but I'd probably watch it anyways knowing it wasn't very good. I'm still a fan and will likely watch until the bitter, bitter end.

Re: Two great blog tools: BloggingZoom and ShowHype

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:21:43 -0000

Yeah, I figured you would have been interested in this considering the topic of your blog 95% of the time.

It's actually less work I think than BZ, because ShowHype indexes your blog posts, so you just go there, copy the description, hit the Hype button, paste your description and submit.

I've actually been getting about equal traffic from both sites I think, but I will do a comparison blog post about it.

Re: Heroes finale saves no one

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:25:24 -0000

There was glass in the way Scott! :)

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:51:53 -0000

Like I said, I can understand not WANTING to use it, but at least having it as an option for your readers seems like a must.

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 18:36:19 -0000

Never messed with co.mments.com, but now I'm signed up and will check it out.

Thanks for the tip Rod!

Re: Mike’s DVD picks for 12/4/07

Mike — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:00:58 -0000

I hope you like it...hilarious movie. Seth Rogan and the dude from SNL are pretty funny too.

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:36:18 -0000

Lillie, I just dragged their little bookmarklet to my favorites toolbar and it was that easy.

What browser are you using?

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:01:29 -0000

Time to switch to Firefox :)

Re: 21: New movie trailer

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:36:29 -0000

Thanks Kory, I knew you'd step up!

Re: Top Commentors for November

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:37:32 -0000

Cap'n, in the coming days, I'll be adding a plugin that allows you to edit your comments, so that should help you out :)

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:30:35 -0000

I saw it today Scott, nice job! Already subscribed to comments on your latest.

Re: New Trailer: I Am Legend

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:48:01 -0000

I haven't heard super awesome reviews, so I'm a bit worried, but we'll see.

Re: The Dark Knight Teaser Poster Is Here!

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:44:09 -0000

Mike's last blog post..Sir Ben Kingsley added to ?Shutter Island?

Re: The Dark Knight Teaser Poster Is Here!

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:44:48 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Sir Ben Kingsley added to ?Shutter Island?

Re: The Dark Knight Teaser Poster Is Here!

Mike — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:43:23 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Teaser poster for ?The Dark Knight? is awesome

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:29:56 -0000

Todd, thanks for stopping by! What does the Redirection plugin do?

Comment Luv is a wonderful plugin as well, such a benefit to being involved on a blog as a commentor.

Re: Mike’s DVD picks for 12/4/07

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:34:05 -0000

I assume you are back home now Todd? Are you here for good? What branch of the military are you in?

Thanks for what you do over there for us.

Also, I see you got Comment Luv installed, nice job :)

Re: Teaser poster for ‘The Dark Knight’ is awesome

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:01:30 -0000

I do too work...it's just mostly on my blog :)

Re: No Henriksen, but three announced for X-Files 2

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:31:32 -0000

It's the X-Files babe!

Re: No Henriksen, but three announced for X-Files 2

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:42:19 -0000

I work full-time at an electrical engineering company...it's exciting work my friend!

I do HMI design though, graphics and stuff like that, so it can be fun.

Re: No Henriksen, but three announced for X-Files 2

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 12:49:33 -0000

You never knew? We're family :)

I suck at Star Wars trivial pursuit, omg :)

Re: Skeet returns in ‘Jericho’ on February 12th

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:18:29 -0000

Yeah, you are totally right, I forgot he bit it in the season finale. That was a sad scene...but yeah, seven episodes is great.

Glad you like the blog, thanks for stopping by!

Re: “Saw V” To Be Released In 2008, “Saw VI” in 2009

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:22:53 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Jack Bauer goes to jail?like that could hold him

Re: Jack Bauer goes to jail…like that could hold him

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:32:58 -0000

@Jason: I wrote that during my "lunch break" :) Plus I work at home on Tuesdays and Thursdays, so I can take a LONG lunch if I so desire...

@Cap'n: Thanks man, glad your team enjoyed it. Now get to work!

Re: Jack Bauer goes to jail…like that could hold him

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:50:57 -0000

Hahahahahahahah....Gruel!

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:49:51 -0000

Wow Cap'n, that's a load to chew on there :)

1. Blockbuster stocks HD-DVDs, in fact, I just added BSG Season 1 HD-DVD to my queue to test it.

2. I'm pretty sure there is something like 8 of 13 movie studios producing HD-DVDs, not BluRay...but I could be wrong.

Anyways, it's a choice, cost me a bit of money, but there are a ton of people buying up HD-DVD players right now and sales are going nuts on it.

The bottom line is, one of them will win, it's only $200 and I will still be able to watch the movies I buy anytime I want, even if I have to get a BluRay player down the road.

And if I do, I'm sure it will be on the cheap anyways.

Nice input though!

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:09:49 -0000

@ Adrian, thanks man...and I'm probably not going to be the only guinea pig, Scott is probably doing it as well.

I agree with you though, these massive sales going on will only help HD-DVD get the market share. BluRay says they have 2 million players out there, but like 1.7 million of those are PS3, while HD-DVD has something like 750,000 players, some being Xbox players...

So to me, it's kind of even really...I dunno.

And there are some serious titles on HD-DVD, like Transformers, BSG, etc.

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:44:14 -0000

I'll bet Top Gun is nice in HD and surround sound...turn that sound up on the fly-bys...

Re: First Look At M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” Poster

Mike — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 15:22:57 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The State of A Mike Life: October, November stats

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:02:52 -0000

Seriously, most people probably think Blu-Ray is something that might sting you in the ocean.

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 18:56:41 -0000

Adrian, bring your brother into the mix!!!!

@ Cap'n, that author also wrote the same type of column for Blu Ray as well, did you read that?

Secondly, people try to talk about how much Blu Ray holds, but I don't give a crap about all that, I just want to see the movie in HD! What else are they going to stuff on there? Web applications and games?

I just want the movie, some commentaries and a few special features. That's it.

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:17:24 -0000

Well, I am all for one of them winning sometime...yeah, I bought into the HD-DVD side, but if BluRay wins in a year or two, i'll just get a new DVD player.

I've had 3-4 DVD players in the past 4 years, a couple broke on me, etc.

Not too worried about spending money on a BluRay player someday if it happens.

Re: M. Night Shyamalan: “The Happening”

Mike — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:25:02 -0000

I was disappointed in Lady in the Water, but mostly because I was expecting a big twist or something. But it was a decent film.

I really like The Sixth Sense of course, that was the best one to me because of the ending. Never been that shocked in a movie before.

But I also really like Unbreakable...I think many, including myself, tend to forgot that one when they think of M. Night.

Re: M. Night Shyamalan: “The Happening”

Mike — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:58:41 -0000

OMG!

"Lampshade on head....it's hapennninnnnng!"

Hilarious Adrian :)

Re: Preview: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:51:43 -0000

@ Frank - What do you mean exactly? Re-do the Terminator mythology?

@ Colin - I agree about Summer of course, she's going to make a good Terminator, but I'll wait and see how the actress does with Sarah Connor. She looks better than the one they picked for Bionic Woman. The original was Linda Hamilton and she was great :)

Re: Preview: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:20:19 -0000

I can see how it would fit after Terminator 2 easily, unless the show starts off with him not knowing about them...but Terminator 3...I don't remember much about it, but the plot says John is 20 years old, so this TV series must take place between 2 and 3.

Did T3 ever say what happened to his mom? I wonder if they plan to someday have her death take place on the show.

Re: Preview: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:38:23 -0000

@ LaHay - awesome, I heard someone else say the same thing...but I'm going to wait until I see it live :)

@ Frank - okay, interesting. We'll see what happens with it...either way, I don't know if they need to change a lot for it to work. Just depends on how John's plot is layed out. Does he know or not?

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 6

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:51:24 -0000

I guess the hernia didn't affect Ronald carrying those bricks too much huh? :)

Two weeks sucks, and I didn't notice that it was a fast-forward, but that makes sense. I'll bet it's an eating challenge or something that he can't do.

Re: “Jumper” - Trailer and Poster

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:07:58 -0000

Shouldn't have given me access to your admin panel :)

Great minds think alike I guess. This movie looks pretty fun.

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 6

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:39:41 -0000

Sorry Scott, I guess I did miss that somehow :(

Also, your DVR issue was probably a DTV issue, I should have called to tell you guys. I think the description for the show in the guide was from the previous week, so our DVR's weren't set to record it...

Re: Lost: Some tidbits from the producers

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:44:26 -0000

When was the last season you watched? Season 3 is out tomorrow!

Re: Cast Grows For Scorsese’s “Shutter Island”

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:31:19 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? poster released

Re: “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” poster released

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:06:32 -0000

Interesting...you know me, I love a good sci-fi angle on anything :)

Re: Preview: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:08:32 -0000

I don't know if this works or not, but give it a try :)

http://openflv.com/watch?v=Mzg2NjkwMQ===0

Re: Keira Knightley’s “Atonement” Poster and Trailer

Mike — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:46:20 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull? poster released

Re: “Jumper” - Trailer and Poster

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:24:16 -0000

Updated this blog to include a link to the HD trailer on Apple.com

Re: The HD-DVD experiment gets off the ground

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:36:09 -0000

I'm too impatient :)

Besides, as my friend says, once they pick a winner, even if it's BluRay, you will be able to get combo drives for probably $200 or less by that time, so if you do own HD-DVDs, you can still play them and BluRay all in one player.

In the meantime, Serenity looks good!

Re: Journeyman changes his past

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:31:56 -0000

Never seen Life on Mars...is it good?

Did we miss much from season 1?

Re: Journeyman changes his past

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:43:13 -0000

@ Lizzie - it's just because they are playing the final two episodes, that's all. I am not sure if it means anything really about the future.

Interesting point though about Olivia's interest in the old man.

@ Jason - I agree...at least we know Jericho has 7 episodes left to show us...but yeah, it's a good show and the next two will be pretty good I think.

Re: The HD-DVD experiment gets off the ground

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:55:35 -0000

I put in the Bourne Ultimatum in my Blockbuster queue as well, but it said "coming soon"...

Wonder how long it will take.

Dare I say, time to check Netflix? :)

Re: Mike’s DVD picks for 12/11/07

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:27:10 -0000

Yeah, I kind of want to as well.

I just finished Bourne Identity and now I want to see the next one :)

Re: Some HD-DVD news and bargains at Amazon

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:38:52 -0000

Wow, very good question...

Re: Journeyman changes his past

Mike — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:19:10 -0000

I did used to like David E. Kelley though...how do you know it will be poo-poo? :)

The American version of the Office turned out alright :)

Re: Mike’s Top 10 Christmas movies must-list

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:50:35 -0000

Eric, just about to head to bed and saw your comment.

I do agree with you on The Family Stone, although I'm not sure how many top 10 lists it would make. But it was very good, I liked it a lot, but man, it was tough getting past Sarah Jessica Parker's stiff character portrayal.

Re: NBC Cancels “Journeyman” - Sort Of

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:48:15 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Mike?s Top 10 Christmas movies must-list

Re: Mike’s Top 10 Christmas movies must-list

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 10:12:49 -0000

Awww, Scotty, Die Hard is a Christmas movie :)

Anyways, I poured over a lot of top 10, top 25 lists in making mine, just to make sure I didn't miss out on a movie I forgot about, and Die Hard was all over most lists :)

But I agree about The Santa Clause, it was another choice I thought about. I did like the first one. And for some reason, I didn't think Elf was that great to warrant a top 10 list.

Another one, not sure if anyone remembers it, was One Magic Christmas, way back when, like the early 1980's...it had a sad story, but was one I've always rememebred.

@ Steven - Sorry Steven, You can still do your list, I really look forward to seeing what you pick. Glad you liked the Office pick.

"You're the expert, is this enough to get 20 people plastered?"

"15 bottles of Vodka? Yeah, that should do it."

Re: NBC leaves Journeyman lost in time

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:03:34 -0000

@ Capn - I still hold out a slight bit of hope, just as you...

@ Jason - You may be right about SciFi, but it sure would seem like a good show for that network.

Re: Mike’s Top 10 Christmas movies must-list

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:05:03 -0000

Sorry Steven, lol, I know two of you who run movie blogs, and I just had a total brain fart :)

I corrected it...my humble apologies.

Re: NBC Cancels “Journeyman” - Sort Of

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:55:46 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The first X-Files 2 set photos appear on the web

Re: “Awake” Poster and Trailer - Because Every Movie Deserves Its Moment

Mike — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 12:04:20 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The first X-Files 2 set photos appear on the web

Re: Jericho season 2 spoilers leak

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:07:50 -0000

Yeah, it might...also Friday Night Lights is in the same boat, they have like 8 episodes left already made for the new year.

Re: Direct TV adds 23 more HD channels

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:11:04 -0000

Do you not even have the ability to get your local station over an antenna?

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:22:08 -0000

I think it's pretty amazing how much of a wide variety people watch out there, where one guy's list would be totally different from another's.

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:49:33 -0000

Tried to watch that Michael, but it was tough...I hear some people like it, but the first episode's writing and acting felt really bad :)

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 13:26:09 -0000

@ Jason - You mention that some of my shows weren't even on your "check them out" list, but I tend to try and give the new stuff a sweeping over to see what I think. Not everything of course, but a lot of stuff that at least sounds interesting. Helps me be more informative on this stuff :)

Also, Jina is annoyed at me for having FNL so low, and maybe I have it lower than I should, but it just wasn't as good as last year and I probably penalized it too much.

Heck, Heroes didn't even make the list, so FNL should feel lucky!

Re: “Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay” Posters and R-Rated Trailer

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:20:14 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..What did Bill Murray say at the end of ?Lost in Translation??

Re: 2008 Golden Globe Award Nominations List

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:18:08 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..What did Bill Murray say at the end of ?Lost in Translation??

Re: Steve Nash chips his tooth

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:19:25 -0000

Great comparison, he totally sounded like Capote :)

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:31:15 -0000

Jason,

That's a cool story and congratulations on your first child. We've been trying for quite awhile and hasn't happened for us yet, but we're praying it will.

I love that you turned to reading more books, which is something I'd like to do as well.

I feel like with being at the University of Phoenix in getting my degree, and working full time, AND blogging, I lack some time to just sit and read. With everything I do, TV is a nice mindless task to get through the day.

But I do see myself starting to slowly go the route you are...cutting out shows that aren't worth it is a good step.

Re: Jericho season 2 spoilers leak

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:34:56 -0000

Interesting point that Pamela Reed isn't around long...either they just focus on other things, or does she leave town?

Going to be interesting for sure.

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 23:53:29 -0000

Yeah, but Jericho wasn't even on this fall! :)

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:08:26 -0000

By the way, welcome to the site :)

Re: “The Dark Knight” Trailer Leaked Online!

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:47:30 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?Lost? Season 4 preview

Re: The Friday Question: Favorite Christmas movie

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:13:03 -0000

We need to watch White Christmas this year for sure...been awhile since I've seen it through.

Re: See Five Minutes Of “Cloverfield” Online!

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:02:12 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Another ?The Dark Knight? poster, this time of the Joker

Re: The Friday Question: Favorite Christmas movie

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:21:13 -0000

Maybe because...[home school joke here]...or my parents were lame and never saw it :)

Re: “Lost” Season 4 preview

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:22:41 -0000

I think they've completed 8 episodes, and we're going to get those starting in February.

one can only hope that by the time 2-3 have shown, the writers are back and things are being produced again. It's a good amount of time until February still for things to happen.

Re: “Lost” Season 4 preview

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:34:50 -0000

This trailer was on I Am Legend today as well as the Dark Knight one.

10,000 BC was also attached, which looked pretty interesting.

Re: Amazon.com’s Deal Of The Day: Arrested Development - The Complete Series

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:36:07 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Another ?The Dark Knight? poster, this time of the Joker

Re: Adam Sandler’s “You don’t mess with the Zohan” trailer

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:44:23 -0000

The local Harkins here as a teaser poster up for this movie, but you can't find it anywhere online.

Re: “Lost” Season 4 preview

Mike — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 18:59:51 -0000

Haha, yeah...I will miss Charlie for sure, i totally agree with you...one of my favorites.

Re: Lost returns on January 31st

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:17:10 -0000

Yeah, as bad as Poochie and Nicki were, the episode in which their "resolution" was decided was absolutely great.

Re: The Friday Question: Favorite Christmas movie

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:34:38 -0000

Nice picks everyone :)

Re: Adam Sandler’s “You don’t mess with the Zohan” trailer

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:28:15 -0000

Ah, thanks John. IMDB has Apatow and Sandler listed as the two main ones, but I guess there was a "more" link I didn't click on to view.

Re: “Lost” Season 4 preview

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 10:32:43 -0000

I knew that was Charlie in the preview...wow, wonder what that means?

Also, I suggest all of you don't visit that spoilerslost.blogspot.com if you don't want to learn things you'd rather wait to find out.

The 6 might be something you'd rather wait for...

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:34:25 -0000

Yeah, I'll send my Bourne Identity HD-DVD over to kick the crap out of your player :)

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 17:51:35 -0000

Funny thing is, I watched Saw III last night on my new player and it looked pretty dang good even upconverted, so no worries.

Someday this will all end and we can enjoy it all. What will be even funnier is when they both lose because you watch any HD movie over satellite on demand anyways.

Right now, I can download stuff from DTV, like episodes of shows, and movies, in Non-HD anytime I want. Soon when they have HD movies, who knows what is going to happen.

The DVDs are fun with the extras of course, but if all i want to do is watch the movie, then on demand would rock.

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:45:01 -0000

Hey Tania, not sure where I heard about House, it was either from some review I read on EW or somewhere else. They had just said it was a great show, but had lost some steam this season.

Nice to see someone like the At the Movies pick, because your reasons for liking it are the same as mine.

AND finally, your point about the cable shows is totally accurate and tomorrow morning you'll get my Top 10 cable shows for 2007, which hopefully will have some shows you like on it.

Is cable better? In doing my Top 10, I had to think at least 4-5 shows on it could have easily replaced 6-7 shows on my Network list.

Re: The Best Cable Shows of 2007: A Top 10 list

Mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:31:20 -0000

See R.A., there are just so many good shows on cable, it's hard to watch them all :)

My aunt loves Burn Notice, I'd like to see that someday.

Re: American Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2007

Mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:53:21 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Re: Will Smith’s “Hancock” Teaser Trailer Is Online!

Mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:26:31 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Re: “Star Trek XI” Trailer To Debut With “Cloverfield”

Mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:39:28 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Direct TV adds channel 45 (KUTP) to HD lineup

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:02:43 -0000

Bionic Woman is garbage :) It shouldn't come back :)

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:21:23 -0000

Got a post coming soon where we can talk about the episode...that was fun!

Re: Journeyman uncovers major clues

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:12:31 -0000

Interesting theory to be sure. Of course, the one who he was talking to before, was also seemingly on the lecture tour and stuff like that, so I'm not sure.

The way he stared at him though...he must have known him, at least, that picture was taken when he was much younger, so he had to have remembered.

Re: Journeyman uncovers major clues

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:55:43 -0000

Jason, something has to be controlling them if they both meet up at the same time?

I guess if time is involved, people could likely control Olivia in any time period.

Would be pretty cool if we found another traveler here tomorrow that is from even fruther back in time :)

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:57:03 -0000

Eric, I totally agree with you and I think I wrote about that a few weeks ago, but yeah, Sci-Fi would be a great home for it.

It's also related to NBC I think right? I mean, BSG is on Sci-Fi, then also plays on UHD, so that makes sense.

Re: AML DVD Picks for 12/18/07

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:01:31 -0000

Awwwwww, that's sooooooooooo mean :)

Re: New extended season 4 “Lost” preview online

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:45:29 -0000

Adrian, there is a lot of spoiler info out there too, and I'm trying very hard to stay away. The people who get off the island...well, nevermind, I know stuff, but I'll shut it.

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:51:23 -0000

Tim, you can't get that there? I guess Direct TV isn't available in Canada?

Re: Blogroll

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:59:52 -0000

Thanks Adam, always nice to have new people around :)

Re: Can Rice-A-Roni save our beloved Journeyman?

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:00:53 -0000

Good call Adam, you are probably right. Firefly was the same thing...great, GREAT show, but the people just don't come to watch sci-fi as much.

Re: Happy 10th birthday, Titanic!

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:25:22 -0000

Wow, 14 and the Kate Winslet portrait scene much have been thrilling :)

Re: The Best Cable Shows of 2007: A Top 10 list

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:32:18 -0000

Hey Tania, good list!

I really am going to have to check out Dexter, Burn Notice and The Wire someday. The Sopranos is already on my list as well.

That's a lot of TV to watch, but probably with the strike, we'll all have plenty of time!

Re: Peter Jackson to produce The Hobbit

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:42:09 -0000

Not fans of the "genre", fans of Tolkien...

Anyways, I hope you had a few cups :)

Maybe bring a few more cups of coffee to my LotR marathon this Christmas break :)

Re: New extended season 4 “Lost” preview online

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:43:07 -0000

Damn Blu-Ray!

Dude, you are so lucky seeing the end of season 2 again, and just wait for season 3!

Re: 10 Random Images That Made Me Laugh - 12/19/07

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:07:16 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Direct TV adds channel 45 (KUTP) to HD lineup

Re: Peter Jackson to produce The Hobbit

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:44:48 -0000

Hey Shawn, I'd love for your "last blog post" to actually change someday :)

Re: Peter Jackson to produce The Hobbit

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:31:27 -0000

Shawn, I've been talking to Jina about tamales...

Re: My HDTV is already an antique

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:43:17 -0000

Re: The Best Cable Shows of 2007: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:48:24 -0000

good post Jennifer, we're helping out!

SaveJourneyman.net is a great place to start.

Re: Journeyman opening credits

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 01:49:22 -0000

Lizzie, I'm looking into it, I know a guy at an NBC affiliate, I will post if I hear anything.

Also, get a DVR so you can rewind that stuff!! :)

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:50:37 -0000

Wow, you did call it...nice job. Don't pull a muscle patting yourself on the back :)

Kidding, yeah, good call...I kind of like the idea that perhaps they work together on some other level, subconsciously, to make things better.

Because sometimes, they basically leave when they want to leave it seems.

Re: David Airey Gets Hacked and Hijacked

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:51:14 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Scrubs? janitor to get a real name

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:30:29 -0000

@ Cap'n - I dunno if they ever make official press releases about shows being canceled. It's enough it seems for the deadlines to be missed.

@ Spider - I was the same, at the start, I'd tape Journeyman and watch them the next morning and it was great fun. I'm going to miss that.

@ Matt - Pretty amazing how SciFi has missed out on good shows, although I heard Fox wouldn't release Firefly to be picked up by anyone else. It was kind of like "we aren't using it, but no one else can either".

Also, on a frakking side note, I've been calling her Olivia all season and it's Livia.

Did I just miss that? Is Livia the nickname or are my ears going back?

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:32:35 -0000

Mikel, I think the best thing we can do is visit SaveJourneyman.net and savejourneyman.blogspot.com to help send emails, notes and Rice-A-Roni to NBC.

Good analysis though, I like your ideas of Dan's strength coming from getting over his addiction.

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:34:25 -0000

Thanks Jennifer for the links, maybe I'll turn this into a blog post.

Re: AML Top 10 Pop Culture Moments of 2007

Mike — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:02:35 -0000

Gilmore Girls finale was definitely good...

Hmm, didn't Veronica Mars end this year too? Good show, but probably not a Pop Culture "moment"

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:43:16 -0000

LMAO! Hoedown with Hobos sounds like a great replacement!

:)

Re: AML Top 10 Pop Culture Moments of 2007

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:46:06 -0000

Donald, I can almost agree with you there...they are pretty interchangeable at 1 and 2.

Re: David Airey Gets Hacked and Hijacked

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:51:41 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Friday Question: Christmas Traditions

Re: Studios Pick Movies For Super Bowl Ad Spots

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:18:40 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Other shows, Office style

Re: Blockbuster Continues Pissing Off Customers

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:45:02 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Other shows, Office style

Re: The Friday Question: Christmas Traditions

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:53:09 -0000

@ Jason, wow man, that's a lot of traveling, but it sounds fun with such a huge family around!

@ Matt, that's awesome...Tombstone pizza :) Lasagna is great though. I am going to find it tough someday when I have kids to try and keep up the whole Santa thing.

@ Donald, sounds nice, and this year, the Suns play the Lakers, so that's a bonus!

Re: Steven Colbert, Jon Stewart back in action January 7th

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:53:43 -0000

Not as bad as if I did!

Re: Blockbuster Continues Pissing Off Customers

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:24:16 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Steven Colbert, Jon Stewart back in action January 7th

Re: The Friday Question: Christmas Traditions

Mike — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:08:43 -0000

Cool Cap'n, let's watch it together on Christmas Eve, okay?

Re: Scott B. Smith’s “The Ruins” trailer

Mike — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:00:21 -0000

Sweeney Todd review coming soon....

Re: Judd Apatow’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” trailer

Mike — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 20:41:07 -0000

Probably a good TV series to watch over Christmas break!

Re: ‘Life’ hits its stride in fall finale

Mike — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:36:14 -0000

Thanks Monic, and appreciate you stopping by.

I agree, I can't wait to see what happens next to Crews after the stuff he discovered in the fall finale.

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:42:05 -0000

Eric, that would be interesting, I don't know for sure why Dan hasn't looked her up.

I guess maybe she would be just too old at that time, or else...I dunno.

I somehow think she doesn't make it that long, as all the travelers are dying off the Tacheon Man said.

Re: Book Review: “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

Mike — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:10:34 -0000

Yeah, I am hoping to see that movie soon, not sure if it's still in theaters or not, might have to wait for the DVD.

Glad you liked it Kory, it was definitely a great little book.

Re: Ranking the fall TV season: A Top 10 list

Mike — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 09:39:47 -0000

Thanks for stopping by Paul...I agree with you, would have been a nice Christmas gift!

Re: Watch Battlestar Galactica on Universal HD in January

Mike — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:44:14 -0000

I wanted to get that, but I also was hoping to see it come out on HD-DVD first. But I don't even know if it ever will.

Re: Movie Review: “Charlie Wilson’s War” (2007)

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:58:22 -0000

Honestly, I didn't like how Dan Brown portrayed the book as being true, when it was completely made up, so I didn't feel like supporting the movie version. Besides, I heard it was pretty bad and I find it hard to spend money on worthless movies :)

Now, if someone were to pay me to review EVERY movie, then I'd probably see those :)

Re: Patriots versus Giants to be broadcast on three networks

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 00:59:13 -0000

I'm not sure we'll get different announcers for each, I think we're likely to see the NFL Network's people.

Re: AML DVD Picks for 12/25/07

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:22:12 -0000

Ape,

Nice list man...I hit up Best Buy today as well, and along with an XM radio install, I also got on HD-DVD:

Children of Men
Bourne Supremacy
Knocked Up

Also got Once, but on regular DVD.

I'm not as much into the DVD library as you are, considering we just sold about 20 DVDs, but that DVDSpot is interesting. I may have to check that out.

I got Bourne Ultimatum for Christmas on HD-DVD, so I'm off to watch Supremacy!

Re: Movie Review: “Charlie Wilson’s War” (2007)

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:23:35 -0000

The story is fun, but the middle gets bogged down with a few chapters of the explanation of it all, which is where I had issues with it.

There is no lying that the story itself was a good little plot, but the idea behind the way Brown made it appear factual is what bothered me afterwards.

People read it and believed it.

Re: AML DVD Picks for 12/25/07

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:21:41 -0000

I had a hard time choosing between the two, but there were two things I liked about XM:

The players seemed better for under $100, and they seem to have a better music package.

I know that Sirius has Stern (who I don't care for anymore) and the NBA/NFL package, but I really never seem to be in a car where I am looking to listen to an NBA game, and I have NFL ticket for Sundays and we never leave the house :)

Re: Movie Review: “Charlie Wilson’s War” (2007)

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:01:33 -0000

I wont watch it and I wont let that stuff go :)

Also, the 25% on Rotten Tomatoes kind of makes me think it's not worth seeing :)

Re: AML DVD Picks for 12/25/07

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:28:27 -0000

I wouldn't ever listen to either of them so who cares :)

Re: AML Movie Review: “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:37:43 -0000

Right back at you, and I agree...musical horror isn't my cup of tea :)

Happy Holidays to you, hope you are feeling better!

Re: “Crash the Super Bowl” music contest ends soon

Mike — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:07:59 -0000

Yeah, the first one is just a goof anyways, not a real song...probably should have made that a bit more clear :)

But I agree with your analysis of them...kind of the same feeling I have.

Re: Catch up with Lost’s three seasons in 8:15

Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:54:23 -0000

I dunno, but it's amazing that someone else could write funny stuff and not be a WGA guild member :)

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:38:14 -0000

You mean like Favre? :)

I love him :)

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:27:19 -0000

How does being in commercials relate to "I'm the best?" Maybe being a great actor I can see, but I don't think it means he thinks he's all that. I mean, Tiger Woods is all over the place, and he's the best, but it doesn't mean that's what he's saying.

And people hate the Patriots because they are smug, they've run up the score on tons of teams when they could have just sat back. Going for it on 4th and 3 when you are up 45 points?

And as far as the cheating thing, maybe teams cheat, but they were caught and that counts for something. Drug testing is an entirely different thing. If they don't test for HGH, and people use it, it's not really against the rules, this not cheating :)

Anyways, regardless, I just don't like them, never have. Probably has more to do with their head coach than anything else.

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 13:07:32 -0000

That was more like a $1.25 Steven, and I agree with every word :)

Re: Um, Dude, Where You Been?

Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:49:49 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..AML Movie Review: ?Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story?

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:16:16 -0000

Wow, what a shock that we disagree on this too. First Blu-Ray, then Sirius...now the Pats.

At least we'll always have Lord of the Rings and tamales!

Re: ESPNews HD launches March 30th with new graphics

Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:18:07 -0000

I'm not sure really, most of this stuff is pretty new, so I'm not sure it's happened yet.

Actually, CNNHD did go live but it took a few weeks before DTV picked it up, but it was also during the stretch where they were actually trying to get their new Mpeg4 stuff working, so who knows.

We'll definitely find out in March.

Re: Catch up with Lost’s three seasons in 8:15

Mike — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:20:29 -0000

This probably wasn't any real writing, but someone must have gotten paid to do it...probably some video producer just ad-libbed all this stuff.

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:53:10 -0000

That was a fantastic game, almost makes whatever happens today kind of boring :)

Good job by the Giants coming out with guns blazing and giving us football fans a great game. They could have saved themselves for the playoffs, but they knew what this meant.

The Patriots still have to win the Super Bowl for their undefeated season to match the '72 Dolphins, but going 16-0 is pretty amazing.

Re: What did Bill Murray say at the end of “Lost in Translation”?

Mike — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:27:34 -0000

Good comment Xtie...there is a lot to be taken from that scene and what might be going on inside of them.

Thanks for stopping by!

Re: Top Commentors for December

Mike — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 13:54:49 -0000

You guys know I'm kidding of course, besides, if you can't do it, the Cap'n can...you know that much as least :)

Happy New Year to you too Jason, and get back to blogging my friend!

Re: Sunday Bites for December 30th

Mike — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:45:57 -0000

I started using GoodReads.com awhile ago, but never went back to it...probably lack of time.

I may give Shelfari.com a try if you go over there Shawn.

Re: Sunday Bites for December 30th

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:01:25 -0000

Thanks Atlanta! I'll add you to my friends list as well...it's a great way to keep up on others submissions so you can zoom them up as well.

Glad you like my writing, and hope you stay warm up there in NJ :)

I visited Cape Cod in winter once and it was awesome...I loved it.

Re: Sunday Bites for December 30th

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:14:32 -0000

Hey Atl, what's your username on there?

Re: Battlestar Galactica Season 1 on UHD January 5th

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:52:21 -0000

Shawn, you need to call them up and spring for the HD + package or something...all the HD channels without a corresponding SD channel are extra now, except HDNet.

They should give you 3 months free though, which they did for me.

Call 'em up!

Re: Battlestar Galactica Season 1 on UHD January 5th

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:56:08 -0000

Also Shawn, go rent the mini-series...or let me see if I have it at home, I think I lost season 1 somewhere along the way.

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:58:21 -0000

I'm dying to watch Lost, even if there are only 8...just to have SOMETHING is fine with me.

Also Jina, checked 30 Rock too, but nothing...even though I heard there was still one episode left to show.

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:33:21 -0000

Davina, you totally posted stuff that I was going to blog about later today! :)

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:12:23 -0000

Or:

Mike has to work, can't post cool blog - 1
Mike screws work and posts all he wants - 0

Re: The Conan O’Brien beard is a hot topic

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:04:59 -0000

Nice Bill, I hadn't gotten a chance to watch him yet, had no idea!

Very cool, I'm going to edit this blog.

Re: Mike Huckabee crosses picket lines for Jay Leno

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:09:39 -0000

It's not crossing the lines on Letterman, they have an agreement with the WGA.

Re: Get ready for Lost with new viral site

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:26:47 -0000

Jason, I agree...I tried to do the game last night and ended up getting a headache from it. I'll just wait until the 31st.

Ape...I'm going to really hate not getting Blu-Ray, and right now I'm almost to the point I wish they'd just win already so I can see the combo players come down in price :(

Re: The Conan O’Brien beard is a hot topic

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:38:06 -0000

AMNY, I went to vote and I was the only one who did so far! :)

Re: Get ready for Lost with new viral site

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:25:03 -0000

Yeah, it's weird how I feel all persecuted on my side cause I can't watch Lost, but then you want to watch the Bourne series and feel my same pain.

It's like this coming Tuesday, "Sunshine" hits DVD and Blu-Ray, and I really enjoyed it, but dang it, BLU-RAY!!!

Even if they don't re-release them, I now have like 10 HD-DVD titles, so I'll have to get a combo drive.

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:46:03 -0000

Heh...it's postponed until the strike is over.

Re: Get ready for Lost with new viral site

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:50:12 -0000

No worries Frank, I plan on big time Lost recaps...

Capn...those who watch The View cannot give crap about The Queen.

Re: David Letterman’s first guest in 2008: Robin Williams

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:54:56 -0000

I don't know he does it...he has way too much energy.

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:55:59 -0000

At least your vacation is over finally Jason, glad to see you posted something!

Re: Get ready for Lost with new viral site

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:23:09 -0000

I got stuck on that game when I was supposed to go to ABC.com and solve a puzzle...I had no clue where it was.

Yeah, Sunshine was decent...nothing amazing, but a really good, 2001-ish sci-fi film...

Re: New Indiana Jones 4 Photos and Interviews

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:28:11 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Help the WGA writers by purchasing cool stuff on auction

Re: Tyler Perry’s “Why Did I Get Cast In J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Movie?”

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:32:56 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Help the WGA writers by purchasing cool stuff on auction

Re: Help the WGA writers by purchasing cool stuff on auction

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:13:48 -0000

So say we all!

Re: 2008 Television Premiere Dates

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:15:14 -0000

Speaking of comments, the record for comments in a month is 41, set by the Cap'n and tied by Scott...

It's January 3rd and Trousered Ape has 23 posts.

I'm not going to jinx him or anything, but he's on his way...

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 8

Mike — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:59:29 -0000

Yup, you are doing good Tracy! Start thinking of topics I can write on for you :) The winner gets to pick, at least, I think that's what the prize was :)

I think TK and Rachel know what they're doing...

Re: Help the WGA writers by purchasing cool stuff on auction

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:11:18 -0000

Cap'n, I'm waiting for the HD-DVD version of it....

BTW, I wish I could get paid for every comment you guys leave :)

Re: Help the WGA writers by purchasing cool stuff on auction

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:14:31 -0000

Thinking outside the box can sometimes leave you with zero comments :)

Re: Britney Spears Taken In Ambulance After Standoff Involving Children

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:12:02 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?The Dark Knight? trailer, the Adam West re-mix

Re: The Friday Question - Lost characters

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:15:04 -0000

Hurley's best line ever: "You've got some Arnst on you."

Re: First Look At Pics From “The Time Traveler’s Wife”

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:20:40 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?The Dark Knight? trailer, the Adam West re-mix

Re: “Juno” Begins To Outshine “Little Miss Sunshine”

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:22:03 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?The Dark Knight? trailer, the Adam West re-mix

Re: The Friday Question - Lost characters

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:50:44 -0000

You obviously read the negatives about the show only...there are answers and AWESOME climaxes and the breaks were at an end before the strike.

If you rent them on DVD, I guarantee you'll be hooked from the git-GO

Re: “Juno” Begins To Outshine “Little Miss Sunshine”

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:10:29 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Golden Globes to go on without actors or writing

Re: Jack Bauer going to jail has benefits…for me

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:16:41 -0000

Dang it, i forgot to include the main image for this, the frontpage photo...argh.

Will have to fix it later.

Re: The Friday Question - Lost characters

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:18:55 -0000

Cap'n...if I had to choose between the two, it would be Lost. I have to know how it ends and it's that good.

Seriously, of all the top dramas I watch, Lost and BSG would be ranked 1 and 2.

Jina, love the Eko pick.

And Lock is great Frank.

Also Ape...Ben was my next choice...he was one of the best additions to the show they ever did...maybe better than Desmond.

Re: The Friday Question - Lost characters

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:37:01 -0000

Paulo, fdl!

Re: The HD-DVD experiment gets off the ground

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:45:38 -0000

Yeah, thanks Shawn...I actually have a post started for that already...have to finish it :(

The really sad part will be that both will lose when all movies are streamed in a few years...

Re: Last ditch efforts to save Journeyman

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:50:12 -0000

Just an FYI to my readers, that was another Mike posting the comment...

But I pretty much agree with him :)

Re: The HD-DVD experiment gets off the ground

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:59:39 -0000

Well, you'll be able to download HD movies for sure...

anyways, I have a post about that coming soon too :)

Re: Last ditch efforts to save Journeyman

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:01:11 -0000

Funny guy...

3 more comments to tie the record...in under a week!

Re: Jack Bauer going to jail has benefits…for me

Mike — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:31:28 -0000

Very much so!

BTW, I added the close-up of Jack's face :)

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:48:18 -0000

You should write greeting cards...

"Red could make you Blu..."

"Blu-raycism..."

Re: Netflix to stream movies right to your television

Mike — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 10:55:45 -0000

Yeah, all good points. The bandwidth issue in indeed an issue. I think if this was Japan or one of those Asian countries out there, things would be different. Don't they supposedly have like WAY faster internet than we do here?

Anyways, the set-top box doesn't mean that it can't stream, it just means you use the Laptop to set up your queue to start downloading the movies (I guess) and then you can probably watch them while they are downloading.

My DTV On Demand is like that now...I find a show, choose to download it and it starts being sent to my DVR. I can immediately start watching too.

Of course, if I do it TOO quickly, I could end up catching up with the download.

It's all interesting to me, but I do agree people like to have their movies in hand, especially with the extras.

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:00:16 -0000

A few words come to mind...like buttmunch, asshat...

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 14:45:24 -0000

Yeah, but you did it because you couldn't get the sound to work :)

We'll see...I still have HD-DVDs to watch and there are more out there...I'll just wait until the combo drives come down in price.

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 15:45:42 -0000

That's for sure Scott :)

Re: Sunday Bites for January 6th

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:41:06 -0000

hahahahah, nice :)

Re: Netflix to stream movies right to your television

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:43:00 -0000

They definitely need to get some high definition digital projectors in there so that we can watch the movies in amazing quality on a larger screen than we can even get at home.

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Episode 101, “33″

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:51:20 -0000

Yeah, I agree Cap'n...once a week like this will take all year.

But I also hear Season 3 is replaying on Sci-Fi, so you might check their listings.

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Episode 101, “33″

Mike — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:27:51 -0000

I'm sure it's on again this week.

Re: Andy Bernard, Michael Scott quote highlight

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:10:27 -0000

I think they'll just return next fall, but I could be wrong...but that's what I feel I've heard.

Re: Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel to appear on each other’s shows

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:32:45 -0000

Letterman had on good guests, but they were just doing the little "staff" interviews for fun.

I mean, one of his staffers was getting wisdom teeth out, and the doctors messed up, dropped it into her mouth and she swallowed it and then brought the x-ray of it in her lungs to the Late Show!

That's entertainment!

Re: The Amazing Race recap: Leg 9

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:50:07 -0000

An electric car too!

I wonder why they didn't have like a little promo of the cars...it was like "you each won an electric car" and they're like...cool!

But what do they look like??? Come on Phil, show us!

Re: Andy Bernard, Michael Scott quote highlight

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:46:22 -0000

They may WANT to do it, but how can they? I dunno...I can see your side, but I just don't see them doing it without bringing fire down upon themselves.

Re: AML DVD Review: “The Kingdom”

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:03:08 -0000

Ugh, thanks...my spellchecker went to bed early last night :)

Re: Microsoft and NBC Team On Olympics - To Offer Games On Demand

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:13:19 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Golden Globes to go on without actors or writing

Re: CBS Announces The New “Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites” Cast

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:29:27 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Golden Globes to go on without actors or writing

Re: CBS Announces The New “Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites” Cast

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 15:39:15 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Jericho season 2 premiere photos

Re: AML DVD Review: “The Kingdom”

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:54:01 -0000

I think I'm going to take Jason's earlier advice and delete ALL your comments.

Re: Christian Bale to play John Connor in new Terminator film

Mike — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:45:37 -0000

Have you seen Rescue Dawn yet?

A must-rent for Bale fans.

Re: NBC cancels the Golden Globes

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:45:13 -0000

I really am on the side of the writers, but I also think it's ridiculous that no one is sitting down busting out the details to get the strike over.

I mean, don't you think BOTH SIDES would be all about sitting down and hashing this out?

And if it lasts much longer, the government or someone should interfere because if this continues, people are just going to lose more and more jobs...

Re: Blockbuster Online pretty much offline all day

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:16:03 -0000

Love the sarcasm Jason :)

They do take a long time to turn it around sometimes.

The in-store rentals are nice though.

I've been thinking about Hollywood Video a lot....they have cheaper prices and unlimited exchanges in the store, you can just only have out like 2-3 at a time.

Re: Blockbuster Online pretty much offline all day

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:47:41 -0000

No video by mail, but they have a store by my house...and they have a monthly plan like Blockbuster/Netflix...

I was just thinking what it would be like if I just went back to visiting the movie store like I used to, and still have the same plan as Blockbuster.

Bring a movie back, exchange it, watch it, bring it back, etc., all for one price.

Re: Blockbuster Online pretty much offline all day

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:37:11 -0000

Capn, I know, I've been thinking of taking those down actually :)

Re: NBC cancels the Golden Globes

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:47:12 -0000

PB starts up again on Monday Soham, if that helps :)

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:48:23 -0000

I'm pretty sure Capn is right, I heard it today from two other places about Paramount.

Was thinking of posting about it, but I'm so tired of it all :)

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:09:41 -0000

I think everyone was so tired of the stalemate that once Warner caved, then everyone just followed along so that the death could be quick.

And along with the Bourne, would be awesome if Lord of the Rings would get out on Blu-Ray by next Christmas, since I skipped my marathon this year.

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:11:32 -0000

You'd cave too if they offered you $250-500 million dollars!

Re: I take the HD-DVD plunge

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:29:35 -0000

I wish I knew what that meant :)

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Episode 101, “33″

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:02:30 -0000

Jez, can you not just pull up your DVR's guide and scroll through UHD all week to see if it plays again?

It might not, although I know Jericho played again last night and it was on last Friday.

Re: AML Book Review: “Replay”

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:02:10 -0000

@ Donald...I agree, that part was a bit crazy and I wasn't sure what was going to happen there.

@ Jason...Time Traveler's Wife is also interesting so far, hard to piece it together at first because of him being all over the place, seeing himself, etc.

Re: Pre-order Battlestar Galactica Season 3 DVD from Amazon

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:48:58 -0000

Nice one Tyler :)

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:49:57 -0000

Doesn't matter, we'll all be downloading movies in a year anyways!!!

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:35:14 -0000

I think we really need a forum on this blog :)

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:09:18 -0000

haha :)

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:22:58 -0000

The technical term for that is "post-padding" Cap'n....

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:04:16 -0000

Not so witty anymore huh Ape?

Jason, Twitter blog? Never have gotten into Twitter...

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:11:24 -0000

I meant the dog years comment :)

Re: AML Book Review: “Replay”

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:13:10 -0000

Favorite book ever? Really? Interesting...I mean, I really liked it and lent it out to a friend...but I just felt some parts were forced.

But the overall plot, what happens (the Dolphin movie for instance led to the love story part you talk about) at the end...yeah, it was pretty good.

Re: Watch all three Lost seasons in streaming HD

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:37:56 -0000

Wow, that's not great Frank...was it because it just didn't download fast enough to keep up with playing it?

Hey Ape...streaming video is different than downloading it and watching :)

Re: We’re Back Baby!

Mike — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:48:45 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Another long Battlestar Galactica Season 4 preview, with spoilers

Re: Watch all three Lost seasons in streaming HD

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:28:53 -0000

I probably couldn't watch them on the computer anyways, I'd rather just rent them even in SD and watch episodes on the big screen.

I think I'd have a hard time focusing that much on one thing on the computer for that long :)

Re: What did Bill Murray say at the end of “Lost in Translation”?

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:34:44 -0000

I feel the same way Kae...good analysis of what they felt, I kind of think you got it right.

Now I'm wanting to watch it again :)

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:35:59 -0000

Dang it, I knew that...I was just filling some spots and for some reason went with that.

I think her name being Mary threw me off :(

Thanks Jason.

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:47:33 -0000

Yeah, but like the article said, Warner denied the rumor that they'd switch and then a month later, they did it.

You never know.

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:57:31 -0000

Cap'n, that movie IS manly, but the point is....do you consider crying manly? :)

Steven, I may have to watch that movie again, because I don't remember much about it really. It had a ton of great actors in it though.

Re: Warner chooses Blu-Ray, Toshiba is shocked, Mike is getting upset

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:39:50 -0000

I kind of just want it to end now :)

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:04:03 -0000

Scott, hence the tear flow factor...only a 2.5 on Shawshank, but a 5 on Private Ryan :)

Re: Day Break coming to DVD March 11th

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:06:45 -0000

Well, BSG Season 3 is around $59 SRP for 24 episodes, so this is comparable I think. The SRP for this is only $39.

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:24:04 -0000

Nicky, nice call in The Pianist, that is such an underrated movie.

Re: Day Break coming to DVD March 11th

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:51:41 -0000

Man, first Mary Tyler Moore, and now this...I really need a secretary to proofread this stuff.

Re: Wednesday fun! Let’s bash the People’s Choice Award winners!

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:50:45 -0000

I actually voted twice for Journeyman, that was more than enough for me :)

I never said Two and a Half Men was bad, but just that The Office and 30 Rock should be included.

Hey, glad your shows won!

Re: Wednesday fun! Let’s bash the People’s Choice Award winners!

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:51:30 -0000

Billie...if you want quality, watch BSG...or Journeyman, or Lost...

But there is also a lot of junk out there.

Re: Wednesday fun! Let’s bash the People’s Choice Award winners!

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:11:04 -0000

lol :)

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:45:16 -0000

Sleepless in Seattle...I think that's a Tear Flow Factor of maybe 1.

Return to Me, a good one I missed...that was some serious flowage going on.

Never seen the Piano Ape, might need to.

Re: Wednesday fun! Let’s bash the People’s Choice Award winners!

Mike — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:46:17 -0000

You couldn't have watched them, not on TV, just like everything else.

Re: Wednesday fun! Let’s bash the People’s Choice Award winners!

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:02:02 -0000

Maybe I should have stuck it out, because the pilot was awful.

But still, i don't see how it's the favorite show of the people.

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:03:28 -0000

That's cool Michael....I've been known to tear up at cool things, not just sad scenes in movies.

Re: Holy Frak! Battlestar Galactica Season 4 spoilers and photo!

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:17:58 -0000

I agree Amanuel...I'd like Starbuck to be more like an angel or one of the children of light I think? I never watched the old series, but I thought there was something like that.

When they reach earth...who knows what it will be like...I think whatever time period they pick will work out fine.

Re: Judd Apatow’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” trailer

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:18:42 -0000

Might need to grab it over the summer, or even this spring.

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:19:41 -0000

LOL :)

I only saw Dark City once, so maybe I need to go back and see the similarities between the two.

Re: Top 21 less than manly movie moments

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:20:43 -0000

Awesome, Ape :)

I still love League of their Own, although Tom Hanks makes it great.

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:26:43 -0000

I kind of see that Scott, but sci-fi/supernatural stuff kind of melds into one thing I think. It's not sci-fi, but it's also "in the future" and therefor an an air of that around it.

Plus, I mean, it was like a zombie movie after awhile, which I guess might be more horror than anything, but still.

Good points all around you guys, there are some great stories out there that could be told.

Re: 30 Rock returns tonight

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:27:33 -0000

Where did you meet him? An Amber alert?

Re: A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:28:48 -0000

Damn dude, 88 comments? It's not even the 15th yet. You really want to hold onto this record don't you?

And who said 5k by the end of the week? Maybe the end of the month instead?

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:55:22 -0000

Matt Damon does make good choices and has been in some awesome, unique films.

I think most good ideas for movies tend to come from books and stories, so I agree with Jason, people in Hollywood need to read a bit more.

Re: A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:56:33 -0000

Nice one Ape, lol :)

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:58:35 -0000

I don't think we're missing the point Michael, I think we're just saying that it sucks.

Oooh, we can make a totally unoriginal sequel of a movie where the ending kind of doesn't leave it open to a sequel, just because we can make more money.

It's just sad.

Re: Amy Ryan & Greg Kinnear Join Matt Damon In Greengrass War Thriller

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:13:24 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Re: Between Two Ferns Interview With Zach Galifanakis and Michael Cera

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:17:14 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Re: “Solomon Kane” Cast News and Teaser Poster

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:18:29 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:50:16 -0000

Wow Frank, that sounds pretty sweet.

Re: A Mike Life hits 2000 comments and 4000 spamments

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:13:47 -0000

Frank, what is the address for that blog? www.vb.net? I went there, but it's in another language, with an English link...I didn't see a blog right off.

Re: I Am Legend 2? Really? Anyone have an original idea anymore?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:48:54 -0000

I think I'd be alright...although I'd have nothing to write about anymore :)

Re: David Letterman shaves off his beard

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:50:17 -0000

It started as a rubber band one until the 6 months passed that it took me to grow the real one :)

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:11:48 -0000

Hmmm...I don't think so. I mean, it got a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, most people liked it.

And seriously, saying it was horribly made when they only had $7,000??

I can see if it had a $5 million budget and this is what it came up with.

But for $7,000, I thought it was amazing.

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:13:47 -0000

Also, the first 15 minutes set up the story, but once it gets going, it's great.

I think people who didn't want to take the challenge of trying to figure this movie out likely didn't appreciate it for what it was.

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:27:33 -0000

Michael, I'm really surprised how harsh you are on it, considering what you said about doing your own film of a low-budget quality.

Again...$7,000....that's not low budget, that's NO budget.

It's got a 6.8 rating on IMDB, a 72% on Rotten...I mean, if it was as bad as you said, it wouldn't be so highly regarded.

As far as your mention of the technical problems. The whole point of the movie was THE STORY, I mean, what can you do with $7k to make it perfect? They filmed 80 minutes and used 78 of them. They had no budget to reshoot or to waste film on retakes.

I'd rather have a good story, and a not so great film, then a big budget production with a crappy plot (Pirates 3, Spiderman 3)

Again, I'm really shocked at your hatred for this thing...I've known you awhile and I would have expected going through what you have on your own film would have made you appreciate others who try to do the same thing.

Re: What did Bill Murray say at the end of “Lost in Translation”?

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:30:02 -0000

Interesting...it's really too hard to hear to figure out if he said that or not.

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:48:49 -0000

Anyways Michael, you obviously didn't like the film :)

I hope some others though will check it out, see if they agree with Michael.

Re: Writers Guild Awards Screen Nominations For 2008 Announced

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:42:07 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..AML Random Movie Pick: ?Primer?

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:37:44 -0000

Ape, don't put thoughts in their heads.

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:14:37 -0000

End of the Writer's Strike, nice one.

Yeah Ape, American Idol is going to be fun, can't wait...and The Dark Knight Steven...yeah, pretty awesome I think.

Re: Will Scrubs never have a proper finale?

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:47:19 -0000

I've enjoyed Monk when I've seen it, but that hasn't been too often.

Psych is pretty good i hear.

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:01:05 -0000

Sesame Street???

Re: New “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” Poster

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:13:08 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The big AML free movie poster contest!

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:27:56 -0000

Yeah, I saw his blog too and that was the other big movie I left off my examples list...

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:28:43 -0000

Yeah, Steve Carell is the perfect casting choice for that

Re: George Clooney, Tom Hanks and others trying to end the Writer’s Strike

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:17:23 -0000

Someone is saying no, or else why would this not be ended? All parties are just sitting around, loving to lose money?

I think Nikki Finke is pretty "in the know" when it comes to her blog, and at least for her, that's what she says about it.

I don't get your Warner Bros. question. Why would they get blasted? Maybe because they are laying people off instead of sitting down and hashing out a deal with the writers? I dunno...

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:26:27 -0000

That's alright, it was more of the writing and story that stuck me, not the directing and sound.

Re: George Clooney, Tom Hanks and others trying to end the Writer’s Strike

Mike — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:27:33 -0000

Look Michael, I know you are pretty biased, and unless you sat in on those meetings, you probably know as much as I do.

I read the news, I read blogs, etc, so please don't tell me I'm coming from somewhere without "substantial" information.

Nikki Finke has inside sources, some of which were in THAT particular meeting you say, and nothing like that happened. Here is a quote from what SHE says happened:

"4th UPDATE (more new information throughout): Let me recap what happened tonight, first and foremost. The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers today at 2:35 PM put a so-called revised proposal, including a list of demands, on the bargaining table to flesh out its New Economic Partnership for the Writers Guild Of America."

She basically states the exact opposite of what you do:

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/talks-day...

I've read enough and seen enough to believe that yes, both sides should be working harder, but I still think the studios are the ones in control and if they WANTED to end this, they'd get the WGA to sit down and hammer it out.

You are the one who brought up laying off 1,000 people, yet you still haven't told me who is to blame for that? Is the AMTPT not negotiating on purpose, or are they waiting in a room somewhere for the WGA to show up and work on a deal?

Re: Battlestar Galactica Razor: Review and thoughts

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:40:26 -0000

Nice idea Glenn...maybe they are keeping that all quiet.

Re: Elijah Wood breaks some amazing ‘Hobbit’ news

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 00:43:35 -0000

Really? I'm pumped...

Re: Elijah Wood breaks some amazing ‘Hobbit’ news

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:11:45 -0000

Wow, I had no idea...even the Movie Blog guys didn't.

Re: The Friday Question - Patriots

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:20:43 -0000

Packers, Colts, Jags and Cowboys...

then Packers, Colts baby!

Re: Elijah Wood breaks some amazing ‘Hobbit’ news

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:22:05 -0000

If you can't get up Cap'n, I CAN CARRY YOU!

Re: Elijah Wood breaks some amazing ‘Hobbit’ news

Mike — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:30:07 -0000

Ape, you'd better stop those rumors, because for me...it's SOMETHING WORTH FIGHTING FOR...

Re: The Friday Question - Stuff coming up in 2008

Mike — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:50:43 -0000

Wow, that's a lot of stuff...Doctor Who huh? Interesting...

Wall-E looks kind of cool too.

Re: Monday morning quarterback

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:43:00 -0000

Yeah, sadly I'm now a Chargers fan and I'd rather not. Although I though Rivers was kind of funny yelling back to the crowd, you are probably right...should have kept his mouth shut.

Re: Dexter to premiere on CBS on February 17th

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:41:51 -0000

Good point Adam.

Re: Monday morning quarterback

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:44:28 -0000

So sad Nicky...so much hatred for one of the best QBs in the game ever :)

Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles recap: Pilot

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:53:20 -0000

I agree Kat, although I think it's a plot device so that the FBI detective will start believing Sarah Connor and end up helping her somehow.

Re: Running: Final Chapter

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:54:56 -0000

Thanks babe :)

Re: AML Movie Review: “Atonement”

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:57:08 -0000

Yeah, I agree Michael...pretty amazin.

Re: Dexter to premiere on CBS on February 17th

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:41:21 -0000

Are you saying I should START with the second season, Ape? :)

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 10

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:36:57 -0000

I think they all carry a credit card that they never show us Tyler, that or the cameramen they are with have them.

But yeah, i still think sometimes they make seats limited to cause some drama.

Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles recap: Pilot

Mike — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:55:41 -0000

Kat, that gun ROCKED though, it was so worth putting it together...

But I agree, it was a bit contrived to make the weapon go off and still use the time machine, considering you can't take any of it with you.

Sure leaves some nice evidence for that FBI guy to gather up though from the vault.

Hmmm, wonder if he'll find any of it?

Re: Monday morning quarterback

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:20:11 -0000

Well, yeah, he's good and all...but umm, yeah....welll......okay, you got me :)

I just don't like him...he's a pretty boy out with models all the time, Bret is a family guy with a great big heart and a kind soul.

Let the MAN LOVE CONTINUE!!!!

Re: Jay Leno says Bah! Humbug!

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:39:35 -0000

Totally agree Julia!

Re: Monday morning quarterback

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:40:27 -0000

I love that show

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:37:12 -0000

Ah...well, maybe so, I thought maybe she just detected all that visually, but good point, I totally missed that :)

Re: AMLÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s top DVD releases for 1/15/08

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:38:23 -0000

Don't knock the lingo sweetie pie.

Ya dig?

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:53:38 -0000

Somehow kissing someone and it tasting like chicken doesn't sound all that much better than metallic aftertastes...

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:26:27 -0000

I may be agreeing with you soon Jason...I tend to have a hard time suspending belief...especially when it's just over the top.

Re: Are we becoming an overly mechanized society?

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:40:17 -0000

I think they are replaying Conchords on HBO right now

Re: AMLÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s top DVD releases for 1/15/08

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:51:58 -0000

So lame Cap'n....so lame :)

Re: WGA/AMTPT negotiations update

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:23:39 -0000

Ugh, not good

Re: American Idol returns tonight!

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:48:46 -0000

Scott: Welcome to Hollllllyywoooooooooooooooooooood!

Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles recap: Pilot

Mike — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:49:39 -0000

So shocking that you could subscribe to this blog and miss out on this kind of stuff :)

Hey Vic, get yourself healthy my friend and keep up the good work.

Re: Oprah Continues Quest For World Domination - To Start OWN Television Network

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:01:38 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Are we becoming an overly mechanized society?

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:31:27 -0000

Who knows Bill, maybe something good will happen...I mean, it's a longshot, but you never know :)

Re: American Idol is back, Star Wars fans everywhere cringe

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:28:40 -0000

Sorry...while Simon CAN go over the edge, these people have seen the show and know what they are getting into. I mean, Princess Leia had her GRANDPARENTS there with her...if they all had mental issues, than okay, but they've seen the show, they know what it's about.

And I don't think she was special needs really, just unique in the way she was.

Thanks for stopping by though, hope to see you around :)

Re: Charlize Theron joins Viggo Mortensen on ‘The Road’

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:50:18 -0000

Sooooo happy!

Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles recap: Pilot

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:11:33 -0000

Cap'n, good analysis, I pretty much agree with everything you said, even if I'd rather not admit it.

Cameron would be a better Terminator if she had some cool qualities. Like in T2, the newer Terminator was liquid metal...well, why isn't she? Or do we just not know yet?

I think if she were more bad ass and could kill the other terminators easier, it would seem like she was more of a protector.

Re: The Bank Job trailer and poster

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:15:06 -0000

Of course

Re: American Idol is back, Star Wars fans everywhere cringe

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:17:15 -0000

Agree on everything you said Jason :)

I counted the use of the word "hot" three times in that comment of yours...

She was pretty for sure and her voice was awesome. Anytime someone can sing Amazing Grace like that, you know they're good.

I expect to see her in the Top 12 at this point, but we have a long ways to go.

Re: American Idol is back, Star Wars fans everywhere cringe

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 14:48:54 -0000

Watch!

Re: American Idol is back, Star Wars fans everywhere cringe

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:57:01 -0000

Good point Jason, I can barely watch anything that's not previously recorded on Tivo, or at least 20 minutes behind.

But American Idol has to be seen on DVR, especially these 2-hour couch-fests.

Re: The Bank Job trailer and poster

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:11:49 -0000

Jason, that's all we do my friend...that's what comes from seeming to have the same taste on things :)

We did it as well with The Road and Charlize Theron :)

Re: The Bank Job trailer and poster

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:59:38 -0000

I'm going to pick that as my #1 film from 2007 if you keep it up :)

Re: “Doomsday” Trailer and Photos Are Here

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:21:23 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Bank Job trailer and poster

Re: First Look at Disney’s Controversial Cartoon The Princess and the Frog

Mike — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:23:42 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Bank Job trailer and poster

Re: DirectTV upgrades: 30 Second Skip, Scheduler; And I miss my to-do button

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:23:06 -0000

R.A. - We had TIVO forever and we were pretty bummed to go away from it for sure, and I think Jina still misses it from time to time.

But if you are looking for speed and ease of use, it's really pretty awesome. The menus are much faster and recording things takes maybe half a second? You just find a show, click the record button and basically it's just a "flag" marker to record it and you're done. If you want a season pass, just hit the record button twice, and that's it.

IT doesn't have the cool Tivo style guide that Tivo has, with the channels on the left, and highlight a channel shows that stations shows on the right pane. But it's still okay. And fast. You can jump ahead with the +12 hour button and quickly get to a week down the road.

The DVR is just getting better and better for the most part. It used to not save where you were in a show you were playing back and left, but now it does.

Now, it doesn't have that "dual tuner" ability, but you can get around that by just taping two shows and flipping between each.

It has a 90 minute buffer too, which was a lot nicer than the 30 minute Tivo had.

And the big thing is...if you like HD, then DTV is the best way to go right now. I wouldn't get COX's DVR at all, and their HD channels are still planned for later this year.

Overall, it's a faster unit, maybe not as pretty and without a few features, but it gets the job done and we're pretty happy with it.

Re: DirectTV upgrades: 30 Second Skip, Scheduler; And I miss my to-do button

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:46:57 -0000

I would probably avoid the HR21 maybe since this update is for the HR20, and the HR21 doesn't have an OTA connection.

Re: DirectTV upgrades: 30 Second Skip, Scheduler; And I miss my to-do button

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:07:26 -0000

30 second skip too?

Re: Cloverfield opens Friday, reviews coming in

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:22:36 -0000

I was thinking more like late Friday, 10pm or so, to avoid a bit of the crowd...

Re: Cloverfield opens Friday, reviews coming in

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:15:03 -0000

I could possibly be persuaded to do that, the only downside is Cine Capri could be packed for the late show on Friday.

Re: Holy Frak! Battlestar Galactica Season 4 spoilers and photo!

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:15:41 -0000

hahaahah, nice :)

Re: The ‘Downfall’ of HD-DVD (R-rated)

Mike — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:41:02 -0000

I actually bought HD-DVDs, so it's cost me something :)

Re: DirectTV upgrades: 30 Second Skip, Scheduler; And I miss my to-do button

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:59:09 -0000

I'd like to know what people use Dish, because from what I heard they don't have as much stuff as DTV, no NFL Ticket and their DVR isn't as great...

I hope you do switch Dara, might be a great decision!

Re: The Friday Question - Comedies

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:20:25 -0000

Nice list man...I still haven't seen the Big Lebowski, but it's out on HD-DVD and we've been wanting to.

Re: The Friday Question - Comedies

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:30:31 -0000

Cap'n, Princess Bride is a top one of mine as well.

You guys are naming off a lot of movies I haven't seen...namely these older ones, like Life of Brian, Monty Python...but never Duck Soup, Horse Feathers??

I do love the Anchorman quote Frank :)

Re: A Mike Life needs a new host

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:50:39 -0000

So funny that it just died for like 4 minutes after I posted this blog.

And yet it's back now and actually pretty fast.

Re: Journeyman finale leaves the light on

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:13:51 -0000

Great information Bushi, thanks for chipping in here.

Re: Battlestar Galactica prequel in the works?

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:15:35 -0000

Temple of Doom was a prequel?

Re: A Mike Life needs a new host

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:17:43 -0000

Maybe Uncle Adrian will do it for him :)

Hmm, I'll call you about this, I'm interested...

Re: New Lost Season 4 poster has mysterious reflection

Mike — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:44:06 -0000

Jina, that's the best idea you've had all week :)

We do need to see that finale again. Damn I wish I had blu-ray :(

Re: New Lost Season 4 poster has mysterious reflection

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:10:39 -0000

Thanks Knight, my bad on that :(

Re: The Friday Question - Comedies

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:12:53 -0000

R.A. Porter, love the Harold and Kumar pick, and also Groundhog Day. I love Bill Murray in that.

Re: Rotten Tomatoes reveals new theme, fans rate it ‘rotten’

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:14:05 -0000

Wonder what they are going to do with it.

Re: Life can breathe again, Chuck can still flash on things

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:20:09 -0000

Nothing much yet, just some back and forth. The Director's Guild just struck up a new deal with the AMTPT, so maybe that's some hope for the WGA.

Re: The Conan O’Brien beard is a hot topic

Mike — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:36:12 -0000

Yeah, Dave's looked a bit weird, but all the girls seem to love Conan's :)

Re: AML Movie Review: “Cloverfield”

Mike — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:20:17 -0000

The Star Trek teaser was indeed on this film...you can see it posted on this site.

The movie does have a lot of shaky camera work, but I thought it was pretty cool, although I'd say you should sit back from the screen aways.

The suspense was good, not scary, but just suspenseful and good action.

I'll email you Prem.

Re: New Lost Season 4 poster has mysterious reflection

Mike — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:28:09 -0000

I know man, we've been thinking about trying to borrow season 3 from some friends to watch some episodes, but I don't think we'll be able to.

I actually think I'll wait until I get that Blu-Ray player someday and then watch Lost from the beginning again.

Re: “Doomsday” Trailer and Photos Are Here

Mike — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:30:23 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Bank Job trailer and poster

Re: AML Movie Review: “Cloverfield”

Mike — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:34:45 -0000

I just found it online, it must be a production photo from filming.

Re: AML Movie Review: “Cloverfield”

Mike — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 18:13:37 -0000

Egh, green screen...blue screen...can I lie and say I'm colorblind? :)

Re: New Lost Season 4 poster has mysterious reflection

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:18:53 -0000

Three years ago? This is pretty new, you aren't saying there was this poster that long ago?

Re: AML Movie Review: “Cloverfield”

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:19:20 -0000

2pm, even though it's a holiday, I suspect you'll be okay. I'd still get there 30 minutes early at least though.

Re: AML Movie Review: “Cloverfield”

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:26:36 -0000

Yeah, I am going to post on that voice later today or tomorrow.

Re: Rotten Tomatoes reveals new theme, fans rate it ‘rotten’

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:02:59 -0000

Not to mention slow as heck ;(

Re: Cloverfield opens Friday, reviews coming in

Mike — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:45:25 -0000

Lisa, I'm pretty sure she exploded from the insides...

And the name Cloverfield really doesn't mean much, I don't think we're supposed to know.

The ending it tough for people because usually we like to have things wrapped up for us, but this was something different.

Re: Cloverfield opens Friday, reviews coming in

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:00:43 -0000

I sure did Lisa, you can read my review of it here if you want:

http://www.popcritics.com/2008/01/aml-movie-rev...

Thanks for stopping by!

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:28:56 -0000

Ah, I like that point of view...at least, it makes me less inclined to nitpick over everything and maybe actually enjoy the show :)

Re: Ryan Gosling To Be New Jack Ryan

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:33:25 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Academy Award Nominations for 2007

Re: Academy Award Nominations for 2007

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:54:19 -0000

I've seen some big upsets Michael, so who knows...I think I WANT it to win more than I THINK it will win.

But I'll keep this comment of yours in mind in case it does :)

Re: Heath Ledger found dead

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:58:10 -0000

The only thing I keep getting from this is that money and fame is not the answer...we all want more money, but even when you have that and are the new Joker in one of the biggest movies of the year, your life is still so bad that you can ponder suicide.

I really hope that wasn't what happened...

Re: Academy Award Nominations for 2007

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:01:32 -0000

True Michael, but there are so many people out there that think Juno was the best thing in 2007 and are hoping it wins...so I'll drink the Kool-aid for a bit.

Re: Academy Award Nominations for 2007

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:07:03 -0000

That would be the best if Joel McHale did it :)

Re: Academy Award Nominations for 2007

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 18:10:46 -0000

I know Michael, I'm sure Atonement will win and it will be a tragedy.

Actually, I don't that one will win, it will be There Will Be Blood if anything.

Re: Heath Ledger found dead

Mike — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:46:11 -0000

Thanks Jason for the heads up, I updated my story. That's what I get for listening to the NY Times...

Re: Holy Frak! Battlestar Galactica Season 4 spoilers and photo!

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:48:29 -0000

Interesting theory...where did you hear that one?

Re: AML Random Movie Pick: “Primer”

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:59:06 -0000

Steven, so glad you enjoyed it man! The Memento comparison is good...

Re: Sarah Connor Chronicles: Viral website EniTech Research

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:18:13 -0000

Let us know if you find anything out, I need to go check to see if there is a new video there today.

Re: Cloverfield mystery grows, sequel possible?

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:19:02 -0000

Hmmmm...well damn, there is all kinds of stuff going on then :)

Re: Cloverfield mystery grows, sequel possible?

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:31:48 -0000

Damn Jason, you always get that embedded stuff!

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Episode 103, ‘Bastille Day’

Mike — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:51:46 -0000

Woohoo!

When was the date?

Re: The MOST important Wordpress plugin

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:16:56 -0000

How does it affect GoogleAbility?

Re: Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:30:07 -0000

Yes, actually went to bed early last night :)

I write all this stuff usually the day before in the afternoons before work, or in the evenings...

Except for recaps and such :)

Re: Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:35:08 -0000

Friday nights, who knows WHEN I'll go to bed...but the beauty of Wordpress is scheduling, and lately, all my blogs that come out in the mornings through early afternoon are scheduled the day before.

I've actually been trying to focus on my REAL job a bit, so I had to learn balance :)

Re: “Rambo” Poster and Trailer (And Death Chart!)

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:39:29 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Re: “Indiana Jones” Trailer World Premiere

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:40:34 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Re: New Pictures From “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:41:13 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Re: Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:48:47 -0000

Good question :)

Re: “Rambo” Poster and Trailer (And Death Chart!)

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:36:06 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Yet even more clues to Cloverfield monster

Re: Blogging Zoom hacked

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:53:15 -0000

I know, my articles feel a bit naked without a Zoom right there :(

Re: Blogging Zoom hacked

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:33:10 -0000

I didn't lump them into the hackers, I just said it's not surprising since BZ's success is threatening those kind of sites...

Re: Sci Fi acquires the rights to Jericho cable reruns

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:34:34 -0000

Ah yes Jason, living the dream...

Re: Blogging Zoom hacked

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:49:48 -0000

It's more than likely the fact that Vic is pretty harsh with his writing and his targets are just pissed at him :)

Re: Yet even more clues to Cloverfield monster

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:31:27 -0000

I had it at one point in the movie, but that was it.

Re: ‘Leatherheads’ trailer and teaser posters

Mike — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:33:14 -0000

You guys and your theater grudges, lol.

Go during the day, take off early on a Friday, it's no problem :)

Re: New “Star Trek” Poster Released

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:18:05 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Don?t forget: Michael Clayton hits theaters today

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:25:08 -0000

@ Adrian, I didn't know there was an iTunes Plus format, I guess I haven't been on there much lately.

That's great though, after we buy all this music, they offer upgraded versions :)

It's like Apple wasn't satisfied with always having a new iPod every year, now they have new MUSIC technology every year...

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:53:05 -0000

hi Kory! Nice to see ya stop by :)

Yeah, we buy most of ours on iTunes too, but like Jina said, it's still nice to just hold that CD in your hands, read the lyrics, etc.

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:35:22 -0000

@ Frank: What is this renting thing? I don't use those services, so how exactly do they work?

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:38:06 -0000

@ Scott - I'm on board, but my truck has a 6-disc CD changer in it and I love the better sound that you get from a CD.

I mean, if I turn my iPod on in the truck, I have to crank it really high and the sound just isn't as good as what my CD would do.

Now, that's likely because of the FM transmitter deal, but soon I'll have that AUX jack in there and maybe I'll change my mind.

But regardless, I still love buying the CD and ripping it anyways, just to have.

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:51:22 -0000

That's gotta be it Kory.

I got XM radio for Christmas, so I'm going to be getting this new deck that will have an AUX jack and actually an iPod adapter supposedly.

I guess the deck can also take any disk with copied iTunes songs on them and play it like it was a disk full of normal MP3's...

It's amazing what these things can do now.

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:44:42 -0000

Awww, nice to see you Hay!

Re: ABC to show ‘enhanced’ version of Lost season 3 finale

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:46:17 -0000

Awesome Michael, it must be good to re-watch them all again. How much fun is that?

Re: Mike’s DVD picks for 12/4/07

Mike — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:34:25 -0000

Yeah, I need to watch it again for sure Crazy...

Thanks for stopping by!

Re: George Clooney’s “Michael Clayton” Gets Rereleased (Trailer and Poster)

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:05:54 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..ABC to show ?enhanced? version of Lost season 3 finale

Re: Technorati Is Ridiculous

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:08:54 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..ABC to show ?enhanced? version of Lost season 3 finale

Re: Pen-Top Utensils - First The Moon, Now This

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:10:31 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..ABC to show ?enhanced? version of Lost season 3 finale

Re: 200th BloggingZoom Article Posted

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:49:02 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..ABC to show ?enhanced? version of Lost season 3 finale

Re: ABC to show ‘enhanced’ version of Lost season 3 finale

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:41:57 -0000

Once I get my blu-ray player (someday) I'll probably get these DVDs and rewatch them all...

Man, only 5 days away!

Re: New Lost Season 4 poster has mysterious reflection

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 21:45:01 -0000

I still think that symbol is a 6, which has to do with the Oceanic 6...

But the island being a time machine? Maybe!

Re: New Bond film to be called ‘Quantum of Solace’, plot details emerge

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:48:56 -0000

Yeah, I never really got into Bond until Brosnan either, so I'm with you. Although I think I did watch like 4-5 of them with Connery back in college years when my buddy got me this 5 volume VHS Bond set.

But I don't remember much of them at all.

Re: The Friday Question - Music

Mike — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:04:38 -0000

That's cool Ape...

I do that all the time, burning CDs. I usually have a mix CD that I change every few months, and I burn a new one each time and put it in the truck.

Re: ‘Untraceable’ unworthy of watching?

Mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:10:00 -0000

Hilarious Cap'n ;)

Re: “The Savages” Poster and Trailer With Philip Seymour Hoffman

Mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 10:54:00 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..ABC to show ?enhanced? version of Lost season 3 finale

Re: Screen Actor’s Guild Awards winners and log

Mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:32:03 -0000

That's sports Scotty :)

You can guest blog if you want and write about that :)

I think the strike will end soon anyways, so we wont have to worry about Hulk Hogan I hope.

Re: Screen Actor’s Guild Awards winners and log

Mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:44:36 -0000

Probably Ape, but it was the Sopranos' farewell tour tonight...never had a chance.

Re: Screen Actor’s Guild Awards winners and log

Mike — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:56:18 -0000

I'm not saying it's a good reason, I totally agree.

I'm just bummed that no one from shows like Lost, Friday Night Lights or BSG ever get nominated. The lead guy in FNL is amazing.

Re: AML Movie Review: “No Country for Old Men”

Mike — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:43:38 -0000

You should get out and at least see Michael Clayton...but I'm going to try real hard this week to see There Will Be Blood.

It's hard to believe that movie isn't amazing, I mean, just the previews of Daniel Day Lewis are Oscar-worthy...

Re: Barack Obama does Letterman Top 10 list

Mike — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:52:56 -0000

Whew, that just happened to me last week with an Arrested Development video, I'd hate to have it happen again!

Re: Battlestar Galactica: Season 3 DVD release moved up to March 18th

Mike — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:10:05 -0000

Great quote Frank :)

Re: Lost: Michael Emerson interview, TVGuide tidbits

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:03:05 -0000

That is a good question, maybe you could ask the Pop Candy girl? You love her anyways...

I hope it doesn't mean we lose them, but I could see it happening. I mean, we're not going to get the finale of Scrubs because of this...

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:41:10 -0000

Hey thanks Matt, I appreciate that and good to have you around. We love to comment on this site, so feel free to jump in anytime :)

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:42:57 -0000

I know, I wish I had asked you guys BEFORE I bought one...sigh.

Re: New Bond Poster Gives Me No Quantum Of Solace

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:04:17 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..A Mike Life hits 500 posts!

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:07:52 -0000

I sort of wish Jina HAD overridden me in this decision :)

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:19:17 -0000

OMG! That was spot on! :)

Re: Was Bill Clinton the first black president?

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:20:41 -0000

I agree Dru, it's nice to see this long campaign have a little bit of levity at times.

You almost never see them all relaxed and having a good time like that.

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:45:30 -0000

:(

Well...at least I got like 7 free movies out of it for my combo player down the road....

Ugh....

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:02:43 -0000

Actually Cap'n, just because Warner Brothers switched to Blu-Ray didn't suddenly make my HD-DVDs stop working...

:)

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:58:53 -0000

Come on...I can buy a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD Player right now and play both for the rest of my life man...

I will end up doing that eventually, just need them to come down in price.

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:19:18 -0000

Did you buy it through my Amazon link on my DVD picks post? :)

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:53:22 -0000

So sad :(

Re: Lost: Michael Emerson interview, TVGuide tidbits

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:47:46 -0000

We're having a teeny party too, but no Apollo bars :(

I just wish it was a two-hour premiere, but the one hour will likely pack a good punch.

Re: ABC to show ‘enhanced’ version of Lost season 3 finale

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:49:42 -0000

Ape, I thought that was funny even if Chaplin didn't :)

DL, if I apologized for every bad pun I made during a typical day, I'd probably not have reached 500 posts by now :)

Re: Michael Bay To Relaunch “A Nightmare On Elm Street”

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:55:53 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..A Mike Life hits 500 posts!

Re: HD-DVD spends $2.7 million on desperation Super Bowl ad

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:09:23 -0000

Hilarious :)

Re: Get your Blogging Zoom on!

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:47:26 -0000

Stop reading Jason's site to eliminate that problem :)

Re: Get your Blogging Zoom on!

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:05:54 -0000

...and we all know I was kidding, I love Jason's site...

Re: Get your Blogging Zoom on!

Mike — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:20:02 -0000

Hey everyone, zoom up Jason's too! You can help us both :)

Re: New Prince Caspian poster!

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:17:42 -0000

Well, I just checked your site, it looks different than what you posted, but i think the big thing is Reepicheep, the little mouse guy with the sword is in this one...at least, that's what AICN had to say.

Re: Happy Lost: Season 4 premiere day!

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:44:53 -0000

@ Jason - I think he was just in a really bad place and was referencing his father like he was still there.

Of course, if you go to Adam's site and watch the last bit of Missing Pieces...could there be another explanation?

@ Adam - I know man, Charlie just playing with them was great...I will totally miss him.

Re: New Prince Caspian poster!

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:56:30 -0000

Come on, I have at least 4 or 5 points, give me a break!

Re: Scrubs is back!

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:28:08 -0000

Emily, I think in two weeks from tonight...that episode is #9 and supposedly they had new episodes back last Thursday, although I don't remember seeing anything.

Hmmm, I'll look into it.

Re: Scrubs is back!

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:43:25 -0000

Emily, it looks like Scrubs was supposed to be back last week on the 24th, but never aired and I don't show it on tonight either.

So who knows...all I know is that when it DOES come back on, it's the third new episode that is the Princess Bride tribute.

Re: Lost: Missing Pieces - A final look

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:58:35 -0000

Adrian just watched the final piece and freaked out :)

I don't think he's Jacob though...but still, interesting stuff!

Re: “Lost” Is Found Again Tonight

Mike — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:25:25 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Lost: Missing Pieces - A final look

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:23:36 -0000

So many questions...as Lost loves to give us :)

Maybe the people left on the island, including Locke, etc., ASKED the 6 to keep it a secret? But they do so reluctantly?

That doesn't make sense either...but dang, there ARE so many questions...

I am just curious about HOW they finally get off, what happens between now and then. Ugh...only 7 episodes left :(

Re: Save “The 4400″ - With Sunflower Seeds

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:23:05 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Screen capture clearly shows identity of Jacob

Re: Screen capture clearly shows identity of Jacob

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:24:50 -0000

Not bad Frank...

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:27:06 -0000

Well, that is interesting...but from what time does Charlie come from?

I can't wait until the mysteries of this shows are over at the end...I just want to know what is going on! Ahh!

Re: New Prince Caspian poster!

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:03:36 -0000

Yeah Frank, I was curious about that as well...obviously Caspian takes place like 500 year later right?

I don't remember much, but I didn't think the Witch was in this one.

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:04:47 -0000

Cap'n, I did too...and it was okay, but all this drama between Lana and Clark is so ANNOYING!

I'd write a recap of that too, but I can't do more than one show a night :)

Re: The Friday Question - Giants or Patriots?

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:05:40 -0000

Wow, three Giants picks...insanity!

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:09:23 -0000

I still like the theory Jina and I came up with last night...that Dharma is the ones trying to find the Island since Ben cut off communications, and they've always tried to keep it hidden.

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:54:55 -0000

I think YOU are acting screwy :)

Maybe the 6 who got off REALLY wanted to get home. We know that Jack REALLY wants to get off the Island, we also know that Jin and Sun want to have their baby off the Island...

Maybe the others wanted to stay, but the 6 deep inside knew something was wrong, and now they realize they never should have left.

Re: No More “Rambo” - No More “Rocky”

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:01:41 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Re: Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:33:33 -0000

I'll open an X-File on it...

Re: The Friday Question - Giants or Patriots?

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:36:39 -0000

As Chris Berman would say...."So you're allllllllll on the Giants, are ya?"

Re: Screen capture clearly shows identity of Jacob

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:39:53 -0000

I just don't know about time travel as much as time being weird on the Island.

We all know Ben's friend, whatever his name is, could be like over 100 years old or something...

Re: Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:26:34 -0000

Hey Adam forgot about What about Brian, I actually liked that show :)

Re: Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:27:40 -0000

Scott, lol...you are such a hater just because of one bad movie he did in MI3 :)

This sounds NOTHING like Alias, it's more like X-Files, Millennium if anything...it's supernatural, paranormal, not a spy series.

Re: Screen capture clearly shows identity of Jacob

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:30:10 -0000

I am thinking that Jin and Sun are part of the Oceanic 6....so that leaves one space. Maybe Christian?

Damn I hope not...it's going to just mess with everything.

Somehow I think if Christian comes back alive, he's not going to go to some hospital and work again...that would just change your life too much to fall back into the same world you came from.

Re: The Friday Question - Giants or Patriots?

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 15:31:06 -0000

By 11??? Yer high Kathy!

Re: The Friday Question - Giants or Patriots?

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:44:37 -0000

That's just the way it goes, no need to roll eyes :)

Re: New ‘Jumper’ clips hit the web

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:21:25 -0000

Re: Guillermo del Toro to direct ‘The Hobbit’ films

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:27:24 -0000

Moriya, there will be two movies, one will be the Hobbit and the next will be some movie that fills in the gaps between The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings...which should be interesting because there isn't much written about that time period by Tolkien...

Agreed Ape, it's going to be pretty sweet.

Re: Get your Blogging Zoom on!

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:28:42 -0000

Hey Vic, hilarious that the email notification for the comment you sent me sure had a lot more misspelled words than the one I see now :)

Figured I'd post the logo a day before you put the new one up...

Re: Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Mike — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 23:45:43 -0000

MI3 wasn't horrible, but I really don't think any of them other than the 1st was anything amazing. I don't think Abrams ruined anything, it's not like he took The Matrix and made Revolutions or anything :)

And I love Felicity too!

Re: New ‘Jumper’ clips hit the web

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:09:08 -0000

Zing!

Re: The Friday Question - Giants or Patriots?

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:10:00 -0000

Yeah, that's partially why I am going for the Giants too, although if Indy was in it, I'd be going for them. Pretty much the only AFC team I like.

Re: Happy Lost: Season 4 premiere day!

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:10:46 -0000

Yeah, other than Bernard, are there any tailies even left?

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Beginning of the End’ - Season 4 premiere

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:16:40 -0000

@ Scott - Didn't watch Eli, was it good?

@ Nicky - I like the idea that they were forced to keep the secret in that way. As far as the drops, we don't really know if they are still happening or not I guess?

@ Ape - Not to mention Mikail was killed with the electric security grid right?

Re: Screen capture clearly shows identity of Jacob

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:19:02 -0000

I have a theory about the coffin, at least...something to ponder about it. Going to post it later this week...

Re: Fringe: The new J.J. Abrams sci-fi series

Mike — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:20:51 -0000

At least it's 2 hours long...

Re: Rotten Tomatoes reveals new theme, fans rate it ‘rotten’

Mike — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 01:04:55 -0000

That sucks Linda, I think they may have lost some readers because of the change...still funny that they haven't tried to switch back or tweak it a bit...it has some format issues to this day for me.

Re: The Friday Question - Super Bowl halftime show

Mike — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:29:13 -0000

Tom Petty, ladies and gentlemen!

Re: Lost: Missing Pieces - A final look

Mike — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:41:02 -0000

Do you think maybe he just cleaned his shirt? :)

No clue...he's probably shot, but was it a major plot point to NOT show him with a wound?

Re: The first of the final two Journeyman episodes airs tonight

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 01:53:34 -0000

Hey James, awesome sentiments and I think you are right. We totally got a nice little story in 13 episodes and while it sucks that it could be completely over, it did end on a good note with a slight bit of "coming full circle."

Re: Top Commentors for January

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:07:03 -0000

Somehow Kathy, I think you'll get into double-digits this month with Lost being on :)

Re: ‘I’m Bleep-ing Matt Damon’ - NSFW

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:15:26 -0000

On a side note, I don't even know if Matt Damon is actually singing Scotty Doesn't know, but either way, it's a hilarious cameo...

Re: Kina wins Crash the Super Bowl contest

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:23:56 -0000

Although what do I know about music, afterall I'm an idiot and like Snow Patrol...

Re: Kina wins Crash the Super Bowl contest

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:28:02 -0000

Well, she definitely isn't Nickelback, Scotty :)

Re: First Look at the Coen Brothers’ “Burn After Reading”

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:43:56 -0000

Awesome, looks fantastic...great cast!

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Upcoming Scrubs episode tidbits

Re: Kina wins Crash the Super Bowl contest

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:29:13 -0000

Have you listened to their stuff? I don't think either are boring, just more mellow than you may like.

They WERE voted in by the fans out there, not by the people putting the ads up...

Re: Top Commentors for January

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:23:46 -0000

Spelling it where? Here? It's spelled the same isn't it?

Re: Top Commentors for January

Mike — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:39:32 -0000

You mean your email address???

Re: Top Commentors for January

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:08:53 -0000

Ah....got it.

Cap'n...make sure you check the email account you registered with on MyBlogLog and the one you use here when you comment.

Re: Arrested Development movie is happening

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:31:08 -0000

In this case, many seasons, including many years :)

Re: Prison Break, Sarah Connor: Talk amongst yourselves

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:32:25 -0000

Kathy, from what others have told me, "not enough action" seems to be the main problem of the show.

Re: BCS Names Patriots NFL Champs

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:33:11 -0000

Friggin' hilarious!

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Busted Tees: Super Tuesday, New England Patriots t-shirts!

Re: M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” New Teaser Trailer and Poster

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:33:47 -0000

Ugh, it got taken down :(

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Busted Tees: Super Tuesday, New England Patriots t-shirts!

Re: “Planet Earth” BBC Series Blu-ray, HD DVD, & DVD On Sale At Amazon.com

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:35:32 -0000

I'd buy the HD-DVD version, but the Cap'n says they are all coasters now...

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Busted Tees: Super Tuesday, New England Patriots t-shirts!

Re: AML’s top DVD releases for 2/5/08

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:38:49 -0000

You know me too well

Re: M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening” New Teaser Trailer and Poster

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:18:25 -0000

Reminds me a lot of The Cell by Stephen King...

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Busted Tees: Super Tuesday, New England Patriots t-shirts!

Re: Busted Tees: Super Tuesday, New England Patriots t-shirts!

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:27:34 -0000

LOL :)

Re: My head is spinning: So long Shawn Marion…for Shaq?

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:10:47 -0000

I hadn't heard the Smush Parker bit...ugh, he's worse than Banks...

Marion has always had an attitude which is getting worse I think, so this was something that was inevitable...but still sad.

Horrible trade...but if Shaq is motivated...it might be okay. I mean, if you are hurting and playing for the Heat, was motivation do you have to get back out on the court?

If you play for the Suns and Nash...hmm...

Re: My head is spinning: So long Shawn Marion…for Shaq?

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:12:59 -0000

Sorry Nicky :(

It doesn't solve any salary cap issues until he's gone, but in reality, we had Banks and Marion until then anyways for almost the same combined dollar figure, so we didn't lose much.

He's 35, but turns 36 in a month.

Re: Most overrated science fiction show?

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:22 -0000

I agree with you all, but not on Firefly. The show was so underrated it got canceled, so I don't see how it was OVERRATED.

Enough people I know have gone back and watched the show on DVD and loved it...

Anyways, agree with you on Heroes Jason.

Re: M. Night’s “The Happening” teaser

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:12:55 -0000

Either way, I can't wait :)

Re: M. Night’s “The Happening” teaser

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:00:17 -0000

A hack........

I think a guy who makes The Sixth Sense, Signs and Unbreakable, isn't a hack. There are plenty of worse movies out there made by people than M. Night Shyamalan...

Just because his last two weren't amazing (I personally enjoyed The Village), I don't see how he's a hack.

He actually writes some pretty cool stories I think.

Re: My head is spinning: So long Shawn Marion…for Shaq?

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:53:13 -0000

Trade is official now...

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:40:08 -0000

Michael, I never called them morons and I really don't appreciate you putting words into my mouth.

I do find it funny when a simple teaser gets pulled for no stated reason, but I think I'm allowed to. Please don't get all huffy and tell me what not to write about...

Adam - Pretty sure it's not a hoax....Jason Clark posted this and the first one he had got taken down, then the second one was from Break.com and that one was taken down on their site, but somehow still worked for me...strange.

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:12:26 -0000

My bad Michael, somehow I thought your comment was the first...my apologies.

Re: My head is spinning: So long Shawn Marion…for Shaq?

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:13:37 -0000

Exec of the year is supposedly the Lakers guy now anyways, but I'm all on board giving Shaq a chance...it's just that the trade is such a stunner that it took some getting used to.

But from the stuff I've heard in the last few hours, I like it now.

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:04:10 -0000

Jeff, I did actually enjoy it big time, for the reasons you mention :)

I can't lie...

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:26:56 -0000

Nice Eugene :)

if you guys missed his comment above, he posted a link to a goof on The Happening teaser.

Re: M. Night’s “The Happening” teaser

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:43:29 -0000

Nicky - I think he's had that ego for awhile :)

Adam - I just liked the story of The Village like you did and while it came off slow or whatever, it was still decent for me.

Jason - I totally agree on Unbreakable...I think it's so very underrated and truly is one of the best "superhero" movies of our time...

Re: Post-strike TV series production news

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:45:05 -0000

Jason, perhaps that's more of an indictment on your memory than the shows trying to come back with so few episodes :)

Re: Post-strike TV series production news

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:50:18 -0000

So true RT....

Re: 31 Days of Oscar on TCM

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:27:41 -0000

What are these "videotapes" you speak of?

Re: The first real ‘Quantum of Solace’ poster released

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:58:13 -0000

This is from your blog with the fake poster:

Mike
Well, you know meÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ll publish just about anythingÃ¢â‚¬Â¦ lol

Maybe it was one of your other personalities, the one that comments too much? :)

Re: 31 Days of Oscar on TCM

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:59:39 -0000

Ouch! Touche!

The sad thing is, I may be buying more! :)

Re: 31 Days of Oscar on TCM

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:24:19 -0000

I still am baffled by you guys and the supposed uselessness of these HD-DVDs...

Right now, Amazon has a $14.95 sale on all of their HD-DVDs and considering a combo drive down the road will play them forever, why wait to spend $26 on the Blu-Ray version down the road?

Re: Most overrated science fiction show?

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:34:47 -0000

Brian I agree...

RT, must be hard getting good TV shows over there, but I'll bet you probably have better things to do over there anyways.

Re: 31 Days of Oscar on TCM

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:36:43 -0000

Yeah, but VHS and Beta looked a lot different right? It's not like a VCR with VHS could play both.

Are you saying that my chances of finding an HD-DVD/Blu-Ray combo are slim?

Re: 31 Days of Oscar on TCM

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:57:03 -0000

:(

So I guess I need to make a trip to Ebay...

Re: The first real ‘Quantum of Solace’ poster released

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:04:02 -0000

I'll probably get one from Jason Clark since I stole it from him!

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:37:18 -0000

OMG RT, how did you see it????? :)

You'll be getting an email soon I suspect asking you to return the images in your head.

Re: Most overrated science fiction show?

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:06:17 -0000

Voyager sucked and Enterprise had such potential and just dropped the ball...and this is coming from a huge Trek fan.

I really feel Bakula was a good choice, but they missed a brilliant opportunity to explore awesome new worlds, but instead they made it into a political universe like TNG did...at least, that's how I saw it.

Re: FOX decides not to promote ‘The Happening’

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:07:20 -0000

My question about where he watched it was more tongue-in-cheek than actually wanting to know :)

Re: Lost thoughts

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:57:13 -0000

Guys...Desmond was running towards Charlie for a reason...and he mouthed the words "Pennnnyyy"....

That's the only explanation for it. He couldn't have seen the guy at the window yet, I don't think he saw him until the door was closed.

I think he heard Penny's voice and was running. At least, now I'm only 95% sure :)

Re: Lost thoughts

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:58:29 -0000

I guess when we find out WHERE we see Michael this season, we'll possibly know more...

Re: Survivor: Fans vs. Favorites starts tonight

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:00:52 -0000

Jason - I think I'm that guy

Also, since you don't do a contest, I thought I would, but I do bow down and worship Inner88's amazing Survivor recaps...trust me, I have no desire to get that detailed about it :)

Jina - Sorry, we may have to give the show one more shot!

Re: Scrubs’ janitor to get a real name

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:01:56 -0000

I don't think anyone thinks we know his name, otherwise it wouldn't be big news that we'll be finding out :)

Thanks for stopping by Tommy...

Re: The first real ‘Quantum of Solace’ poster released

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:03:09 -0000

Nope, donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t remember it. Never happened.

ROTFL!

Re: Lost thoughts

Mike — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:45:04 -0000

Recap up :)

Re: Lost thoughts

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:04:43 -0000

Haven't finished it yet Cap'n, but it was funny after we complained about it last week, he returns :)

Re: The Friday Question - Musicals

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:33:20 -0000

Jess - NICE one in Dirty Dancing, I'm ashamed that I forgot about it when writing this blog, because that is a huge guilty pleasure for me, especially the last song. If that movie is on, we always stop and watch the end...

@ Hay - way to skip the question you twit :)

Re: Lost recap: “Confirmed Dead”

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:35:04 -0000

Thanks Kate...I didn't catch that, we should have gone back. Even Jina heard Sam, so maybe we just blew that one.

Ape - good reminder of the gas masks, I missed that. Perhaps these people think Ben is running the island, so they might have to gas everyone as well to get it back?

Re: The Friday Question - Musicals

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:13:49 -0000

I've not seen any of those...man.

Is Spinal Tap considered a musical? :)

Re: The Friday Question - Musicals

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:27:41 -0000

lol :)

Re: Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz get freaky in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:54:34 -0000

Jason - " Claire Forlani...ever since Meet Joe Black" - you and I are kindred spirits my friend :)

I've seen those photos...a bit racy, but she's alright looking anyways :)

Re: The Friday Question - Musicals

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:56:55 -0000

R.A., did you see Sweeney Todd when it was in theaters?

Re: The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 12:26:06 -0000

Yau-Man rocked with making the fire...so easy...

Re: Scarlett Johansson and Penelope Cruz get freaky in ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:07:16 -0000

Nicky, you are so right though...man, I think I wrote the title first, then went back and found the correct spelling in the body of it...

For some reason, it's hard for me to remember how to spell that last name :) Glad you pointed it out...thank you!

I like your thoughts on Bardem, I hadn't thought anyone would think that after No Country, but I think that's all I've seen him in, so he must look pretty normal in other movies :)

Re: The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:09:15 -0000

I really wish I knew why some blogs that trackback to me just don't show up here...I don't get it.

Re: Lost recap: “Confirmed Dead”

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:11:14 -0000

Four toed statue was from last year...if you remember Jin, Sun and Sayid on the boat to the Others, they pass a huge four-toed statue on the beach.

Like something out of Lord of the Rings.

Re: The Friday Question - Musicals

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:12:07 -0000

White Christmas is a great one Jason, I love that movie.

Re: Shaq arrives in Phoenix, promises a ring

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:12:53 -0000

Yeah, someone on my sports forum posted that yesterday...hilarious :)

Re: Battlestar Galactica season 4 to premiere on April 4th

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:13:50 -0000

Sorry Cap'n, shouldn't wait for the DVDs!

Re: The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:47:59 -0000

Cool :)

Re: Lost recap: “Confirmed Dead”

Mike — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:38:57 -0000

Nicky, I think that question was a tongue-in-cheek nod to the fans of the show who REALLY want to know :)

Great job by the writers I think...

Re: Possible “The Incredible Hulk” Teaser Poster

Mike — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:01:36 -0000

Real or not, I kind of like the poster...but I agree with the rest, I don't see any fingers :)

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Re: Possible “The Incredible Hulk” Teaser Poster

Mike — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:42:31 -0000

He's had this design for 5-6 months now...?

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Re: Lost recap: “Confirmed Dead”

Mike — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 09:46:36 -0000

Michael on the boat! Interesting...

Miles talking to Jacob seems pretty cool...

Re: Post-strike TV series production news

Mike — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:34:23 -0000

Smallville...egh, still waiting, but it's alright. I may be writing something about that soon.

Re: Possible “The Incredible Hulk” Teaser Poster

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:10:27 -0000

If that's the case Liv, we all probably need our eyes checked from time to time :)

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..WGA members to vote on Tuesday; Back to work Wednesday?

Re: ‘Jaws’ star Roy Scheider dies at age 75

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:19:01 -0000

I think that came out when I was a kid, my parents wouldn't let me see it and I've never tried to watch it since :)

Re: AML Movie Review: “There Will Be Blood”

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:32:48 -0000

Those are accurate assessments Jason and the same things I've seen throughout the review world out there...that there was no true character development, heck, even Ebert or someone pointed out that there wasn't even a female role in the movie.

I think your note kind of explains why I felt it was told like some sort of "fantasy", because you don't see anything else but him and the preacher really, and nothing in the outside world matters, and we don't even see him develop much.

Although I'm not sure that's not what the directors and writers meant to do here...not every story needs a beginning and end.

But I did struggle a bit with it as well, but at the end, felt Lewis' performance and the soundtrack, plus the epic-ness of it really was great.

Re: Roy Scheider 1932-2008

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:36:47 -0000

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." - excellent line...gonna miss him.

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Matthew Fox says 4-6 more Lost episodes

Re: AML Movie Review: “There Will Be Blood”

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:50:26 -0000

Atonement sucked IMO, I don't feel like it should be up there with the other four, but the Academy loves those kind of films.

I'd throw in Gone Baby Gone instead of that one and feel a lot better.

Re: ‘Jaws’ star Roy Scheider dies at age 75

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:35:08 -0000

I didn't forget it, I just didn't mention all his work :)

I actually watched that show for a bit, although I don't remember much of it.

Re: WGA members to vote on Tuesday; Back to work Wednesday?

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:13:01 -0000

Probably nice that you had a job during the strike unlike the writers...I guess you can look on bright side of things :)

Re: WGA members to vote on Tuesday; Back to work Wednesday?

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:55:10 -0000

Stay busy, let's get some shows out there!

Re: See all three ‘Breaking Bad’ episodes on Wednesday

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:58:10 -0000

Woo!

Re: Possible “The Incredible Hulk” Teaser Poster

Mike — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:55:12 -0000

Wow...

I refuse to join in on the crap about me not being muscular, but I wont sit idly by with insults about not reading this site...

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Battlestar Galactica: Sci Fi press release on Season 4

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:45:05 -0000

Dude, I just figured I'd start this off with "dude" since I spotted a trend going on...

Jeff - "I call 9MM" was pretty funny. The episode was much better than the previous ones I agree and it's starting to settle down a bit. I still think that Cameron should have some kind of special kick-butt weapon to kill these guys, but at least we did see her actually DO it last night...there IS a way for them to be killed.

Jason - I'm not sure if I can do it man...one last episode...do I quit this drug or have one last fix?

Re: Jericho returns to CBS tonight

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:55:20 -0000

LOL, you going to say Happy Birthday in all my blog posts today? I think I have one more coming :)

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:57:32 -0000

Thanks guys!

Re: Possible “The Incredible Hulk” Teaser Poster

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:33:25 -0000

Jason - OUCH!

Cap'n - OUCH!

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..My Media Week meme

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:08:31 -0000

Dylan tried, but that crazy HBO show flopped...whatever it was, the surfer show...

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:09:54 -0000

*jots down the cap'n's post on a sticky to remember later*

Re: Jericho returns to CBS tonight

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:10:28 -0000

Ouch Jina...ouch...

Re: Keep up on when your favorite shows will return

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:12:16 -0000

"Thank Gods"

LOL, nice BSG reference.

Kind of ironic that Starbuck was in Bionic Woman too...

Frak that show!

Re: Jericho returns to CBS tonight

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:56:09 -0000

I think the main issue why they want "live" viewers is obviously advertisements...people who watch on DVRs and TIVO skip the commercials.

Until they figure out a way to make that less of a problem...we'll likely have to deal with crap like this.

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:35:22 -0000

OMG, thanks Kathy!

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:35:46 -0000

Nicky, you and I will always be the only cool people who like Color Me Badd :)

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:59:29 -0000

You are quite insane :)

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:27:32 -0000

You mean insane people :)

Kidding, thanks for all the birthday stuff, I need to talk to you about signs sometime soon.

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:27:36 -0000

Jeff, I could just TELL that you were cool...

:)

Re: ‘The Grand’ trailer and poster

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:17:27 -0000

Yeah, cast looks good, trailer was pretty funny.

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:58:07 -0000

I read it started in 1975...and lasted for 10 years?

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:05:12 -0000

Well, the HD-DVD stuff was pretty cheap, I got a player and 10 HD-DVDs for $200.

But yeah, I wish I hadn't been an idiot...

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:36:17 -0000

Sorry Kate, got you confused with Kathy :)

Kathy's insane, you are not :)

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:38:14 -0000

Yeah, I was going to just sell it or send it back, but the problem is that I gave my dad my old Sony Upconvert DVD player and so I'd be left with nothing.

It does a remarkable job at upconverting :)

Re: X-Files 2 werewolf is a big fat hoax!

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:07:14 -0000

It is pretty awesome...and I'm glad it was wrong, because truly, a werewolf movie doesn't get me too excited :)

Re: Carlton Cuse: The revised season 4 plan for Lost!

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:11:10 -0000

Every frame will matter now too.

Re: The Office: Top 10 ‘that’s what she said’ moments

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:22:52 -0000

Never too late to find some Office stuff :)

Re: “Indiana Jones” Trailer World Premiere

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:28:22 -0000

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009

Re: Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:55 -0000

Dammit Jason!

Re: Indiana Jones Official Teaser Trailer Is Here!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:04:59 -0000

WOW! AWESOME!

I'm so stealing this :)

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009

Re: Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:50:44 -0000

Scott, can't believe you didn't start that off with a 'dammit' :)

Re: The Office returns April 10th and more NBC news: Scrubs, 30 Rock, Journeyman

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:52:27 -0000

Thanks Valentine :)

The article had all this NBC news in it and then tossed in Two and a Half Men, so I got all confused.....blah.

Re: Indiana Jones Official Teaser Trailer Is Here!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:53:28 -0000

Go blogging zoom it man, I'm not going to do mine :)

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Indiana Jones teaser is here and it rocks!

Re: Indiana Jones Official Teaser Trailer Is Here!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:56:04 -0000

Actually, belay that, you put up your Star Trek one, so I'm going to do this one :)

Heck, we both need BZ Google juice and I guess both of us adding stuff can't hurt, right?

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Indiana Jones teaser is here and it rocks!

Re: The Price is Right going high-def

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:04:27 -0000

ROTFL :)

Re: Happy Lost: Episode 3 and Jumper day!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:26:38 -0000

Thank you Scott :)

Re: Happy Lost: Episode 3 and Jumper day!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:28:08 -0000

And ugh, Michael goes and ruins it :(

Re: Happy Lost: Episode 3 and Jumper day!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:44:58 -0000

bwahahahaaha!

Re: American Idol 2008 - The Top 24 Contestants

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:11:52 -0000

Michael Johns!

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Happy Lost: Episode 3 and Jumper day!

Re: The Price is Right going high-def

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:25 -0000

See, I knew we had someone who knew :)

So if they have the HD equipment, why is it only used on primetime?

Re: The Survivor: Micronesia, Fans vs. Favorites contest!

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:40:50 -0000

Hey guys, I was going to pick mine, but there are only two of you playing, so I think we'll skip it. Thought Jason might play, but it's a lot of work to keep up with for just three of us :)

Re: Johnny Depp, Jude Law & Colin Farrell to Complete Heath Ledger’s Role in “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:58:51 -0000

That's completely and totally awesome...now a must-see film.

Amazing to see people doing something like this to remember one of their own. Brilliant.

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..AML Movie Review: ?Jumper?

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Economist’

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:37:03 -0000

Haven't finished it yet Cap'n :)

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Economist’

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:39:33 -0000

Thanks Ape for the corrections...sometimes you are just sleepy and coupled with writing, they don't mix well :)

Re: The Friday Question - Who would you date?

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:41:39 -0000

"dude, dammit, happy-late birthday" ROTFL!

Yeah, she changes to Athena I guess, sorry to ruin that, I didn't even think about it being any kind of spoiler :)

Nice choice, I thought of Lois but she's a bit too "independent" for me...but yes, I've seen her in a bikini...dating back to the Aquaman episode from last year. Yikes.

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:47:09 -0000

It's okay, Scott and Jason were just as lame as you :)

Re: American Cancer Society: Relay for Life

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:35:43 -0000

Thank you to R.A. Porter for helping out, I totally appreciate it man...thank you so much.

Re: Official ‘The Happening’ trailer hits the web

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:14:16 -0000

Yeah, more info, but it lost some of the creepiness...

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Economist’

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:10:49 -0000

Daniel does seem a little bit "off"...maybe he has some mental illness or a reason to be wateched?

Re: The Friday Question - Who would you date?

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:44:31 -0000

Scott, all those girls you named off were reality show people! lol....that's scary on a whole other level :)

MichaelB, dude...Veronica Mars...excellent choice and I'm sad to say I missed that one...she'd probably bump Beesly from the 2nd spot.

Nicky, you can't be PAM, Scott picked her already :) LOL!

Re: The Friday Question - Who would you date?

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 18:59:17 -0000

Your wives must be watching you guys comment or something...

:)

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 19:51:09 -0000

Maybe you should keep those extra to help you determine when you should use "sale" or "sell"...

Re: Lost recap: ‘The Economist’

Mike — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:56:43 -0000

Frank...that was sick...that link...I read almost the entire thing and it just feels like they hit the nail on the head.

Re: My Media Week meme

Mike — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:26:19 -0000

Now you are just making yourself look foolish :)

Re: The Friday Question - Who would you date?

Mike — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:00:19 -0000

Pam boring? She's gotten way more fun in the last year as she's broken out of her shell...

Re: American Cancer Society: Relay for Life

Mike — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:00:25 -0000

Thanks to Kory for also contributing generously to this cause...I appreciate everyone who has helped reach my goal.

In fact, I think I will raise it a bit because I've already blown by the previous $250 mark!

Thank you!!!

Re: AML Movie Review: “Jumper”

Mike — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 02:01:47 -0000

Capn', that line didn't ruin the movie for me, but when it was over, I went back to it and saw that it kind of encompassed what was wrong with it.

Even without the line, it wasn't awesome...the way it was told just felt weak and Hayden left a lot to be desired.

And my Definitely, Maybe review is on its way :)

Re: The Price is Right going high-def

Mike — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:36:52 -0000

Kathy, thanks for stopping by and glad you love your Sony Bravia :)

I actually enjoy Sunrise Earth, but my wife makes fun of me if I sit and watch it for longer than 5 minutes, lol.

Glad you like the recaps, they'll keep coming!

Re: AML Movie Review: “Definitely, Maybe” (2008)

Mike — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:08:18 -0000

You definitely want to see, or definitely, maybe? :)

It's pretty good, no Love Actually, but good.

Re: AML Movie Review: “Jumper”

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:05:35 -0000

Well, it made $33 million, so maybe a sequel there will be!

Re: Trailer bonanza: Smart People, Chaos Theory and Baby Mama

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:08:06 -0000

Like I said, I love Tina Fey :)

Come on..."What if that had been POOP????"

That's gold Jerry...GOLD!

Re: AML Movie Review: “Stardust” (2007)

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:08:18 -0000

I can see what you are saying, but I didn't think that minor flaw ruined the rest of the movie...

I did laugh like you did, although I'm not sure I would have thought it was a kid's movie, but I guess it could have been.

Re: Trailer bonanza: Smart People, Chaos Theory and Baby Mama

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:09:00 -0000

It's something wrong with your toilet, but yeah, hilarious!

Re: Knight Rider TV movie: Yikes

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:53:46 -0000

Jason was right...by the way, I see you posted about Street Thugs, which of course happened to be on my plate for tomorrow.....

Re: The “Friday Night Lights” Keep The Lights On Campaign

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:00:56 -0000

That's disgusting....hair!

Jason, had this post in the works a week ago but never got it out...nice job. I love the show as well, I hope it doesn't get canceled.

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..Knight Rider TV movie: Yikes

Re: Knight Rider TV movie: Yikes

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 18:19:45 -0000

Kings, Thugs, Vigilantes....whatever :) You still beat me :)

Re: Knight Rider TV movie: Yikes

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:04:54 -0000

"Can you say Psycho-A.I.-Gay-Car?"

ROTFL!

Re: AML’s Top 10 movies from 2007

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:18:05 -0000

Yeah, no one's list is going to look the same. You know, it's funny, you posted a link to that 10 Unanswered Jumper Questions on BZ, and so I read a bit of that site and found their 10 Best of 2007 list...
http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/top_ten_be...

What's kind of funny is he did what I did, and I never read his site before...honorable mentions, favorite movies, not really like Oscar kind of movies.

But regardless...the cool thing is seeing everyone's list because we all pick different things.

I'll watch Jesse James next then Jason, just for you...I've wanted to see it because of Casey of course, but I heard it was great.

Re: AML’s Top 10 movies from 2007

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:19:41 -0000

It was 2006 :)

Now, once again, for like the 55th time...BITE ME! :)

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:52:40 -0000

Dang it, I knew so much happened that I'd miss that.

PB was fine, it was more my feelings on the entire season...lots happened, but really...a new direction? The only difference is that Michael is going for Susan now, but otherwise, three people are still in Sona, so next year, it will be MORE Sona...which I was just done with.

The whole T-Bag scene of him tossing out money in a prison was hilarious :)

Re: Jumper wins at the box office, sequel likely to happen now

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:53:47 -0000

Well, I've always loved the first Trek movie personally, I thought it was pretty cool, although not a ton of action and slow paced.

The Vger thing was an outstanding twist.

Re: AML’s Top 10 movies from 2007

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:54:27 -0000

Jason, you gotta have FAITH!

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:11:49 -0000

Agreed Scott.

Re: AML Movie Review: “Stardust” (2007)

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:08:59 -0000

Glad everyone enjoyed it like I did...was definitely a fun movie.

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:21:11 -0000

Jeff, you really should watch Lost, because like Jason says, it's hard to respect anything else you say from now on.

Re: AML’s top DVD releases for 2/19/08

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:22:06 -0000

Can't wait to see what you think Jason.

Re: AML’s top DVD releases for 2/19/08

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:29:40 -0000

LOL, Ice capades....

Re: Stallone To Do “Cliffhanger” Sequel?

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:09:23 -0000

What's next? Demolition Man? Judge Dredd?

ugh...

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..?The People Vs. George Lucas? poster and plot

Re: The best movies from 2007 you didn’t see

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:19:41 -0000

Gone Baby Gone was better than both, but I did like The Lookout.

Sunshine was fun.

Re: ‘The People Vs. George Lucas’ poster and plot

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:45:50 -0000

Tit for tat...and stuff.

:)

Re: Toshiba kills format war; RIP HD-DVD

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:15:24 -0000

Well, it was sort of an impulse buy, I will admit...when I saw it for $200 and 10 free HD-DVDs, I thought it was a good sign, plus I sold my 360 for more than the DVD player, so it wasn't costing me much out of pocket.

But it's a bummer regardless....still, the player is VERY good at upconverting so we're enjoying that.

Re: Recaps: Prison Break, Sarah Connor Chronicles

Mike — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:35:24 -0000

Jeff, you should put in your URL with the /blog afterwards so CommentLuv picks up your RSS feed :)

Re: The 2007 AML Movie Awards!

Mike — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:35:52 -0000

If there was a chick covered in oil SOMEWHERE this year, she would have won :)

Re: “The Signal” Poster and HD Red Band Trailer

Mike — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:47:05 -0000

Didn't seem very Red Band to me either, but I liked it!

Another reminder of that Stephen King book "Cell"

Mike Olbinski's last blog post..The 2007 AML Movie Awards!

Re: American Idol 2008 - Top 12 Women Performances

Mike — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:43:24 -0000

I liked Alaina, she reminds me of Carrie Underwood :)

Re: Toshiba kills format war; RIP HD-DVD

Mike — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:10:02 -0000

Such a mean wife...such a mean wife...

:)

Of course, we can't bury it because IT'S THE ONLY DVD PLAYER WE HAVE!

Re: Something cool this way comes

Mike — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:41:31 -0000

Hells no!

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:24:15 -0000

Whoring around, but they didn't go ALL THE WAY, so that at least says something...she's "trying" now, lol.

I still think Claire could have died, and Jack just can't bear to look at Aaron because it reminds him of her, and he might have found out she's his sister. I dunno.

But I also agree with Jason, so damn me!

Eggtown, Locke's Town, I like that Chaplin...

Re: The Friday Question - Desert Island

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:30:10 -0000

McGuyver??? LOL!

Re: The Amazing Race: Leg 8

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:08:40 -0000

ROTFL!

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:38:45 -0000

Or so you think!

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:27:28 -0000

Ooooh...interesting Adrian...we don't know if the rest of the world thinks it's HER kid or adopted. Hmmm...

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:28:23 -0000

Kathy, nice find...the Locke town did seem a bit peaceful...almost strangely peaceful so soon (sitting around, making coffee, etc).

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:30:19 -0000

@ Steven - Hilarious!

@ Adam - All posts here...the other two sites will become either more of personal sites or just random things not related to Pop Culture I guess.

Thanks everyone, it's going to be a lot of fun I think and Jason and I are excited about moving forward.

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:50:08 -0000

What he said :)

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:51:27 -0000

That would have been a huge letdown :) Eric?

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:02:14 -0000

Not that there is anything wrong with that...

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:16:57 -0000

A man of few words...

Re: The Friday Question - Desert Island

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:52:11 -0000

R.A....I am not sure exactly why you'd pick the Ghost pottery scene out of all the ones out there...but alright :)

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:11:10 -0000

True Jina, true...

Re: The Friday Question - Desert Island

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:30:06 -0000

Braveheart is indeed awesome...FREEEEDOM!

But on a deserted island, not sure I could watch that chicks neck getting sliced over and over...

Re: Stallone To Do “Cliffhanger” Sequel?

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:31:33 -0000

Demolition Man was good because of Leary, but also Sandra Bullock was kind of hot in it...

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:56:09 -0000

I don't think it's just her obviously, Jack knows too...so it's not so much about Kate as it's part of the lie they had to stick to.

Re: Movie Review: ‘2 Days in Paris’ (2007)

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:57:37 -0000

Ape, have you seen Before Sunrise or Sunset? If so, I'd recommend those first before you check out this one. They are unrelated, but it does give you a good introduction to Julie Delpy and both are better than this one.

Re: Awesome ‘Lost’ interview on EW

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:17:13 -0000

Yeah, yours might have gotten lost, I tried to do a quick import and we switched the sites over in like 10 minutes after that, but there was a chance at a lost comment.

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:46:15 -0000

Good point Brackets, but I think what you'll get out of this is even more info and better posts, since we wont be duplicating stuff anymore...

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:49:00 -0000

Thanks Brian!

Re: New “Iron Man” Poster Shows Armor Evolution

Mike — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:55:23 -0000

Sweeeeeeeeet!

Re: Lost recap, episode 4×04: ‘Eggtown’

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:27:20 -0000

MadFan, I think I read that too...

Re: American Idol 2008 - Top 20 Announced

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:17:33 -0000

3 out of 4! nice job

Re: Survivor: Micronesia - Fans vs. Favorites - Episode 3, “I Thought We Had An Alliance, Man!”

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:20:18 -0000

I wish I watched this show, because your recaps are just amazing :)

Re: Saturday Night Live is back and funny!

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:58:36 -0000

YouTube appears to be down, hence the lack of these videos showing up...

Re: X-Files 2 teaser/trailer shown at Wondercon!

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:42:32 -0000

Seriously, that was some horrid filming...couldn't he have zoomed in a bit BEFORE the teaser started?

Re: Saturday Night Live is back and funny!

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:40:32 -0000

That was a riot :) All her impressions in the opening were great...

Re: “Saw V” To Be Released In 2008, “Saw VI” in 2009

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:58:34 -0000

Gurux, thanks for stopping by...I wrote a review on Saw IV that comes out tomorrow, you probably wont like it, but curious what you think anyways :)

Re: “Saw V” To Be Released In 2008, “Saw VI” in 2009

Mike — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:41:43 -0000

Your writing is great for being Argentinian!

I loved the first movie for sure, Saw was awesome and it got me hooked. I think my thing with the sequels has been the "twists" they put in at the end have gotten a bit over the top for me...

Anyways, there are still fun to watch and I've seen every one :)

Re: Academy Awards - Oscar Winners For 2007

Mike — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:23:48 -0000

I was pretty happy for Diablo Cody and obviously the win for Falling Slowly.

Jon had a few moments, but overall...it was just okay. Although I did like seeing all the previous 79 Best Picture winners and the previous best actor, actress and directors...

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:39:18 -0000

Already posted a blog for that yesterday Michael :)

Thanks for the congrats!

Re: No Country For Boring Oscars - Oscar Ratings Tank

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:45:15 -0000

The Suns lost bad yesterday, so the Oscars made me forget about it :)

Re: Graphic Novel Review: ‘Y: The Last Man, Book 1: Unmanned’

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:12:10 -0000

I think I'll try Watchmen next, but I'm really loving The Dark Knight as I get deeper into it.

Re: Jason A Clark and Mike Olbinski Join Forces To Form PopCritics.com

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:51:24 -0000

@ Jason - I did that comment when I got up on Monday for my flight to California...

Although that time seems wrong, it was an hour later than that....weird.

Re: New “10,000 B.C.” Trailer Is Jurassic Parky

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 01:55:46 -0000

I think this will be a "Mike sees it early in the afternoon on his own since his wife would never want to see cavemen and woolly mammoths running around like idiots..."

I loved Independence Day, the Day After Tomorrow...they were all good fun, so this could be the same.

Re: New “10,000 B.C.” Trailer Is Jurassic Parky

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:43:38 -0000

In that case, you might want to leave the wife at home Jason :)

Re: No Country For Boring Oscars - Oscar Ratings Tank

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:47:46 -0000

Well, Spidey 2 was the best of the 3 for sure, even though Spidey 1 was good. I loved #2, it just had more heart in it.

Second, I think Michael Clayton WAS better than Bourne Ultimatum (even if I have Bourne as my #2 movie of the year), but I definitely think it should have been nominated for Best Picture.

The pick for Atonement is what screwed it for me...if that had been Bourne, then you get a decent mix. But otherwise, it's some boring movies up there. That's why I had hoped Juno would win, just to shake things up.

The Bourne Ultimatum was an action movie, yes, but it was also one of the best action-spy films in a decade and I wish it had been rewarded for more than just sound editing.

Re: CBS and NBC Offer Classic TV Online For Free

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:48:48 -0000

I'm actually going to enjoy watching the old Battlestar Galactica's a bit, just to see what the original was like...

Re: Original “Star Trek” Series Online For Free

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:51:39 -0000

That's great quality and decently sized resolution...if I had the ability to sit at my computer and watch a show without alt-tabbing to 20 other things, I might watch a few :)

Re: “The Ruins” Poster #2

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:01:16 -0000

The detail in these two posters is absolutely stunning...I cannot wait to see the movie.

Re: “The Ruins” Poster #2

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:01:38 -0000

Oh, Jason, if you want, I can send you the book, I have it...definitely should read it before the movie.

Re: CBS and NBC Offer Classic TV Online For Free

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:06:41 -0000

No, I may have seen a scene or two, but in 1978 I was three...so, yeah :)

Re: CBS and NBC Offer Classic TV Online For Free

Mike — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:47:29 -0000

Of course, Ape could be watching it on UHD, in beautiful HD, but he ignored my blog about it :)

Re: Subscribe to A Mike Life

Mike — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 17:53:23 -0000

WOW :)

Re: AML Movie Review: “Zodiac” and “Bourne Ultimatum”

Mike — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:47:41 -0000

I guess I'm daft :)

And I wish I knew who Captain Schwartz is...

Re: Running: Chapter 1

Mike — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:12:07 -0000

Who knows :) I am VERY busy Jina...

Re: AML Movie Review: “Zodiac” and “Bourne Ultimatum”

Mike — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:15:21 -0000

Are you going to hide behind that clever name and keep stalking me or let us know who you really are? :)

As far as being Web 1.0, get with the times :)

Re: School update

Mike — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:14:57 -0000

It's in Information Systems, which is basically your general, overview of most computer related things: networking, programming, project management, etc.

Wow, what do I want??? I have a truck already...I have a house...hmmm...

I'll get back to you :)

Re: School update

Mike — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:07:13 -0000

Leave it to Scott to come with the great cliched quote :)

Love ya man :)

Re: Tons of HD around the corner

Mike — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 13:21:45 -0000

I certainly hope it means that! And Rescue Me too Jina, don't forget your favorite show! :)

Re: Always Sunny in Philadelphia sneak-peak!

Mike — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:52:42 -0000

Good news Kory!

Re: Tons of HD around the corner

Mike — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:01:34 -0000

Of course you are right Horatio...but more and more is being filmed in HD.

I think Rescue Me is one of them, and hopefully we get FX before the season ends for that show.

Re: The Friday question

Mike — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:15:32 -0000

Wow, talk about being different Horatio...I think you picked from top to bottom, the top 5 money makers this Summer :)

Re: A Mike Life » Contact

Mike — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:52:23 -0000

lolcats are weird...I don't get the fascination with them really :)

Re: More Haboobs

Mike — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 02:08:48 -0000

Heh...I think it came from the East, but I like your way of thinking :)

Tucson is a dump.

Re: Vacationers need help!

Mike — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 23:59:42 -0000

Awesome Bob, I love the idea of catamaran! I did one in Oahu one time and totally enjoyed it.

Re: More Kristen Bell news

Mike — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 15:10:07 -0000

I agree...a great start :)

Re: Running: Chapter 2

Mike — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:17:54 -0000

Thanks Scott...this has been an interesting experience...it's weird how you can write something that you aren't sure about how to go about doing it, and yet the words can flow and be created WHILE you are writing...

Pretty amazing.

Re: The Friday question

Mike — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:19:28 -0000

Music and Lyrics? Really?

I like the rest of your list...Hairspray I heard was very good.

Re: Running: Chapter 2

Mike — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:44:12 -0000

Thank you Lillie! And great job on your site, I can't wait to read more of your ideas.

Re: Battlestar Galactica Movie

Mike — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:16:16 -0000

Wow, that was HOT :)

Re: Don’t worry so much!

Mike — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:25:18 -0000

You sure deliver, but just a day late and a dollar short :)

My wife sent me that link yesterday....she REALLY delivers :)

Re: The Friday question

Mike — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:53:39 -0000

I am there with you. Loved Notting Hill :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:48:34 -0000

I figured her or Kristin! :)

Nice one Scott...definitely Vaughn from Old School, not from Swingers...he was a bit too young back then :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:01:38 -0000

Gimme my two dollars!!!

(nice pick Kory, he's my favorite actor - also, thanks for finally commenting on something :) )

I may have to put up my Always Sunny in Philadelphia banner soon, in honor of you...

Re: Monsoon sunset

Mike — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:25:49 -0000

I know...I still think about that site :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:29:01 -0000

There you go Scotty, it's up :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:18:55 -0000

Way to not answer the question, Horatio :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:56:01 -0000

Four people know you....interesting. A clue!

Re: Running: Chapter 2

Mike — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:30:30 -0000

Thanks Auntie :) Glad you caught that...

Re: Vacation: Day One

Mike — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:11:17 -0000

CatBox, he totally WAS still there, how long ago did you visit?

And I stand corrected on the cable cars...I thought that usually referred to the ones that run via the ones up in the air.

Re: Vacation: Day Two

Mike — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:12:42 -0000

Jina took the bridge shot of course, she has a good eye.

It is a fun place to visit, especially today seeing the redwoods and the Muir beach overlook. It was spectacular!

Re: Vacation: Day Three

Mike — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:59:55 -0000

The hotel is the Casa Madrona...it's pretty okay, we're getting massages this afternoon ;)

Re: Things I learned on vacation

Mike — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:22:50 -0000

Hey Nicky,

It can actually pretty much grow anywhere it says. From -30 degrees F to 108 degrees F.

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 21:25:45 -0000

Awesome, I put the two "flashes" together last night, either while I was sleeping or something, and it just came together :)

That was a clue you never gave me, and probably are surprised I even remembered :)

You are totally welcome to stay and I encourage your comments, they've been fun.

Re: A hurricane in AZ?

Mike — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 19:49:29 -0000

Come on, get down with that weather nerd hidden deep down inside you!

It will only be rain, no worries...last time a hurricane came our way, Phoenix barely got an inch of rain out of it...huge disappointment.

Re: More DTV HD channel news

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:57:12 -0000

Scott, supposedly they aren't charging more for this stuff.

And a ton of channels, like 79, are being tested in Engineering Mode (a mode you can only see with an engineering card), so it's coming soon!

Re: More DTV HD channel news

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:57:29 -0000

Time to switch Nicky!

Re: A hurricane in AZ?

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:40:55 -0000

No, the northern edge of the storm has already broken the AZ border. Check this link out:

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t7/loop-avn.html

Re: A hurricane in AZ?

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:42:00 -0000

Granted, you are right, the track is moved, but it still means moisture for us and with it so hot, a great chance for thunderstorms tonight and the next few days.

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:50:31 -0000

Awesome idea, I like that...some of the old movies I've seen have surpassed what I thought they'd be like. Once I finally saw Casablanca, I was blown away by how great it was.

Link me to the list you use?

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:17:22 -0000

Well, I've seen 5 of the top 10 they showed, so that's something I guess :)

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:43:59 -0000

Nicky, hopefully I can do #55, but I really have doubts. It may end up they move in 3 years :)

Drum percussion performance...hmm...well remember, I have to LIKE what I'm going to do ;)

Hence no Karaoke :)

Re: A hurricane in AZ?

Mike — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:23:35 -0000

Yeah, it's starting to build up in the south and move in...hoping we get something up here later.

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:12:33 -0000

Thanks Deb :)

Melissa, thanks for the idea and I do indeed hope it's fun :)

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:17:35 -0000

You don't have a DVR yet? Really?

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:40:11 -0000

Already done that Kathy :) Kidding, but a good suggestion...worthy of Top 15??? I dunno...

:)

Horatio, alright...blog coming for you in a day or two.

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 13:25:13 -0000

Marsh, I'm so pumped...I can't believe you got them to like it and that you like that show so much. It's truly in my Top 5 shows and it's hard to find people who appreciate it. It's so dang good.

You need to watch season 3 :) I still have the finale on my DVR in case I need to watch it again.

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:07:06 -0000

Wow, never thought about the Soundtrack, I love soundtracks, I should give that a shot.

I know what you mean about TV shows on DVD...we've had great fun watching shows from start to finish on DVD instead of TV. Usually it's because we're late to the party though. Like Arrested Development. That show was utter genius. Was a blast to watch all 3 seasons in a row.

Re: Comments update

Mike — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:57:23 -0000

Burn Notice...I do love Bruce Campbell...I will give that show a shot, just for you!

Re: Google Reader adds search function

Mike — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:00:10 -0000

66% :(

I got the Matrix pill wrong, Adapatation flowers, Predator movie...one or two others.

Thought I was doing good for awhile :)

Re: Comments update

Mike — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:02:03 -0000

Some comments roundups :)

Nicky saw 3:10 to Yuma and liked it...

Nicky would hate to lose SHawn Marion

Scott wouldn't mind trading Marion, but can't see Kirilenko helping us :)

Tyler and Scott both hate DTV if they charge us more for HDTV and I am planning on calling DTV to find out :)

I think that's most of them...

Re: Comments update

Mike — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:39:23 -0000

Also...while we had some issues with the comment system, I still may go back to it if some of these bugs are fixed. I liked it, I liked the avatar system and all that.

So we'll see what happens.

Re: Top 5 reasons to get a DVR

Mike — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:25:08 -0000

Wow Horatio...just wow.

Okay.

1. I got my upgraded dish and stuff for free. Not sure why you'd have to pay for it.

2. I've had my new dish up for 5 months now, and the older Tivo in the bedroom works just fine. Yeah, i wont get the new HD Mpeg4 channels on it, but it's still backwards compatible.

3. My satellite is mounted on the edge of my roof, nothing special there. Not sure why you need a mount for it?

4. My install for the new dish and hd dvr cost me $99.

5. I have an antenna on the roof for my local HD channels...why can't you use it in another room? No cable to it?

I guess you seem to have a lot of issues there, but it's strange because I have DTV and Scott and Tyler who post here have it as well, and they didn't have any of the problems you are. I mean...who are you calling to get it installed? I would call DTV directly, and talk to someone. If they wont give you the dish installed for FREE and the new HD DVR for $99 installed, then I'd ask for customer retention because you are ticked that you didn't get the same deal other people have.

It shouldn't be this hard for you to get it.

Re: Stuck in Vegas

Mike — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 22:15:00 -0000

Funny, I went to American Eagle first and I didn't like what they had.

Of course, I told Jina I got my polo at Aeropostal and she quickly informed me that they ALWAYS have sales and I'll likely get to wear it once or twice before it falls apart.

Eat a Philly cheese steak for me...of course there, they just call them cheese steaks.

Re: Amazing

Mike — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 23:09:30 -0000

By the way...I've made 3 cents so far with just about 450 pageviews since I put up the ads.

Not much...but interesting. My sports site gets around 2,000 a day, just on the blog site. The rest of the site gets around 35,000...

Man...

Re: Amazing

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 01:24:48 -0000

It gets lonely on the road...

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:11:04 -0000

A lot of walking and nothing happening in the book...should make for an interesting movie. I am actually hoping they stick close to it, cause part of the experience is the utter desolation and nothingness of the world they find themselves in.

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:58:01 -0000

Wow you read it? I'm impressed! What did you think? (without giving away spoilers?)

Re: Always Sunny in Philadelphia starts tonight!

Mike — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:43:55 -0000

Of course he does, doesn't everyone? :)

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:59:53 -0000

YES! Blood Meridian! I've heard of that...how does it relate to Horses?

And that's too bad it sucked, I was interesting in seeing it.

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:20:33 -0000

Oh I knew you were Schutd :) Yes...that will be the next book I read...just need to finish On The Road by Kerouac :)

Re: The sapling

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:24:00 -0000

Lillie, I totally agree with you. There are some trees that people have used for Bonsai that are 10-15 years old and look pretty amazing on such a small scale. I'd love to do something like that someday.

Also, once I finish On the Road, I plan on starting to read your manuscript :)

Re: The Emmy’s are lame

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:33:16 -0000

See, you have the right idea.

Re: The Emmy’s are lame

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 12:13:30 -0000

I love you Tyler :)

Re: Prison Break tonight

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:19:01 -0000

The only reason K-Ville looks interesting to me at least, is that it's filmed in New Orleans I believe. I think that probably provides a lot of local jobs for people who need them.

Re: The Emmy’s are lame

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:22:00 -0000

Seriously...if you host the Emmy's and need to make three jokes that relate to your job on American Idol, then you shouldn't be hosting.

Re: The Emmy’s are lame

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:50:41 -0000

The Teri Hatcher thing was absolutely the best part of his act :) Hilarious...

And yeah, when you see The Office in the same category, I don't think it deserves a chance :)

Honestly...I watched 3 episodes and I thought it seemed goofy and cheesy, nothing special. The little brother who was very GAY just annoyed me :)

Anyways, I know it's probably good and all...it just feels to me that the awards it wins are more because of the premise of the show and America Fererra, than the actual writing and show itself. The writing and direction on the Office is so clever, so original...it blows most other comedies away.

Just my thoughts :) I love ya Nicky!

Re: The Emmy’s are lame

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:57:03 -0000

That was a great episode.

Re: Making money

Mike — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 23:19:45 -0000

I thought I had a good one to do, but I guess it was offered to me for the sports site, which gets more traffic :( It was basically the importance of purchasing your own domain name...for $7.

Ah well, maybe something else will come along.

Re: Prison Break tonight

Mike — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 18:40:33 -0000

Horatio, I think your link was more exciting that Prison Break last night :)

Re: Google Presentations arrives

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 02:10:03 -0000

Wow, you're kidding? How do they integrate mail into their network, or calendar stuff? We use Exchange and I'd love to know how to switch that to a business email system.

Re: Alas, no HD

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:47:46 -0000

At least, not until 2008 for ESPN News HD and a few others. But the rest are still coming.

Thanks for the link!

Re: Alas, no HD

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:48:21 -0000

By the way, no clue if it matters, but DBSTalk is down and been very busy all morning, so I wonder if something happened, or some people started getting channels.

Re: Alas, no HD

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:10:51 -0000

Yeah, just checked again and I don't see anything new.

:(

Re: Subscribe to this blog!

Mike — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:18:39 -0000

I just saw the email one that you just signed up for, it's using Feedburner to do it. I have to say, the emails you get with the blogs in them are pretty snazzy. Tell me what you think.

Not everyone offers email subscriptions, so an RSS reader covers everything usually.

Re: The best show you aren’t watching

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:25:10 -0000

Yes, solely about you and whatever topic you want me to talk about!

The episodes are free too on NBC.com.

Re: Prison Break: Good or Old?

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:50:27 -0000

Well, Monday's are going to be ripe with new shows coming up, so there's ALWAYS SOMETHING better than Dancing with the Stars :)

Secondly, if any show could use a conclusion, it's Prison Break. I agree with what you said...would just be nice to see it end maybe this year.

Re: The best show you aren’t watching

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:13:32 -0000

Wow, brutal Scott, just brutal :)

1 and 2 are crazy though, but that's cool. I already said it's nothing like the movie at all.

And it's nothing like a teeny bopper show.

But I do agree with finite hours of TV during the week.

Don't you love TV debates!?!

Re: The best show you aren’t watching

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:33:03 -0000

By the way, if Bill Simmons likes it, it must be exciting and NOT a teeny bopper show :)

Re: Survivor returns tonight

Mike — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:39:19 -0000

Okay, I'll seriously watch Survivor, if you try FNL :)

But dang, that's a lot of stuff taping on Thursday nights...good thing I have two tivos :)

Re: Google alerts are a must-have for bloggers

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:09:10 -0000

That's cool Lillie...it really is a great tool. Have you tried the Technorati one? I put in a few keywords last night and I just didn't like the stuff I was getting back.

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:25:01 -0000

I really disliked 24 last season, it got really lame. I hope they can rebound. Smallville is always good, but I am slightly worried about the supergirl angle.

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:07:39 -0000

JAM! Classic!

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:47:29 -0000

Hey Scott, I watched Survivor last night, by the way :)

Now be a man and hold up your end of the deal :)

Re: Are you ready for Heroes?

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:51:23 -0000

You will probably like Bionic Woman then, right? It sounds interesting, and Starbuck is in the first episode :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:48:36 -0000

Well Nicky, since I LOVE MY wife, I did watch Gossip Girl with Jina and it was interesting :)

I'm totally watching Chuck too, and there are some others...Big Shots and another one with Michael Vartan, or Peter Krouse, I forget the name

Private Practice...egh... :)

Re: Google alerts are a must-have for bloggers

Mike — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:49:01 -0000

Yeah, I saw the alert on ProBlogger, but I really like the Google one better.

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:41:29 -0000

What's the game?

Re: Superbad t-shirts and more

Mike — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:23:51 -0000

Seriously, how great is that one? :)

Re: Fall arrives in Phoenix

Mike — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:51:56 -0000

Yeah, it does say 98 later this week, but the lows are still around 70, which is fine with me.

It will be nice when it sticks to below 90 again :)

Re: Direct TV HD Channels are finally here! (at least some of them)

Mike — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 11:15:56 -0000

I honestly can't tell the difference between the two, but maybe my TV is older so that's why. I think that broadcasting in 1080i takes up more bandwidth and resources than 720, and some people aren't willing to pay for it.

Re: Wednesday premieres

Mike — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:48:37 -0000

We need to use that to watch Chuck, as I totally botched that :)

Re: Wednesday premieres

Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:59:19 -0000

I think I might be easier to convince than Jina :)

Kate Walsh just kind of annoys me.

Re: The Office tonight and Bionic thoughts

Mike — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:35:51 -0000

Totally agree Cap'n...Smallville's effects are much better, and you'd think for a pilot, Bionic would have spent a bit more money on that stuff.

The lead was kind of blah, agreed. I still don't think she's a Jennifer Garner rip-off, or else she'd be much better looking :)

Smallville isn't a sidenote, but it just doesn't compare to The Office for me. But I am excited about it for sure...I think the preview I saw last night got me a bit pumped to see it. I'm still worried about Supergirl though.

And Jina...you're so mean :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:41:39 -0000

Hmmmmm, I just can't remember who that person was......

:)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 22:33:38 -0000

I totally forgot about the big room :) Sorry about that...but it was nice :)

Re: The Friday Question

Mike — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:50:30 -0000

You know, I think Shawn told me about that balloon festival...that would be a GREAT addition to my list of 101 things to do. Have always wanted to check that out.

When does it come around each year?

Re: New Threaded Comments | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 12:34:33 -0000

Wonder if there is a way to fix that...maybe I could look for you. It's already doing a few things with mine that is strange.

Re: Walk Now for Autism | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:41:54 -0000

Yeah, you guys are going to have a great time!

Re: A Mike Life » About

Mike — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:24:41 -0000

I am interesting Shawn...

Re: A Mike Life » About

Mike — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:38:37 -0000

Which is just fun though right? :)

By the way, your auto-reply emails are killing my inbox :)

Re: Google keeps increasing your mail storage space | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:56:18 -0000

very, veerrrrryyyy slow :)

It's alright, we all have those days...lol

Re: 101 in 1001

Mike — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:58:35 -0000

Send me the recap, I'll post about it in my #84 blog post :)

Re: Viggo goes on The Road?

Mike — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:14:37 -0000

David,

Not sure if you are subscribed to these comments still or not, but I tried to get through Meridian and had a tough time. The writing is even more difficult than The Road...

I'll pick it up again though, I know I will...but I had to take a break and read a "fun" book for awhile :)

Re: Subscribe to this blog!

Mike — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:10:10 -0000

Yeah, it's a good option I think...some people like to go that route instead of the Reader path, which I understand.

Re: A Mike Life » Blogroll

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:59:52 -0000

Thanks Adam, always nice to have new people around :)

Re: Running: Chapter 1

Mike — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:34:46 -0000

Adam, glad you liked that first line, I'm hoping you enjoyed the rest :)

I am going to compile them into one PDF e-book soon so that it's not such a pain in the butt to ready :)

Re: Running: Chapter 1

Mike — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:08:51 -0000

Thanks Adam, I think tonight I'll throw it into a PDF e-book and post it tomorrow.

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:58:07 -0000

I read it started in 1975...and lasted for 10 years?

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:05:12 -0000

Well, the HD-DVD stuff was pretty cheap, I got a player and 10 HD-DVDs for $200.

But yeah, I wish I hadn't been an idiot...

Re: HD-DVD getting kicked in the teeth | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:38:14 -0000

Yeah, I was going to just sell it or send it back, but the problem is that I gave my dad my old Sony Upconvert DVD player and so I'd be left with nothing.

It does a remarkable job at upconverting :)

Re: X-Files 2 werewolf is a big fat hoax! | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:07:14 -0000

It is pretty awesome...and I'm glad it was wrong, because truly, a werewolf movie doesn't get me too excited :)

Re: Carlton Cuse: The revised season 4 plan for Lost! | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:11:10 -0000

Every frame will matter now too.

Re: Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009 | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:55 -0000

Dammit Jason!

Re: Dammit Jim! Star Trek pushed back to 2009 | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:50:44 -0000

Scott, can't believe you didn't start that off with a 'dammit' :)

Re: The Office returns April 10th and more NBC news: Scrubs, 30 Rock, Journeyman | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:52:27 -0000

Thanks Valentine :)

The article had all this NBC news in it and then tossed in Two and a Half Men, so I got all confused.....blah.

Re: The Price is Right going high-def | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:04:27 -0000

ROTFL :)

Re: The Price is Right going high-def | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:17:25 -0000

See, I knew we had someone who knew :)

So if they have the HD equipment, why is it only used on primetime?

Re: The Price is Right going high-def | Pop Critics - Movies|TV|Comics|Music|Reviews|Recaps

Mike — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 03:36:52 -0000

Re: eBook version of ‘Running’

Mike — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:19:44 -0000

Thanks man, I think I posted the first 3 chapters well before we knew each other, then finished the last one just this past January, so it's no surprise you missed it :)

Re: Relay for Live event all done

Mike — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:31:28 -0000

Thank you Scott, we still have time to bring in more money, so rock on!

Re: We’re having A kid!

Mike — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:46:56 -0000

Adam, thanks for picking up on my very SUBTLE attempt at humor :)

Yeah, seeing the heartbeat was awesome. Can't wait to get the pictures up, even if they are pretty blurry.

Re: Today is the first ultrasound!

Mike — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:26:57 -0000

Grandma, I'm so proud of you for commenting on a blog!

Thanks for the congrats, we definitely will see you in San Diego :)

Re: Sometimes you just have to roll with the punches

Mike — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:37:07 -0000

Agreed.

There you go.

Re: Sometimes you just have to roll with the punches

Mike — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:20:33 -0000

Tell me about it :)

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:46:11 -0000

Definitely a nice jeep, the MPG kind of sucks right now, but we'll get over it :)

Needs a few odds and ends, but I think it will do nicely.

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:06:16 -0000

I don't think I've ever heard the name "Madge" before, lol.

Radar is interesting :)

Re: Roughly 8 weeks along

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:08:22 -0000

Tyler, I'm here for your entertainment. Tell your friends.

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:02:03 -0000

Six...OMG, that's seriously awesome.

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:14:06 -0000

I wish I knew what the Dresden Dolls were so I could decide yes or no :)

Re: Roughly 8 weeks along

Mike — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:18:06 -0000

I think I'm saying that if a baby doubling in size every week or whatever, needs that much food, what the heck am I doing eating the same amount???

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:55:48 -0000

Interesting Gramma...Red is good, but obvious...not sure I can go with Butch though :)

Re: Baby update!

Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:35:35 -0000

Sorry, yesterday...seemed like it was a Wednesday for some reason.

Anyways, 10 is my lucky number today, got a room on the 10th floor of the hotel, and while it was a smoking room (all they had) it smells pretty okay!

I had a choice between 4 and 10, and of course took the one I knew was the right one.

Re: Baby update!

Mike — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:39:21 -0000

Yeah, I've been sort of getting that same vibe, I'm back on my Abs Diet starting tomorrow.

Re: Meet the new Jeep

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:05:31 -0000

That sucks, I was planning on taking the kid off-roading on his/her one month birthday....

Anyways, we have a station wagon for the kid...should be enough.

Re: Baby update!

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:06:07 -0000

I think so too Scott.

Re: Baby update!

Mike — Fri, 09 May 2008 16:11:53 -0000

Thanks Cristi, should be a fun trip...

Not sure what to get Grandma, I'll let you know if I think of something :)

Re: Some site issues

Mike — Fri, 16 May 2008 13:29:49 -0000

Not working for me though ;(

Re: Some site issues

Mike — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:48:54 -0000

No kidding :)

Re: Week 12 is here and everything is just “plum” good

Mike — Fri, 23 May 2008 18:08:04 -0000

Thanks everyone for the comments and for keeping up with how we're doing! Sure makes it more fun :)

Re: Week 13 arrives all peachy

Mike — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:36:04 -0000

Probably need a few of them! :)

Re: Orange you glad it’s week 15?

Mike — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:01:26 -0000

See, that's what I always think about when I think of this thing growing inside Jina: Alien :)

Re: Orange you glad it’s week 15?

Mike — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:01:52 -0000

I agree...they totally have. At least, the 15 weeks have gone by fast, but not the 6 years leading up to it :)

Re: “Guacamole on the side please!”

Mike — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:00:02 -0000

Thanks Josie! You guys have been married even longer right? Or am I confused? :)

The time does go by pretty fast!

Re: Sweet Potato Pie!

Mike — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:41:07 -0000

I want a photo too!

Re: School update

Mike — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:00:05 -0000

Thanks Heather...doing it online has been the expensive way to go, but it was a lot easier than going to classes :)

You should use that journalism degree, that is something I'm pretty interested in.

Re: School update

Mike — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:00:40 -0000

I left the $100 on the counter so you can go shopping whenever, thanks for the nice words :)

Re: OMG! The baby moved!

Mike — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:08:31 -0000

LOL!

Re: OMG! The baby moved!

Mike — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:08:52 -0000

It really doesn't...and if it storms tonight, it will be like Utopia...

Re: 2007/09/23/gmail/

Mike — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:21:07 -0000

I would like an easier way to access my accounts setup so i can do a "check mail now" kind of thing without having to go to Settings > Accounts > Check mail.

Secondly, I'd like the search function to access the Spam and Trash folders easily.

Re: Dell + Ubuntu = Linux Love

Mike — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:40:57 -0000

Wow...this is pretty big news!

I installed Ubuntu myself on my Dell laptop, but for them to offer it is pretty slick.

Nice post.

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Re: PageOnce Brings The Internet Together For PowerUsers

Mike — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:01:04 -0000

Seems pretty interesting, I'd like to check it out once it's out of Beta...

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