-
Crikey!
Welcome to Chennai, India. Formerly known as Madras, Chennai is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Pronunciation doesn’t really get any easier as we continue on from there, so let’s not even try. Chennai was the fifth pit stop…in a racearoundtheworld. Last week, your humble recapper fell asleep on the job and didn’t post a recap. So let quickly go over what we learned, hm? During an ascending Roadblock, we learned that it’s best to have full functionality of your limbs, and you’d think after the Great Wall incident, Peter and Sarah would have figured that out. As a result of Sarah’s poor decision making, we got to learn more about how much of a jackass Peter is, and the team set the record for how quickly they went from being someone to root for to the token dysfunctional couple. Maybe that will be a portion of the next triathlon they try. We also learned, once again, that it’s important to read your clue, as Dustin and Kandice and Tom and Jerry wind up trying to do way too much, and it hurts Tom and Jerry more, as they wind up quite literally dragging themselves to Philimination. Shame, because they’re just the kind of likeable idiots that need to stay around longer. What pair of fools will be cut from the ch-ch-chain…next? -
Busts and Must-See TV
The new television season is now a few weeks old, and I think I’ve finally come to a decision about what I am going to dedicate my evenings to watching. Of course, there’s old staples like LOST, House, Veronica Mars, and The Office, all of which have returned in fine form, but the intrigue is always in new programming. Though they seem to be struggling for ratings, NBC has put out some of the better new shows this year (of course, they had the most open time slots; witness the quality programming already mentioned and you see why the peacock had to lose so many of its shows). I’ve already stated my approval of Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and will continue to watch even if it seems unlikely to make it through the season. After the jump are my thoughts on the rest of what I’ve been able to catch of the network’s new offerings. -
Two for the Money
Under normal circumstances, a paying concertgoer would be upset to see a musician interrupt his live show to read excerpts from a trashy 95 cent novel about a male prostitute. In most cases, it would be taken as a sign that the crowd wasn’t enjoying the music. When you’re spending the evening with Matt Nathanson, though, this kind of behavior is not only par for the course; it’s expected. For 90 minutes last night (after an hour set by Virginia rockers Carbon Leaf), Nathanson brought his unique blend of dry wit and emotional pop/rock to the TLA. From the moment he stepped on stage, Nathanson had the crowd eating out of the palm of his hand, and not once did his fare disappoint. -
Vote ‘No’
It’s no secret that the majority of people in my demographic would rather spend hour between 11 p.m. and midnight getting their world news from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert than listening to the talking heads on local network news. We are so enamored with our television pundits, in fact, that we create petitions to have them run for head office – “Stewart/Colbert ’08!” or “Sorkin for President!” – as empty threats against the governmental status quo. In Barry Levinson’s Man of the Year, late-night comedian Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams) takes the suggestion seriously and winds up slated as the next man to fill the Oval Office. Like many of the politicians, though, the movie promises great things in its campaign (in this case, the marketing) but fails to deliver on them once the public decides to give its support. -
Feed Me, Seymour
For some reason, I never noticed that the RSS feed for this site, to this point, has been…what’s the word….non-existent. I’m not entirely sure why the default feed never worked, but I was setting up some feeds for my new Norwegians account and used my own site as a test and realized that the feed didn’t really work. I’ve gone ahead and fixed that problem, so now you can subscribe to the RSS of good ol’ Movie Hawk like you do any other blog that you read. Because I’m sure you were clamoring to see some updates.Back later today with a review.
Archive: October, 2006