Just Some Stuff

Just Some Stuff--JSS

1. This past Sunday to Tuesday, I watched the SciFi Channel's "Tin Man" miniseries. It was an update of 1939's "Wizard of Oz." I'd say they did a great job on it. I really liked they way they portrayed the elements of the original in new context, The witch melted, the Tin Man was a police officer in Central City (Emerald City), the cowardly lion was a man who could read thoughts and the past, and the Straw Man was the former queen's advisor who'd had his brain removed. Toto was a shape shifter who had been DG's (stands for Dorothy Gale) tutor before she went to the other side. Tutor-Toto, get it. This took place in the Outer Zone, Oz, get it.

They did an excellent job.

2. Playing NTN- National Trivia Network. Sunday played Appeteasers at Donovan's and had a competition with Hello Folks in Fox Lake. We won five of six games. Monday, I played a few games at Hello Folks, after I found that Famous Freddie's was closed Mondays and Tuesdays for the duration of winter. Played with Tomcat, who is very knowledgeable.

Tuesday Liz and I went to Pug Mahone's and while having their great half price pizza special, managed to have 10 top twenty finishes.  Paintr was there and again we played Hello Folks until Bill, Jeff, and Larry came over from that place. People must have wondered about seeing two places from Fox Lake ranking in the top twenty all those games.

3. Been to the movies four times the last couple weeks.

BEOWULF-- all animated and quite an action flick. Could have used some clothing on Beowulf while fighting Grendl, though. I don't know if that is how the original tale had it. However, his private parts were covered the whole time sort of like Wilson's face on Home Improvement.

AMERICAN GANGSTER-- based on a real story of a black man who comes to control New York's Crime families with his cunning, planning and daring.

LAMBS FOR LIONS-- three intertwining stories about the War in Afghanistan featuring Robert Redford as a college professor with a slacker student, two idealistic students who joined the military and were serving in Afghanistan, and a senator and journalist discussing US war strategy.

DAN IN REAL LIFE-- a very funny Light Romantic Comedy starring Steve Carrel, one of my favorite funny guys from "The Office" accidentally falling in love with his brother's fiancee and then having to spend a holiday weekend with her at a family gathering.

I liked all of these shows.

See You at the Movies. --RoadDog