I remember a time when going to movies was an event. Months and months of anticipation, followed up by popcorn , dots, and kick ass movie. Now, when I am at the theater all I can think about is what I maybe missing on TV.
Why? When I see the kind of creative effort that is put into the shows on television I wonder how they can’t get these guys to write movie scripts. It has become so painfully obvious that movies are designed to get people to buy a ticket, and that’s all. Making good movies? Not a consideration anymore. Just making money.
The part that busts me up is how the studios blame Internet piracy for the drop in box office dollars. What a bunch of dildos. Here is my suggestion to you guys… come up with an original concept for once. Every movie in production these days is either a sequel or based off of a TV show or comic book. I can’t for the life of me remember a classic that will go down in the history of great movies that has been released over the last 5 years. Can you?
10-12 years ago we had movies like Forrest Gump, Titanic, Fight Club, American Beauty, and Saving Private Ryan. Now a days, we have Spiderman 3, Transformers, Harry Potter 5, Oceans 13, and a sequel to Bruce Almighty for God’s fucking sake. (All coming this summer)
Fuck that. Every one of those movies will look better on my HD-DLP- 56 inch TV when they come out on high definition DVD. Fuck, I can buy the movie, popcorn, and dots, and save 4 of my friends the fucking money it will cost me to go to the movie anyway.
In the mean time, I can enjoy the comforts of my couch while watching something that’s actually compelling, well written, and original. Not to mention that there is something on every single night.
Mondays-
You have Hero’s and this little show called Monday Night Football.
Tuesday-
The Shield, which will go down as the greatest cop show ever. (Write that down)
Wednesday-
Lost, which is hitting on all cylinders right now… amazing.
Thursday-
The Office… and
Finally two sitcoms that have broken the stereotypical sitcom molds with out canned studio laughs.
These shows are brilliantly funny.
Friday and Saturday… Go out loser.
Sunday-
and
I would venture to say that between these two shows, Rome, and The Wire… HBO alone has produced more hours of quality viewing time than any 10 movies in the last year combined.
I am telling you this now, if you look at any of these shows with a blank face and you go see shit movies like Doom and Scary Movie 4. (The 4th of a series of slapstick parodies. Real original) Save yourself the money and just get yourself a ball of yarn, because that’s all it should take to entertain a simple mind like yours.
So what do you think? At this point, what is better. TV or movies? Why? What are you watching?
I also think you are so cool espesically because you take care of your little girl kudos to you. I was a single parent AT 17 AND completed three degrees.
I hear you about movies… but I think it’s collectively our fault.
If folks didn’t fork over ticket fees for crap, then crap wouldn’t be produced. The morons who think actors like Dim Diesel (no, that’s not a typo) are cinematic gods are the ones calling the shots for movie production.
No effort goes into writing and plot development because none is required. If moviemakers throw in a couple of car chase seens and a couple of jiggle shots, they will come.
Have you ever noticed the huge discrepancy between cinematic acclaim and ticket revenues? The majority of Americans are idiots and it shows in everything that is marketed toward us.
Dear Jabs,
Your stunning blogs of why your so great have me perplexed. The substance and the deep thoughts behind the nutsack is not the reason I’m confused, I’m just trying to figure out who the fuck made you America’s love confessor? The disclaimer at the end of your masterpieces makes everyone aware that these are your own opinions and how you stand behind them except the one about having a little dick. Jabs, we all know that guys only say they have little dicks because it makes the women think maybe this guys packing a shotgun, you telling us you have a little dick when you probably believe you got a big one is like drug dealers who drive around with their “support your law enforcement” stickers, we all know there drug dealers and most of us can imagine the damage you could do with that #2 pencil dick.
The women you flash on your blogs look like they been hit in the face with a big ass spackle, they don’t make me wish I was you snapping the photo of some recently arrived Russian mobster holding a “balls” sign for the camera, they make me thank God I’m not you - enticing these youngsters with crystal meth( come on now baby smile for the camera, who’s the super balls?) But they don’t smile balls because crystal meth has a way of making your teeth look like it’s from the deep deep dirty south. And they don’t smile for the same reason you used to never show us your face. Them not smiling and you not peaking is a little similar to why Prince never talks, it’s not because his voice is priceless it’s because he sounds like a pussy. In your case you’d rather tell us ‘ 4 reasons why your single?’ as if that’s what I been to clamoring to know all along. I’ll tell ya why your still single dildo just look in the mirror.
And when you read this and your first thought is to pick up one them nasty pieces of carrots that some hooker tossed at ya and chuck it back at me don’t write back telling me how you could get my girl on one of your Polaroid’s holding that dopey “balls” sign, because I showed her the nutsack world and all she could say was ‘who’s this greasy fuck in the Budweiser tank top?’ And on top of that balls the most attractive women are the ones who are intelligent, dressed in a poncho and having the look in the eye like they’d just go to slapping your chest, not the ones posing on your self promoted cum stained waterbed with a catch rag sock dangling from their mouth. That doesn’t yell sex appeal Jabs, it screams easy!!! Which is why they’re fucking with you in the first place.
So from now on just stick to running your fortune 500 website company and leave the lessons of romance and love, to Bobby and Whitney. And if somewhere in that 40 watt bulb of yours you think you can get any broad you want, that you’re a real stallion, a French prince, and if you feel gully and think you could fuck my girlfriend or get her posing, then go ahead and fuck her, that way it guarantees I don’t have to marry her ass. You say we couldn’t touch ya and I wouldn’t want uh touch ya punk mutha fucka. Look everybody there goes tha neigbor hood hooka!
Geronimo
I watch Lost because it kicks ass. I am so grossly addicted to that show and have been since it started. It’s really picking up now and I’m so excited in the direction it’s heading. Mark my words Jabs, that Juliet is a fucking traitor bitch.
Holy crap man! First of all, no she isn’t. She’s ugly and I’m not saying that out of “jealousy.” I’ll say Kate and Claire are gorgeous! Juliet? Hell no. She’s a trick from the start. An evil bitch put there to get into Jack’s pussy head.
I want to know what the theaters are thinking. They know that movies are going in the shitter and they still charge $8 for a large popcorn? You would think they would be doing more to get people in to see a movie instead of driving them home.
This is a big topic with me so I will stop before I blog comment your blog and just leave it at that.
Yeah, at my movie theatre they charge $8 for popcorn too… and only $6 for a movie ticket. Now, what does that say about the quality of their popcorn compared to the quality of the movies they are showing???
Problem is that theaters don’t make money off admissions. They make their money from concessions so they drive the prices of concessions way up to make profits. I just avoid buying food at a theater altogether.
There’s a reason for the pricing problems at movie theaters. See, theaters don’t buy those prints that they show everyone… they lease them, and they pay based on their ticket sales of each print. Each time they start that reel of SpiderMan 3, they are paying for the number of asses they have recorded as being in the seats. I think it’s somewhere near 5.70 per matinee ticket and 7.70 per primetime ticket. So this leaves very little room for the theater itself to make any amount of money on ticket sales. The theaters in high-value property areas (LA, San Fran, New York, etc.) end up increasing their ticket prices to $12 or so just to make enough money for the rental of the space their theater sits on. Theaters get fucked in just about evey way by the studios, and more often than not, get forced by their film distributors (mostly owned by hollywood studios) to show the movies that the studios want them to show. It’s not exactly like Best Buy making $12 every time they sell you a $19 DVD.
So the only place that theaters can actually make money is on concessions, by selling 5 gallons of popcorn that they have about $.25 invested in for $250, they then make their margins and are able to remain in business. Now they have to contend with people fighting those prices by bringing in candy they bought for 1/4 of the price at the gas station, and the subsanially decreasing cost of high-quality home entertainment equipment… the theaters are basically hemmoraging these days. It’s pretty much why every theater you see these days is run by a multi-billion dollar corporation (AMC, Magic-Johnsone, etc.), becuase the little guys can’t even compete any more, because most people would agree that it’s just easier to rent a movie for $3, invite over 5 friends, get a case of beer fire up some burgers and make a night of it rather than deal with crowds, stciky floors, and the high prices of theaters.
Anyway, I don’t agree with any of it… I think the theaters need to turn things around by getting liquor licences and making seeing a movie into an event again, but it’s not going to happen… mainly becuase the hollywood studios are in charge, and the people who are in charge of those are so completely retarted and pretentious that they can’t see past their wallets and they grossly shrunken balls.
I don’t agree with the fact that there have been no movies in the past year that could soon be considered classics… The Departed… one of the best movies I have seen in years. This will definitely go down with some of the greatest mobland flicks of all times… The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, etc. If you haven’t seen this movie, buy it! I’ve watched it 5 times already, and I’ll probbaly watch it again. Another was The Prestige… another great flick with amazing direction, great acting, and a compelling stoyline all the way through the end. Buy this one too… it’s worth it. A couple honorable mentions were The Guardian (yeah, Kostner Ashton are overrated, but it was a good movie nonetheless), Invincible, and Accepted (a good movie, some reused storylines and standard Hollywood “buy this because we say so” crap, but some incredibly funny actors and some of the best one-liners I’ve heard in anything besides a Will Farrel or Vince Vaighn flick in a long time).
As far as TV goes though, I would say that Entourage is doing ti big… and it’s only going to get bigger from here. Besides that (and most of the other HBO shows), I think Family Guy is one of smartest written shows on TV as it has been for years and Friday Night Lights on NBC has a fantastic cast, great writing and is compelling enough to make me not miss an epsode yet. Other than that, everything else blows… although I do want to nail the cheerleader on Heroes like everybody else with penis I know.
I do want to preach a little….so I continue. It is to the point now that I don’t even buy DVD to add to the collection. It is not that I am downloading them….the movies just suck. 5 years ago I bought 3-7 dvds a month….I have not bought a new movie since Ice Age 2. And that was for my friends kids when they come over (Even though the squirel kills me.)
No thats not true!! I know its a “sequal”, but Shrek 3 is coming out this summer and…well my son…yeah thats it…is really looking forward to it. I am hoping it doesn’t suck!
There are not even enough kid movies to take the kids too. I want to open a movie house where its just kids movies everyday . Pull out all the classics and new ones . I am forever looking for a good kids flick and they suck.. I just might do that.
I think I’d gladly sit on your couch in front of your 56 inch TV, eat popcorn and dots…and be more then happy to tell you to “grab me a coke while your up!”
Well geeze thanks!
I meant the coke you drink, if you just happened to already be in the kitchen…But I forgot to mention the foot rub you’d recieve in return.
And yeah, most movies suck, but I also think most t.v. sucks too. So maybe I’m just a picky person. I usually wait for movies to come out on pay-per-view. It’s easier and I don’t have to deal with a crowded smelly theater.
Lost, The Sopranos, and Heroes, but other than that, I don’t think there is much on. I am very glad to see reality t.v. somewhat die out. That always puts a smile to my face and gives me hope. I just think networks don’t understand what we want and where to take shows. Or when they get a good show, they do it to death and turn people off. I could a better job at putting on quality programming.
As far as shows on TV go there is a lot of wealth on right now. A few the Jabs did not mention are How I met your Mother on Mondays (Before MNF), The various CSI (personal fav is NCSI) and Las Vegas which I think is on Fridays but can be caught on reruns on A&E.
Late night blogging? Just my opinion but I think it’s all about the money. With a movie, the studios/producers have to front a huge amount of money and pray for a payoff. Whereas, for television the risk is lower. I think studios/producers have been burned many a time in the past. Now they are not placing all their eggs in one basket and maybe spreading the talent and money around.
That’s kind of my point. Television can cut their losses and run. While movies put up all this money. And if the movie bombs the studio bombs.
I do agree with you that it should be harder to write good material for years than just for two hours. Maybe the talent has been moving to where the money is going. I hear syndication is absolutely killing.
Scrubs is the shizzle. I don’t understand how The Shield gets better every year. I can’t wait for Heroes to start up again. And since I am too poor to get HBO, I have to wait for Entourage to go on DVD.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention CSI. That show is really great. I honestly can’t think of any comedies I currently like. I’m not a comedy type person anyway.
Sorry for leaving so many comments. This is my first time commenting and I actually don’t have much else to do right now.
I like the dollar theater!lol- all joking aside I just wait for them to come on DVD, however I also wait for most series shows like 24, Desperate Housewives, and Soproanos to name a few to come on DVD also. My nights are to busy to try and remember when to watch certain shows and I usually get them confused. I have yet to get the TIVO, soon though soon. Ok just re-read that and felt I should clarify, my nights are busy taking my kid to various sport practices/games and other activities not anything else!
There are only two movies in the last year I can say I honestly have or will want to see in the theater. The first was 300. I was not disappointed with the film, I thought it was very entertaining. The other is the 3rd installment of the Pirates franchise, but not for the reasons most red-blooded American women would give…although I think Johnny Depp is a brilliant actor, I am in it for Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport and Bill Nighy.
Jabs, you are absolutely right about the state of the movie industry. In my area, Central Florida, the going rate for a movie ticket is $8.50, that is $17.00 for two people. Add one large popcorn, one large soda (to share) and a box of raisinets, that is an additional $15.00. That is $32.00 to sit in a dark, ice cold theater with a sticky floor for approximately 2 hours for a movie like Scary Movie 4? For $17.99 a month Blockbuster Total Access gives you all the rentals you want and you can go into a local store and trade them out for free. Plus, my living room couch is much more comfortable!
As a scriptwriter here in Australia this sort of thing pisses me off? Why? Because it’s correct on most fronts.
I saw ‘300′ today, just came out and I think my bias and prior knowledge of Greek history allowed me to enjoy it immensely. But the horrible dialogue, especially during the first act, frustrated me.
To answer your question I believe The Departed and V for Vendetta will be remembered as classics. But of course V for Vendetta is a comic book adaption.
I don’t watch TV except for the footy. Lost I feel is a waste of screen time, the show goes everywhere but nowhere. J.J. wrote the entire story arc of the show then threw it out on the first day of filming. It shows.
I will disagree with what you say about HBO. Take ‘Deadwood’ for example, in my opinion the greatest TV show ever made. Not only was it cancelled it’s third season was cut in half. They produce great stuff but they still do it for the money and it will always be money over artistic value.
Know a woman who worked for a major TV company in Australia. She pretty much ressurected the show ‘Neighbours’ that some people may know. She believes selling your stuff to television networks is like selling your soul to the devil. You obviously have experience in the television industry and whether you agree with that or not it seems that art and entertainment are two very different things in modern society.
You got me Jabs. They don’t make movies anymore, just big name actors and crappy plot and hope they make money. The writers guild strike only prompted tv to go towards reality crap. But I’m with you on the Shield. Mackey is the cop’s cop!
HBO has some awesome television right now.
I just wish I had show time so I could watch weeds. ABC is doing a pretty good job also. I agree with netflix or renting a movie there is no reason to go to a theater anymore. I was just talking about that with some friends a couple nights ago. I will go see a Will Farrel movie in the theater otherwise it can wait. Plus I almost fell over in shock when i saw movie tickets are almost ten dollars now!!!! what happened to 2.50$ i am not that old but its just highway robbery now
I like all three CSI shows. I also like Cold Case, and Shark. Of course I have to get my weekly dose of Southpark too. There are still some good movies coming out, but they are few and far between. I get tired of all these sequels too, although I admit, I’m looking forward to the new Die Hard movie coming out.
I would rather watch TV. I’ll be damned if I’m going to make a habit of spending $10 to go to the movies for something that can wait to come on HBO for free. I don’t watch any of the shows that you listed, but I do watch House like it’s my job. I’m not a fan of “scary” movies. The recent ones are more gorey(sp) than scary. And the “funny” ones just look stupid. (ie.. Blades of Glory. Are you kidding?)
i dont watch much tv at all. scrubs, prison break, and supernatural are the oly ones i like to see each week. as for the movies….i download movies and watch them just as they have been released or just before they get released. that or people i know download them and i get a copy…
I rarely go to the movies anymore except when I bring the family. I love dots and all the TV shows you mentioned. it’s nice to read one of your blogs that doesn’t express your hatred for most women!!
Oh my am I the first?
you are!
holy shit and this is the first comment I have ever left
I also think you are so cool espesically because you take care of your little girl kudos to you. I was a single parent AT 17 AND completed three degrees.
I hear you about movies… but I think it’s collectively our fault.
If folks didn’t fork over ticket fees for crap, then crap wouldn’t be produced. The morons who think actors like Dim Diesel (no, that’s not a typo) are cinematic gods are the ones calling the shots for movie production.
No effort goes into writing and plot development because none is required. If moviemakers throw in a couple of car chase seens and a couple of jiggle shots, they will come.
Have you ever noticed the huge discrepancy between cinematic acclaim and ticket revenues? The majority of Americans are idiots and it shows in everything that is marketed toward us.
whups… did I blogdick? Didn’t mean to, I’m still trying to get accustomed to this format …
Dear Jabs,
Your stunning blogs of why your so great have me perplexed. The substance and the deep thoughts behind the nutsack is not the reason I’m confused, I’m just trying to figure out who the fuck made you America’s love confessor? The disclaimer at the end of your masterpieces makes everyone aware that these are your own opinions and how you stand behind them except the one about having a little dick. Jabs, we all know that guys only say they have little dicks because it makes the women think maybe this guys packing a shotgun, you telling us you have a little dick when you probably believe you got a big one is like drug dealers who drive around with their “support your law enforcement” stickers, we all know there drug dealers and most of us can imagine the damage you could do with that #2 pencil dick.
The women you flash on your blogs look like they been hit in the face with a big ass spackle, they don’t make me wish I was you snapping the photo of some recently arrived Russian mobster holding a “balls” sign for the camera, they make me thank God I’m not you - enticing these youngsters with crystal meth( come on now baby smile for the camera, who’s the super balls?) But they don’t smile balls because crystal meth has a way of making your teeth look like it’s from the deep deep dirty south. And they don’t smile for the same reason you used to never show us your face. Them not smiling and you not peaking is a little similar to why Prince never talks, it’s not because his voice is priceless it’s because he sounds like a pussy. In your case you’d rather tell us ‘ 4 reasons why your single?’ as if that’s what I been to clamoring to know all along. I’ll tell ya why your still single dildo just look in the mirror.
And when you read this and your first thought is to pick up one them nasty pieces of carrots that some hooker tossed at ya and chuck it back at me don’t write back telling me how you could get my girl on one of your Polaroid’s holding that dopey “balls” sign, because I showed her the nutsack world and all she could say was ‘who’s this greasy fuck in the Budweiser tank top?’ And on top of that balls the most attractive women are the ones who are intelligent, dressed in a poncho and having the look in the eye like they’d just go to slapping your chest, not the ones posing on your self promoted cum stained waterbed with a catch rag sock dangling from their mouth. That doesn’t yell sex appeal Jabs, it screams easy!!! Which is why they’re fucking with you in the first place.
So from now on just stick to running your fortune 500 website company and leave the lessons of romance and love, to Bobby and Whitney. And if somewhere in that 40 watt bulb of yours you think you can get any broad you want, that you’re a real stallion, a French prince, and if you feel gully and think you could fuck my girlfriend or get her posing, then go ahead and fuck her, that way it guarantees I don’t have to marry her ass. You say we couldn’t touch ya and I wouldn’t want uh touch ya punk mutha fucka. Look everybody there goes tha neigbor hood hooka!
Geronimo
D.V.R
What is on your DVR?
dust…
I watch Lost because it kicks ass. I am so grossly addicted to that show and have been since it started. It’s really picking up now and I’m so excited in the direction it’s heading. Mark my words Jabs, that Juliet is a fucking traitor bitch.
I don’t think so…
She is soooo cute
Holy crap man! First of all, no she isn’t. She’s ugly and I’m not saying that out of “jealousy.” I’ll say Kate and Claire are gorgeous! Juliet? Hell no. She’s a trick from the start. An evil bitch put there to get into Jack’s pussy head.
I want to know what the theaters are thinking. They know that movies are going in the shitter and they still charge $8 for a large popcorn? You would think they would be doing more to get people in to see a movie instead of driving them home.
This is a big topic with me so I will stop before I blog comment your blog and just leave it at that.
Yeah, at my movie theatre they charge $8 for popcorn too… and only $6 for a movie ticket. Now, what does that say about the quality of their popcorn compared to the quality of the movies they are showing???
Problem is that theaters don’t make money off admissions. They make their money from concessions so they drive the prices of concessions way up to make profits. I just avoid buying food at a theater altogether.
I went to the movies in San Francisco awhile ago and it was $12 for a ticket..i was shocked…
There’s a reason for the pricing problems at movie theaters. See, theaters don’t buy those prints that they show everyone… they lease them, and they pay based on their ticket sales of each print. Each time they start that reel of SpiderMan 3, they are paying for the number of asses they have recorded as being in the seats. I think it’s somewhere near 5.70 per matinee ticket and 7.70 per primetime ticket. So this leaves very little room for the theater itself to make any amount of money on ticket sales. The theaters in high-value property areas (LA, San Fran, New York, etc.) end up increasing their ticket prices to $12 or so just to make enough money for the rental of the space their theater sits on. Theaters get fucked in just about evey way by the studios, and more often than not, get forced by their film distributors (mostly owned by hollywood studios) to show the movies that the studios want them to show. It’s not exactly like Best Buy making $12 every time they sell you a $19 DVD.
So the only place that theaters can actually make money is on concessions, by selling 5 gallons of popcorn that they have about $.25 invested in for $250, they then make their margins and are able to remain in business. Now they have to contend with people fighting those prices by bringing in candy they bought for 1/4 of the price at the gas station, and the subsanially decreasing cost of high-quality home entertainment equipment… the theaters are basically hemmoraging these days. It’s pretty much why every theater you see these days is run by a multi-billion dollar corporation (AMC, Magic-Johnsone, etc.), becuase the little guys can’t even compete any more, because most people would agree that it’s just easier to rent a movie for $3, invite over 5 friends, get a case of beer fire up some burgers and make a night of it rather than deal with crowds, stciky floors, and the high prices of theaters.
Anyway, I don’t agree with any of it… I think the theaters need to turn things around by getting liquor licences and making seeing a movie into an event again, but it’s not going to happen… mainly becuase the hollywood studios are in charge, and the people who are in charge of those are so completely retarted and pretentious that they can’t see past their wallets and they grossly shrunken balls.
I don’t agree with the fact that there have been no movies in the past year that could soon be considered classics… The Departed… one of the best movies I have seen in years. This will definitely go down with some of the greatest mobland flicks of all times… The Godfather, Goodfellas, Casino, etc. If you haven’t seen this movie, buy it! I’ve watched it 5 times already, and I’ll probbaly watch it again. Another was The Prestige… another great flick with amazing direction, great acting, and a compelling stoyline all the way through the end. Buy this one too… it’s worth it. A couple honorable mentions were The Guardian (yeah, Kostner Ashton are overrated, but it was a good movie nonetheless), Invincible, and Accepted (a good movie, some reused storylines and standard Hollywood “buy this because we say so” crap, but some incredibly funny actors and some of the best one-liners I’ve heard in anything besides a Will Farrel or Vince Vaighn flick in a long time).
As far as TV goes though, I would say that Entourage is doing ti big… and it’s only going to get bigger from here. Besides that (and most of the other HBO shows), I think Family Guy is one of smartest written shows on TV as it has been for years and Friday Night Lights on NBC has a fantastic cast, great writing and is compelling enough to make me not miss an epsode yet. Other than that, everything else blows… although I do want to nail the cheerleader on Heroes like everybody else with penis I know.
Preach on brotha!
I do want to preach a little….so I continue. It is to the point now that I don’t even buy DVD to add to the collection. It is not that I am downloading them….the movies just suck. 5 years ago I bought 3-7 dvds a month….I have not bought a new movie since Ice Age 2. And that was for my friends kids when they come over (Even though the squirel kills me.)
I agree…
I only go to movies to take my daughter.
There is not one …. not one “must see” coming out this summer.
My son is excited for Transformers!
So am I.
No thats not true!! I know its a “sequal”, but Shrek 3 is coming out this summer and…well my son…yeah thats it…is really looking forward to it. I am hoping it doesn’t suck!
There are not even enough kid movies to take the kids too. I want to open a movie house where its just kids movies everyday . Pull out all the classics and new ones . I am forever looking for a good kids flick and they suck.. I just might do that.
Actually…that is a lie. When I get around to it I will buy the new Bond flick. I think it is the best one yet.
I stand by everything else I previously stated. LOL! I contradicting myself.
The last Bond was by far the best! And Daniel whatshisname (Bond) looks like Coqueto…
I think I’d gladly sit on your couch in front of your 56 inch TV, eat popcorn and dots…and be more then happy to tell you to “grab me a coke while your up!”
You and I could have fun watching the history channel under those circumstances…
I get you the coke?
Well geeze thanks!
I meant the coke you drink, if you just happened to already be in the kitchen…But I forgot to mention the foot rub you’d recieve in return.
And yeah, most movies suck, but I also think most t.v. sucks too. So maybe I’m just a picky person. I usually wait for movies to come out on pay-per-view. It’s easier and I don’t have to deal with a crowded smelly theater.
Have you watched any of the shows I just mentioned?
Lost, The Sopranos, and Heroes, but other than that, I don’t think there is much on. I am very glad to see reality t.v. somewhat die out. That always puts a smile to my face and gives me hope. I just think networks don’t understand what we want and where to take shows. Or when they get a good show, they do it to death and turn people off. I could a better job at putting on quality programming.
As far as shows on TV go there is a lot of wealth on right now. A few the Jabs did not mention are How I met your Mother on Mondays (Before MNF), The various CSI (personal fav is NCSI) and Las Vegas which I think is on Fridays but can be caught on reruns on A&E.
Late night blogging? Just my opinion but I think it’s all about the money. With a movie, the studios/producers have to front a huge amount of money and pray for a payoff. Whereas, for television the risk is lower. I think studios/producers have been burned many a time in the past. Now they are not placing all their eggs in one basket and maybe spreading the talent and money around.
I totally disagree.
I work for CBS. The kind of money charged for commercial time is outrageous.
Thats why you will see shows die after 2-3 episodes if the rating suck.
It should be harder to write story lines that last years instead of two hours.
It seems to work more though
That’s kind of my point. Television can cut their losses and run. While movies put up all this money. And if the movie bombs the studio bombs.
I do agree with you that it should be harder to write good material for years than just for two hours. Maybe the talent has been moving to where the money is going. I hear syndication is absolutely killing.
Scrubs is the shizzle. I don’t understand how The Shield gets better every year. I can’t wait for Heroes to start up again. And since I am too poor to get HBO, I have to wait for Entourage to go on DVD.
I don’t really watch TV or movies anymore. I am more into VH1 reality shows though because they aren’t on past my bedtime. I am not a morning person!
I totally miss the show HUFF on HBO. That was the best.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention CSI. That show is really great. I honestly can’t think of any comedies I currently like. I’m not a comedy type person anyway.
Sorry for leaving so many comments. This is my first time commenting and I actually don’t have much else to do right now.
Same here Ms. V never commented but bored.
But I love JABS he is so COOL I read his blogs every day but never had nerve enough to reply.
What happened Jabs where did you go?
I like the dollar theater!lol- all joking aside I just wait for them to come on DVD, however I also wait for most series shows like 24, Desperate Housewives, and Soproanos to name a few to come on DVD also. My nights are to busy to try and remember when to watch certain shows and I usually get them confused. I have yet to get the TIVO, soon though soon. Ok just re-read that and felt I should clarify, my nights are busy taking my kid to various sport practices/games and other activities not anything else!
There are only two movies in the last year I can say I honestly have or will want to see in the theater. The first was 300. I was not disappointed with the film, I thought it was very entertaining. The other is the 3rd installment of the Pirates franchise, but not for the reasons most red-blooded American women would give…although I think Johnny Depp is a brilliant actor, I am in it for Geoffrey Rush, Jack Davenport and Bill Nighy.
Jabs, you are absolutely right about the state of the movie industry. In my area, Central Florida, the going rate for a movie ticket is $8.50, that is $17.00 for two people. Add one large popcorn, one large soda (to share) and a box of raisinets, that is an additional $15.00. That is $32.00 to sit in a dark, ice cold theater with a sticky floor for approximately 2 hours for a movie like Scary Movie 4? For $17.99 a month Blockbuster Total Access gives you all the rentals you want and you can go into a local store and trade them out for free. Plus, my living room couch is much more comfortable!
As a scriptwriter here in Australia this sort of thing pisses me off? Why? Because it’s correct on most fronts.
I saw ‘300′ today, just came out and I think my bias and prior knowledge of Greek history allowed me to enjoy it immensely. But the horrible dialogue, especially during the first act, frustrated me.
To answer your question I believe The Departed and V for Vendetta will be remembered as classics. But of course V for Vendetta is a comic book adaption.
I don’t watch TV except for the footy. Lost I feel is a waste of screen time, the show goes everywhere but nowhere. J.J. wrote the entire story arc of the show then threw it out on the first day of filming. It shows.
I will disagree with what you say about HBO. Take ‘Deadwood’ for example, in my opinion the greatest TV show ever made. Not only was it cancelled it’s third season was cut in half. They produce great stuff but they still do it for the money and it will always be money over artistic value.
Know a woman who worked for a major TV company in Australia. She pretty much ressurected the show ‘Neighbours’ that some people may know. She believes selling your stuff to television networks is like selling your soul to the devil. You obviously have experience in the television industry and whether you agree with that or not it seems that art and entertainment are two very different things in modern society.
You got me Jabs. They don’t make movies anymore, just big name actors and crappy plot and hope they make money. The writers guild strike only prompted tv to go towards reality crap. But I’m with you on the Shield. Mackey is the cop’s cop!
HBO has some awesome television right now.
I just wish I had show time so I could watch weeds. ABC is doing a pretty good job also. I agree with netflix or renting a movie there is no reason to go to a theater anymore. I was just talking about that with some friends a couple nights ago. I will go see a Will Farrel movie in the theater otherwise it can wait. Plus I almost fell over in shock when i saw movie tickets are almost ten dollars now!!!! what happened to 2.50$ i am not that old but its just highway robbery now
I like all three CSI shows. I also like Cold Case, and Shark. Of course I have to get my weekly dose of Southpark too. There are still some good movies coming out, but they are few and far between. I get tired of all these sequels too, although I admit, I’m looking forward to the new Die Hard movie coming out.
I loved die hard 3 when he guys body get cut in half! Did not know there was another one coming out!
yeah personally my fav was deadwood i wish they would put as much effort into movies as they did into the writing of deadwood and rome
I would rather watch TV. I’ll be damned if I’m going to make a habit of spending $10 to go to the movies for something that can wait to come on HBO for free. I don’t watch any of the shows that you listed, but I do watch House like it’s my job. I’m not a fan of “scary” movies. The recent ones are more gorey(sp) than scary. And the “funny” ones just look stupid. (ie.. Blades of Glory. Are you kidding?)
i dont watch much tv at all. scrubs, prison break, and supernatural are the oly ones i like to see each week. as for the movies….i download movies and watch them just as they have been released or just before they get released. that or people i know download them and i get a copy…
I rarely go to the movies anymore except when I bring the family. I love dots and all the TV shows you mentioned. it’s nice to read one of your blogs that doesn’t express your hatred for most women!!
greys anatomy is on thursdays too
I don’t watch t.v. I probably should more but I don’t. I do like Grey’s Anatomy though.