23Sep2008
Robert Downey Jr is the Junkie that Lives Downstairs
Whenever I think of Robert Downey Jr I think of a line from movie Baseketball "He's 8 years old and smells like Robert Downey Jr" That's right, as far as I can recall Robert Downey Jr is a washed up drunken hack. Taking a quick look at his career on imdb.com I notice that he got off to a great start in the 80's and slowly was becoming an unstoppable force, and just when his stardom was on
Read More14Sep2008
Eulogy for a Friend No. 2: Veronica Mars
When I was young, I preferred Nancy Drew to the Hardy Boys. I guess I’ve always had a thing for smart girl detectives. . . On September 22, 2007, Veronica Mars aired for the first time on the now defunct UPN network. It was brilliant. Over the course of its three seasons, the few people actually watching it got to see television at its best. When it wasn’t picked up for a fourth season, I
Read More06Sep2008
Eulogy for a Friend
I've been spending a lot of time lately thinking about a friend of mine that was taken too soon. This got me wondering why so many good things end before they should. That's what this column is going to be about. Every week (or so) I'm going to write about something that I really enjoyed, be it a comic series, tv show, band, what have you, that ended before it's time. This first column is
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