I know, this page does look quite unprofessional. I do appreciate good web design and I know how it can make or break a site, so a new look is coming soon hopefully. And maybe even a new name as that gamer is now in the dust?
Of course I should really be getting back to my last essay, an essay on the sound design of Joss Whedon's film Serenity believe it or not. The film that takes place after the television show Firefly. I haven't talked about Firefly on this blog before but all you need to know is that you need to watch it. It's only one season so go hire it, buy it, just make sure you watch it! Tell me what you think.
On that note, I know I'm quite insignificant in the blogosphere, I'm not pretending that this site is extremely popular. But if you took the time to stop by, please leave a comment or a suggestion. Don't forget to digg the reviews. I want to make this blog as awesome as possible for you guys.
October 21, 2008
A new look
March 17, 2008
cat killer
This TV3 story shocked me. You would think there would be some laws in place to deal with such people who do horrific things to harmless animals. This New Zealand man, Yopie Alternburg, uses modified possum traps to catch and kill cats in his own backyard.
The Campbell Live interview is here.
I posted this comment to the article:
"For those of you who think this is a right course of action to take. Do you think shooting a harmless dog in the back of the head, while it's still full of a life, would be a normal thing to do. If anything humans are the pests. We're the ones who have destroyed most of the wildlife in this country."
Note that the photo above is of our family cat, Mustang, and he is not in any way connected to the killings.
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October 24, 2007
the office
I just recently finished watching the tv series, The Office on DVD. (the complete first series, the complete second series and the Christmas specials, 14 episodes altogether). I now see why it attracted all the attention, it deserved it. Ricky Gervais is brilliant as David Brent, and the other characters Gareth, Tim, and Dawn are excellent & actually believable also. The script was written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It's a comedy mockumentry with a pretend BBC crew filming the goings on in the paper company Wernham Hogg, in Slough, England. The humour is mostly embarrassment based and cringe worthy followed with long moments of silence. Although there are also smut liners, practical jokes and moments of idiocy.
The American version of The Office is airing at the moment in New Zealand on Thursdays at 10.00 TV3. It stars Steve Carrel as the boss from hell. Although there are a lot more episodes than the original, and the scripts are completely new, the characters and basic plot are retained. To me it feels over the top and unreal, for example the boss (Michael) fighting his own assistant (Dwight) and Dwight's desk moved to the bathroom as a practial joke, where somehow the phone is still working. I would still recommend the original, UK version of The Office. It was Ricky Gervais' rise to fame.
By the way that was not a official review! Just in case you think I'm going to be reviewing films and television shows. That would be fun, but it's best if I stick to one thing and do that well!
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