Outer Range is a combination of two of my favorite TV series. Its second season is now streaming on Prime and it's reported to be the number one show. What it is is: a SiFi contemporary western drama/thriller. The two shows it borrows from are Yellowstone and Outlander. Can you guess the story? Let's get into it. Here we … Continue reading Outer Range: Smash or Pass?
Category: Entertainment
The Meaning of Life: a review
As is my wont, I'll be brief. Or, a conversation starter. This post is a review of a movie I watched last night and again this morning. I liked it that much! However, it's been widely criticized. Fair enough. Warhorse One is the movie (2023). It's an action war film, about consequences of the withdrawal … Continue reading The Meaning of Life: a review
Yellowstone Fantasy
The Yellowstone Fantasy is a world evoked by dreams of a time, place, and people that never existed, in the real world. Yellowstone is a TV series (yes, I came late to) about a man, John Dutton, his family, and cattle ranch in Montana in contemporary America. (They have cell phones, etc.) The show is the most … Continue reading Yellowstone Fantasy
The Fall: A review
So here we go, despite my friends' caveats'. "intent matters but is hard to discern in art. One can’t always trust even what the artist says about their work, let alone any critic.” "all reviews are subjective and tell me more about the rater than they do the book." The Fall is a PRIME series … Continue reading The Fall: A review
Best Playlist Ever: 100 years
Best play list ever is, I decided, my 2020 Drinking Songs. Because, well, let's get into it and you tell me. The Early Years 1919 How you gonna keep'em down on the farm. Andrew Bird 1927 Alabama song (whisky bar). The Doors 1936 Rye Whiskey. Tex Ritter 1949 I'm so lonesome I could cry. Hank Williams … Continue reading Best Playlist Ever: 100 years
Balling For Taylor Swift
Balling for Taylor Swift caught my attention. Because before she showed up at an NFL football game, I didn't know much about her. Now I do. This is complex. There are permutations of complications. Oh sure, I'd heard the name, Taylor Swift, but never one song. Of the 1,700+ songs on my playlists - there's … Continue reading Balling For Taylor Swift
BOSCH: Season 3
I, last night, finished watching BOSCH season 3 for the third time. This show is gripping. But don't just take my word. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a viewer rating of 97%! Season 3 is based on Michael Connelly's novels The Black Echo and A Darkness More than Night. I had to make a visual character map … Continue reading BOSCH: Season 3
Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch
I just finished my second go 'round of the Prime series Bosch (2014-2022). There are eight seasons (to include Bosch: Legacy). Each with ten 1-hr episodes. The show is based on Michael Connelly's (1956-) ongoing detective crime novels. Of which there are twenty-four (1992-2022). Because I had just finished binge watching Robert Parker's Jesse Stone movies. Also … Continue reading Jesse Stone vs. Harry Bosch
Against All Odds: I’m Rich
Well, that depends. Because whether or not I am is relative to what metric you're using. In other words, compared to who, what, and when. AGAINST ALL ODDS is also an often used and popular trope in books and movies. Moreover, one of my favorites. Because I'm delusional? That sounds like a shrink question. Let's get into … Continue reading Against All Odds: I’m Rich
My Neighborhood: Paradise
That's right. My neighborhood, twelve miles north of downtown, Denver, Colorado, is paradise. Let's get into it. I live in an apartment complex of eight buildings and 320 units. Additionally, there is a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, jacuzzi, and dog park. The complex was built in 2016 and I was one of the first residents. … Continue reading My Neighborhood: Paradise