I Feel Good

I feel like there's great news all around me these days. I'm very happy with the election results, not just around the country but locally too. My guy Deval Patrick won around here and takig back the house and probably the senate as well is more than I could have imagined actually happening. But the real thing that's making me giddy is the re-birth of Britney. With her ditching that tool and possibly having a sex tape, well to borrow a phrase, she's having the best week ever. Oh my beautiful Britney, finally taking her rightful place atop the hot women world. It almost takes me back to college, when she was first doing it again. The whole world lusted for her, and they will again, mark my words, all she needs is a couple advisors or handlers and a competent nanny.

Other good news in the world, I read online that Studio 60 has gotten a ratings bump and there's a very good chance that they'll be picked up for the whole season very soon. Now all we need is for the other SNL homage 30 rock to get the support it needs. This show is quickly becoming my favorite comedy on TV, one of about only 5 watchable live action sitcoms out there right now.

Speaking of the sad state of TV comedy, why on earth would Fox run that new show with Brad Garrett and Finch against My Name is Earl? There are very few sitcoms on right now, why would you put your top sitcom against a proven NBC show in Earl? I need to take over a network! Anyone out there wanna back me with a few billion to get my own network started?

Anyway, enough about my dreams of being on or controlling TV. Saw the Borat movie, and I waited until the second showing last friday which is a lot more will power than I thought I'd have. The movie is in fact hilarious, it reminded of Napoleon dynamite in that every part seems to stand on its own and it's a lot of fun to remember the individual parts and quote them. The only problem is that there isn't too much in the way of plot in either movie, but I do strongly recommend it. The larger point about this movie and all movies is that it has become almost impossible to be completely satisfied by a movie due to all the hype beforehand. The last movie that i can remember where my expectations were really exceeded, was Spice World! Just kidding, it was South Park the movie and that was because it was snuck in during the middle of the summer between a bunch of other over-hyped movies. There have been plenty of movies that reached expectations or slightly exceeded them such as Kill Bill or The Departed, but South Park will always stand out. I just wonder how good a movie like Spider-Man 3 would have to be for me to not leave the movie theater feeling a little bit letdown.

And to other things that left me feeling a bit letdown, Pats loss vs. the colts sunday night, just a heart breaker. Can't help but feel they really blew this one. If the Pats had run it down their throat for the entire game I think they would have won, especially because the defense actually stopped the Colts a couple times in the second half. That doesn;t sound like much but sometimes when you watch Peyton Manning playing, you wonder how any team ever held them to as much as a field goal, let alone a punt. But the game was not totally deflating, I still feel like the Pats could beat the Colts if they meet in the playoffs, but games like sundays remind just how much the Pats miss Charlie Weis. In my mind the Patriots used to have both the greatest offensive and defensive minds in football, and I doubt any team will ever have a combo like that again.

I was also kinda bummed to hear that Francisco Liriano will be out all of next season. There really aren;t enough exciting pitchers out there right now, and MLB can't afford to lose one. The good news is that he's on one of my rivals fantasy baseball team and this just clears the way for Ryan Howard to lead me to another title.

Well, that was my Opus.

-Bender Out