Top Ten TV Tune Ins

Here are my current top ten favorite all time Television shows. Again, these are my choices and age matters, you can have your own opinion and write me if you like. My choices are heavy on comedy and sci-fi, with very little standard comedies. These can change as I remember other shows.

1. Lost
2. The Office - American Version
3. Battlestar Galactica - Re-imagined version
4. The X-Files
5. Star Trek: The Next Generation
6. Arliss: Tales of a Super Agent
7. The Family Guy
8. The Greatest American Hero (Guilty Pleasure)
9. Magnum PI
10. Soap

Then there are many shows from the 70s that would make up one top ten list, but I couldn't put them down as I grew up in the 80s and 90s.

Benson
The Love Boat
The Jeffersons
Mary Tyler Moore Show
Carol Burnett
All in the Family
Mash

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Entourage Finale

Finally watched the Entourage finale. All I can say is "VICTORY". Good for Johnny, finally getting the girl, though he took an extra day to do it - and I can't blame him, that was a small hotel room, and he did book and confirm the suite.

Harvey buys Medellin - will the release be the open of next season? Usually, the guys are jetting off to make a movie at the end of each season. Does this mean they are going to be making "SILO" now? Has E really learned how to produce and if so, will he ever be anything except Vinnie's manager?

It also looks like Ari is finally growing up. He actually missed his wife the last few episodes and made a deal like a man. Too bad everyone else blew it or gave up too much money and left them hanging. HBO has a hit and we can only hope it keeps building an audience.

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Summer Vacation is Over - Top 10 Bands of my Lifetime

So I missed some time it was Summer Vacation time, but now I am back and short but sweet is going to be the name of the game for all my blogs.

Here is the list of my favorite 10 bands. Not the best 10 ever, but my favorite 10. They are my favorites because I can listen to albums years after they come out or just like different songs. These are the choices I make, and you don't have to agree. You can have your own and let me know or post it here.

10. The Eagles
9. Van Halen (and Hagar)
8. U2
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. Third Eye Blind
5. The Police
4. Pearl Jam
3. The Beatles
2. Queen
1. Dave Matthews Band

I reserve the right to update this list on a yearly basis as some music doens't age so well and others get better or come up with new sounds. Obviously this does not include the Beatles or Queen as the "lead singers" are no longer with us.

And yes I know I left out Journey, Pink Floyd, Metallica, STP, Aerosmith and others, but I grew up on the above bands or love them now.

Catching up on past movies Part 1.

I started the blog this year, so lets review some of the biggest movies of the last 6 months and see where they lead. Since most of these will have sequels or will beget sequels I feel they are worth looking back on.

Ghost Rider – no one could be more perfect than the comic book loving Nicolas Cage (he named his son Kal-El) and this will have a sequel. Question; Is anyone better in “comic book” type and western movies as a supporting actor than Sam Elliot (Blade, Wyatt Earp)

Rocky Balboa – Okay, ignoring the fact Sylvester Stallone/Rocky is a little too old, this movie strongly exceeded all my expectations, though I do wish Little Marie and Rocky’s son could have been played by the original actors.

Casino Royale – A blonde Bond and who cares. Daniel Craig harkens back to the 70’s when men were men and stunts weren’t CGI. Similar to the Bourne series, this movie becomes a battle of wits and physical skills. The best part is the gag of Bond breaking into M’s codewords or house. Too bad we don’t find out what M stands for. If Craig stays long enough, he may become the top Bond and I am a Bondophile.

Eragon – definitely a sequel coming since it is the first of three books. Though we are still waiting for book number 3, this is in the vein of Harry Potter - kids love it, adults like me get a thrill also. The best thing was seeing Jeremy Irons be a good guy, rare if you follow movies in the last decade.

Alpha Dogs – Yes. Justin Timberlake can act, and mmm, the girls look good. Based on a true story, I was impressed by the story and the acting all around. Great movie but not uplifting. Highly recommended and can’t wait for some of these guys to work together again. Timberlake proves he can expand his repertoire past “Dick in a Box” and is ready to be a major actor following in the footsteps of

Over the Hedge – Animation that entertains children and adults is a tough balance, but they did it here. Whether it is due to story or the voice actors, I don’t know. However, in general a William Shatner monologue should be in every movie.

The Da Vinci Code – I didn’t want to see this in the movies, the book was too good, but I was impressed anyway. It was much better than expected, raked in the dough around the world, and the sequel is in the works.