Puntabulous

So I have to work today. On President’s Day. The holiest of holy days. Ugh. Anyway, I plan on using that as an excuse not to do a better post. I know you’re thinking, “Well, he usually has to work on Mondays and he still manages to post decently. Why can’t he just treat today like any other Monday?” I have no response to that because you are smarter than me and just proved me wrong. But I don’t care. It is still an excellent excuse.

Instead, I present you with the following random notes:

1) I saw Ghost Rider this weekend. I know, I know. I hate Nicholas Cage almost as much as Tony Hawk (except in National Treasure). It was entertaining and kept me out of trouble for two hours but I wouldn’t say you had to run out and see it. Also, the flaming skull special effects looked terrible. Eva Mendes is HOT.

2) What I would have done to make X-Men 3 better (major spoilers if you haven’t seen):

a) Wolverine shouldn’t have cried when Professor Xavier died. He should have been cold and stoic. Storm should have said something about him beaing heartless, and Wolverine should have responded something like he was just doing his job. Wolverine should ONLY have cried when Jean Grey died. It would have been much more profound if Jean Grey was the only one who could reduce Wolverine to tears.

b) Needless to say, Rogue shouldn’t have taken the mutant cure. She should have shown up on Alkatraz with Angel, and they both should have been more involved in the fight. Having Rogue surrounded by evil mutants, taking their powers and using them against them would have been great.

c) If she was going to take the mutant cure, they could have at least had her and Bobby kiss at the end, rather than that stupid awkward hand holding they did.

d) Did you guys know that McSteamy was Multiple Man? I didn’t. But now I do.

3) I watched the first season of the British version of The Office this weekend. I like the American version better. I missed the random characters you get to know and love in the American version like Kelly, Meredith, Angela, and Phyllis. But Martin Freeman is dreamy.

4) This week’s episode of The Office (directed by Joss Whedon!) was great. Moments of note included (spoilers again!):

a) Kelly yelling at Creed not to hurt the bat, then screaming “Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!” when it started flying around.

b) Dwight strangling Meredith with the black plastic bag. I love Meredith.

c) Pam’s artwork! Michael genuinely loving her drawing of the building! Adorable!

5) I’m addicted to Ugly Betty now. I was hesitant at first, but I have completely given in to its charms. It is such a great show. Not too cheesy and cartoony, but just enough cheese and cartoonage. Henry be mine. Oh, and Charlie from Ugly Betty is also Charlie from Heroes. Silly writers!

6) This week’s episode of Battlestar Galactica was much better than last week’s, but still nothing too great. What I don’t understand is, if the writer’s are just biding their time, why not go back to New Caprica via flashback? There’s a whole year of backstory they can give us. It won’t propel the overall story further, but it would definitely give us something more poignant to deal with rather than crisis-of-the-week episodes. Plus, if Callie and Chief are in an airlock, how come no one told President Roslin? It’s like, totally her favorite activity. Why not just let her have some fun, while giving us viewers the pleasure of seeing them die?

7) I bought the box set with all 6 original crew Star Trek movies this weekend. I’ve only ever seen the 4th one (The Voyage Home) but I’m really excited about laying around and watching them all in order. I know that only the even numbered ones are good, but I had a gift certificate, and we all know I’ve been known to like bad movies. CoughCatwomanCough.

Okay, I guess that’s all. Happy President’s Day!