*I preface this post by admitting I’m being a snob for no reason other than I can.*
As a book lover and avid reader I feel slightly ashamed to say sometimes I don’t read or hear about a book until the movie comes out. This isn’t a dig on movies as a lesser medium by any [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Bad calls’
August 13, 2009
That Sucks Thursday: Book Lovers Unite!
July 16, 2009
That Sucks? The 2009 Emmy Nominations
Originally I was going to write this post about how I Love You Beth Cooper sucks, but I think I wrapped it up pretty good right there. Do yourself a favor and enjoy the hijinks in Larry Doyle’s hilarious and sweet novel rather than the big screen rip off festival. Hayden sucked and mailed-in her [...]
July 10, 2009
WTF Friday: The Harry Potter Problem
I have a confession: I have never read any of the Harry Potter books, nor have I seen any of the Harry Potter movies.
Let’s back up and start here:
(a conversation between myself and Bucking the Wave’s, Spitfire, between 3:03 and 3:13 this afternoon)
Spitfire: when are you going to HP?
me: Don’t kill me, but I think [...]
June 4, 2009
That Sucks Thursday: Pixar*
* This is an odd post to write, because I really do love Pixar’s films (feature and short).
Pixar,
I say this with love: When it comes to your female characters, you suck. Not only have you never had a female lead character, but you have comfortably rested on some pretty archaic stereotypes in your [...]
February 26, 2009
Fox, I just remembered that you blow.
a little junkies rant:
Mr. Bigshot Fox network executive,
You think you’re so damn smart, don’t you? Well I don’t. If you were, then you wouldn’t have cancelled Arrested Development–the brilliant show that went great lengths to make people think Fox had more than American Idol dollar signs for eyes and Peter Griffin giggles for brains.
I hate [...]
