Well, I posted my 4000th post today here on tv.com and I'm hoping to get an upgrade to level 13 soon, since I'm at 93% on level 12. I'll miss Evil Bert status, but as some wise guy once said, "The only way is up!" Since the 4000th post is a landmark one, I've decided to do an extra special uber-long blog, so I hope you all enjoy it.
First off, I've been very impressed with the latest Incubus album, Light Grenades, which was released last November, but I only heard it for the first time on Monday.
Usually I have to listen to an album a few times before I can really appreciate it, but Light Grenades is musically compelling and enjoyable from the beginning. It is considerably better than the earlier Incubus albums. Three singles, Dig, Anna Holly and Love Hurts have been released from the album. Here are some of my favourite songs from the album;
Diamonds And Coal
Oil And Water
Rogues
A Kiss To Send Us Off
Dig
Love Hurts
Today saw the return of Doctor Who in Ireland and the UK, with the first episode of Series 3. David Tennant, as usual, was outstanding in his role as the Doctor and newcomer Freema Agyeman is to be highly commended on her role as Martha Jones, The Doctor's latest companion. Agyeman is replacing Billie Piper who was companion to the Doctor for two years and even worked with Christopher Eccleston who was the Doctor before Tennant. Agyeman and Tennant work well together onscreen and the relationship developing between the Doctor and Martha is far more interesting to watch than the relationship between the Doctor and Rose (Piper). Smith and Jones the first episode of the latest series was mostly to introduce Martha's character and although was quite enjoyable, it was lacking in storyline, but the rest of the series looks quite promising. Check out this preview of the 3rd series;
Doctor Who - Season 3
I am choosing Fraggle Rock as my favourite retro show of the month. I used to love this show as a kid and began watching some old episodes recently. Gobo, Wembley, Mokey, Red and Boober provided the world with hours of entertainment and Fraggle-tastic music. Since this is a celebratory blog, I've decided to treat everyone with an entire episode of Fraggle Rock and I've chosen the episode, Capture The Moon as it is one of my favourite episodes;
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
I saw two films in the last week, Blades Of Glory and TMNT.
Blades Of Glory is the latest Will Ferrell movie and this time he teams up with Jon Heder in an hilarious tale about figure skating. Blades Of Glory is up there with both Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy and Napoleon Dynamite. The film also stars Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, William Fichtner, Craig T. Nelson and William Daniels. Blades Of Glory is a must see film. Here's the trailer;
Blades Of Glory
TMNT is a must see for all Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fans. Although some critics were wary about the fact that the film was done in CGI, I think it only added to the effect. The film is graphically amazing and really does the original graphic novels justice. The film includes some great voice actors with the likes of Chris Evans, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Kevin Smith, Patrick Stewart and Laurence Fishburne adding their vocal talents to the film. Join Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey on their biggest adventure yet. Cowabunga Dudes. Here's the trailer;
TMNT
And finally what sort of celebratory blog would this be, if I didn't mention the infamous Jack Nicholson. What a legend. Not a day goes by when I don't reference the greatest actor of all-time. Here are some of Nicholson's best bits;
Carnal Knowledge
The Little Shop Of Horrors
Anger Management
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The Shining
Batman
The Departed
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