Magical Tony's

Yay, Bill Bixby's old Magician TV show finally came out on DVD, and I bought a copy. It already arrived and I can't wait to watch it. Maybe I'll do it this weekend, or I may try to catch the Victoria and Abdul movie first. Hope that won't be too cloying.

I saw Ben Stiller's latest movie Brad's Status recently but was disappointed. It wasn't that funny, and there were too many self-indulgent fantasies about what Brad's life could be like. I much preferred Stiller in While We're Young. Anyway, I hope he'll be back as Tony Wonder in season 5 of Arrested Development.

I really need to try again to continue Far From Over before next season arrives.

Fall Premieres

I'm so excited to see that the Miss Fisher kickstarter exceeded its funding goal, meaning that we'll finally get a movie. I can't wait to see the adventures continue. All other detective shows are boring procedurals nowadays. Nothing fun and witty and character-based like this.

Anyway, some new TV shows have started premiering. I saw The Orville and mostly enjoyed it, though I missed most of episode 2 and 3 due to being on vacation. It's not a Galaxy Quest spoof, but it's a good homage to Star Trek: TNG, and that's fine with me. The viciousness of the bad reviews was totally unwarranted and over the top.

I saw most of the Star Trek: Discovery debut, but not all due to the damn football overrun. The lead character is interesting, but I didn't warm up to the show that much. It really felt like a lot of CGI effects, but little story information and development. (I've read the spoilers about the 2nd episode on the streaming service, and the character death deeply disappoints me. So I don't feel compelled to sign up and watch the rest of the season.) If other people enjoy it and think it's worth the expense, fine. Whatever.

I really wish Brooklyn Nine-Nine would end the prison storyline; I've been hating these stupid cliffhangers every season, and the time wasted on getting the characters back to normal. If they pull that crap again at the end of this season, I might lose interest in next season, if there is any.

Back from Vacation

I was traveling without internet for a week, with only intermittent TV news to inform me about the Mexico earthquakes and the destruction of Hurricane Maria. What makes these disasters even worse is the fact we have such an incompetent dotard who would rather have twitter feuds and blame Puerto Rico for its suffering. At least I saw a news report tonight about an athlete using Mark Cuban's plane to deliver some relief supplies to Puerto Rico. So I can be proud of Texas for a little while at least.

Meanwhile the GOP went after Obamacare again and are working on tax reform next. So much shit. During my vacation, I got a massage hoping it would relieve some of the stress and let me sleep better. But nope, it didn't help, and in fact my leg muscles ached so much for days that I had to walk gingerly and slowly everywhere. No escape.

Labor Day

The holiday weekend has a bunch of sales, and I guess Star Wars had some kind of merchandise promotion on Friday. I'll be working on Monday and am debating whether to try to see a movie. Nothing's really good out, and I've been reading books lately. All the stuff I really want to see isn't coming out until late September and October.

I saw Girls Trip recently. I thought it would be all comedy, but there were some serious dramatic moments regarding Ryan's cheating husband. Also, the women had a very serious fight at one point, almost breaking up the Flossie Posse, but eventually they made up. It was a very enjoyable, funny movie, and I'm glad for its box office success. Maybe they'll make a sequel.

I hope Wind River continues to do good in its expansion.