Posted by Steve on October 31, 2007 under Books, Press, Radio, The Bullets, Uncategorized | 
The Bullets are currently on a brief hiatus, as we regroup, and attempt to find something in the world of pop culture & celebrity news that is less ridiculous than the shit we make up. Case in point? Britney Spears’ mom is writing a book on parenting. Our guess is that the working title is Don’t Let Them Lowball Ya: A Parent’s Guide To Selling Your Children To Disney.
In the meantime, we thought we’d pop in to wish you all a very Happy Halloween. After all, It is our favorite holiday… and one of our traditions on this night is to take a moment from dressing like sluts & monsters & people we wish we could be to remember one of the original badasses. Please join us.
Before he became a legend, Orson Welles, actor, producer, teacher, writer, director, and all-around wiseguy, was in charge of what might have been the greatest confligration of writing & acting talent ever to grace the airwaves, radio or otherwise: The Mercury Theater.
On October 31, 1938, Mr. Welles & his troupe performed an adaptation of H.G. Wells’ classic The War Of The Worlds. But our Orson decided to dress up the first 45 minutes or so by making it sound like it was actually happening.
After the dust settled he appologized, and later said that he didn’t know what the repercussions would be… but we nerds know better. He knew exactly what he was doing. The resulting panic, although it has been exaggerated with the passing of time, remains legendary.
Just think of it as the single greatest Halloween prank EVER.
And now, in the spirit of the holiday, we at The Bullets give you the broadcast of The Mercury Theater’s production of The War Of The Worlds, as it was originally aired.
Please to enjoy:
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Should for any reason you not be able to hear the flash player, the broacast is hot-linked here.
And should you think for even a moment that we jest about the greatness of The Mercury… it’s collected works can be heard here.
Posted by J.C. on October 23, 2007 under TV |
So, the fall TV season is well underway and I have to say I am not impressed. In fact, I am quickly losing interest in most of the new shows.
Chuck
Why I Watched: As a nerd, I felt the obligation to honor other nerds by watching their fictional exploits on TV. Also, it looked like fun.
What’s Good: Adam Baldwin is great, even if his character is badly written. Adam is my favorite Baldwin brother, probably because he’s the only one who isn’t related. The girls on the show are smokin’ hot.
What’s Bad: I understand it’s a comedy, but it should still make sense, and most of the plots border on the absurd. The show is basically falling into a weekly formula, which rarely keeps my interest.
Verdict: I haven’t checked out yet, but I haven’t given up on it yet.
Big Bang Theory
Why I Watched: Again with the nerds. Also, it fills that slot between How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men.
What’s Good: When the four nerds go off on an obscure intellectual tangent, I almost start to like them.
What’s Bad: The whole sexual tangent. The girl is as bland as it gets and while she’s cute, a real nerd would have tired of her by now. More importantly, she looks annoyed by them, so why does she keep hanging out with them?
Verdict: Leaving it on the Tivo in case I get A LOT of spare time.
Reaper
Why I Watched: Kevin Smith directed the premiere, I gave it a shot.
What’s Good: Ray Wise as the devil is great. The three friends, when they interact, are reasonably funny.
What’s Bad: The Monster of the week format is so predictable that I can just about time the scene changes. The “love” interest has zero chemistry. To be honest, I find the girl whiny and unpleasant.
Verdict: It on notice — if the plot doesn’t get more interesting by the end of sweeps, I’m out of there.
Bionic Woman
Why I Watched: I wanted to see how the Battlestar Galactica people would retool one of my favorite shows as a kid.
What’s Good: Katee Sackhoff is acting circles around Michelle Ryan.
What’s Bad: Katee Sackhoff is acting circles around Michelle Ryan. The sister is annoying. They killed off the doctor I liked. The plots may be darker than the originals, but their no smarter.
Verdict: Off my list.
Life
Why I Watched: Was stuck in a hotel room with nothing else of interest on.
What’s Good: I like the whole zen cop angle, and Adam Arkin is always a great addition to a cast.
What’s Bad: Its basically a darker version of Monk, and I gave up on Monk a year ago.
Verdict: Off my list.
Moonlight
Why I Watched: I had a bad feeling, but the Tivo schedule on Fridays is wide open so I gave it a shot.
What’s Good: The yuppie asshole vampire friend is the lone high point. The Vamp PI’s car is kinda cool.
What’s Bad: Where to start? The hair, the writing, the terrible special effects, the recycling of every horror movie cliché, the bad acting, the overly dramatic score. To think, just a couple years ago that cute Joan girl was doing favors for God in this very same time slot and they canceled it because it got “too dark”.
Verdict: I would say “It sucks” but that would be playing right into their hands. I’m only leaving it on the Tivo because my wife is curious to see “how bad it gets”. I think she’s punishing me for still watching SNL.
Back To You
Why I Watched: Kelsey Grammar was funny once.
What’s Good: Fred Willard made me chuckle once.
What’s Bad: This is every bad sitcom plot rolled into one show. Also, it reminds me of how good a show Sports night was with the same basic premise.
Verdict: Never actually let Tivo record it, so there’s nothing to delete.
Cavemen
Why I Watched: Just in case it was as funny as the commercials.
What’s Good: Nothing comes to mind.
What’s Bad: Not much, its just that there’s nothing good. It isn’t funny,
Verdict: If it lasts till spring, I’ll watch another episode to see if they’ve gotten any better. It is possible.
Big Shots
Why I Watched: The critics absolutely hated it, and I wanted to see why.
What’s Good: All of the lead actors except Michael Vartan are entertaining to watch. One of the reoccurring characters is a Tranny Hooker. I don’t have to root for anyone because they’re all scumbags.
What’s Bad: Any moment that even attempts to be dramatic. They’ve brought in Rob Thomas to “fix” the show.
Verdict: Sadly, regrettably, this is my favorite show of the new season.
So there you have it. Of the lot, Big Shots is the only keeper, and my bet they will ruin it by “fixing” it. TV viewership is WAY down this year, and it will only get worse as these duds fall off the tree and are replaced by shows that weren’t even good enough to start the year against this lousy competition.
Posted by Steve on October 2, 2007 under Movies, Uncategorized |
It’s that time of year again!
The Saw Blood Drive!
We’re shooting for 60,000 pints this year.
So spread the word…
And give till it hurts, kids!
Just click on the nurse for details.
Seriously… you’d give up the blood
if she asked, wouldn’t ya?
Tell ‘em, Jiggy!
