I've been watching The Gates because there isn't much else on TV on Sunday nights when I'm winding down the weekend. We dropped HBO a few months ago and the only thing I really miss is their original programming, which mostly aired on Sunday nights. I just couldn't see paying premium prices (HBO is the priciest of all of the pay channels on DirecTV) for a few shows that air 10-12 episodes and then go on an 18-month hiatus (Talking about you, Sopranos). Anyway, The Gates qualifies as CME even though it's not particularly entertaining. It's sort of like Buffy the Vampire Slayer without the camp or the humor.
"The Gates" refers to the gated community where the show is set. Everyone in The Gates has a secret and there are all sorts of supernatural beings. There are vampires, werewolves, something called a succubus, and a police officer with a secret we don't even know yet. The vampires walk about in broad daylight sometimes but also sometimes singe when sunlight hits them. The police chief knows enough about vampires that he knows one vampire suspect was trying to "turn" a victim but he doesn't know that pointing a gun at her is rather futile. He doesn't know about the succubus, the werewolves, or his junior police officer yet. He's in way over his head. So am I but I'm just marking time on Sundays until next month.
About Brett Favre: The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Jim Souhan has a point in his article but he didn't really have to take a cheap shot at Mississippi.
He's been in Hattiesburg since January, he'll be back by February, and if and when he does retire, he'll be there for the rest of his life, and there isn't much to do in central Mississippi, anyway, other than sweat and wish you lived someplace else.
I've been all over Mississippi. There is plenty to do in Central Mississippi.
38 days until football season ...
About today's QOTD: Swizz Beatz?
- River Of Tears - Eric Clapton - Pilgrim
- A Song Simply Remixed - Elijah Bossenbroek - Carpe Lumen
- Cornucopia - Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath Vol. 4 (Remaster)
- Loves Me Like A Rock - Paul Simon - Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986
- The Lonely Shepherd - Gheorghe Zamfir - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Quote of the Day
Alicia Keys has wed Swizz Beatz, her rep confirms to UsMagazine.com.
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Blog of the day is here.
Quote from said blog: "This is the continuing story of the Succubi called Storm Clouds…"
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