Entil's Holiday Update
(The second time around...the damn computer ate the first draft...)
Well, it's been some time since I gave a general update. Things have been kinda hectic at Casa Entil, largely due to the wonderful collection of diseases and other mutant lifeforms brought home by the kids. Riley graced us all with a stomach virus (just in time for Thanksgiving for me), and then we've all had sinus colds and ear infections. Riley was also getting all four bicuspids at the same time, so he's been a bit of a pill. I had to stay home with him a couple days, which ought to tell everyone how crazy it was!
Everyone's on the mend now, though, and we hope to be in good spirits for the Christmas holiday! We're going to be going to stay with my parents for a few days beginning with 25 Dec, so it should be interesting. I'm not sure if I should take sleeping pills, No-Doz, or both...
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We've also had a number of things that have stolen away our attention on the entertainment front. My wife is taking classes for her school again, so we got a new laptop for her to use so she can avoid the chilly basement office. Obviously, I use it as well (like, right at the moment)! Part of the fun was setting up the wireless router for the DSL, which took me two nights and much patience. The upside is, this computer has screen capture software, so I get to make my own pretties for the DVD reviews!
I also took the time (amid sick days with Riley) to watch the entire Extended Edition of "Lord of the Rings". As with the first two films, I found that the extended version of "Return of the King" was a vast improvement. I especially liked the additional scenes for Eowyn on the Pellenor and all things Faramir...it gave much needed context to both roles, which didn't display their obvious strength in the theatre version.
Also interesting was the Collector's Edition DVD of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". One can't help but feel for Shatner after listening to his commentary...he really was trying to make a great film...
***
As everyone is aware by now, January is going to be the review month from Hell. Both "24" and "Alias" will be starting with lots of material, and there are episodes of "Lost" and "Enterprise" scattered in there as well. So it's going to be a challenge to cover it all in a timely fashion. I don't know if I'll be able to stick to this schedule, but here's how I hope it will fall out:
Lost 1.12 (~Th, 06 Jan)
Alias 4.1 (~F, 07 Jan)
Alias 4.2 (~Sat/Sun, 08/09 Jan)
24 4.1 (~M, 10 Jan)
24 4.2 (~T, 11 Jan)
24 4.3 (~W, 12 Jan)
Lost 1.13 (~Th, 13 Jan)
24 4.4 (~F, 14 Jan)
Alias 4.3 (~M, 17 Jan)
24 4.5 (~T, 18 Jan)
Enterprise 4.10 (~W, 19 Jan)
Lost 1.14 (~Th, 20 Jan)
Alias 4.4 (~F, 21 Jan)
By that point, I ought to be caught up enough to get the episodes back into normal rotation, so long as the networks don't do anything insane again:
Enterprise 4.11 (~M, 24 Jan)
24 4.6 (~T, 25 Jan)
Lost 1.15 (~Th, 27 Jan)
Alias 4.5 (~F, 28 Jan)
Needless to say, during the month of January, the DVD review rotation of "Buffy"/"Angel", "Roswell", and "X-Files" will be suspended. The "Firefly" reviews will stay on the schedule I mentioned before, since the review for "War Stories" wasn't supposed to come along until Feb 2005. Hopefully I won't slip from that schedule, but if I do, I'll resume in the order I mentioned.
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Some might be wondering how this is going to affect the completion of "Morituri", which has already been slow and less than steady. Well, I'll have less time for writing, of course, but I hope to continue some writing here and there. The page total is up to 83, which is rather nice, and the rewrite is coming along. The scenes I've been posting as "Morituri B" are actually very close to the final versions, and as the story comes to natural breaking points, I'll be finalizing the chapters and posting them to the website. So, hey, it's the impression of progress, at any rate!
***
In addition to the shows I'm reviewing, there are a number of other shows that my wife and I are interested in (together or otherwise). Just for kicks, here's the Entil family TV listings (TiVo supported):
MON
"24""Medium" (NEW!)
TUE
"NCIS"
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol" (Mrs. Entil)
WED
"Lost"
"Alias"
"Smallville"
"The West Wing"
"Ghost Hunters"
THUR
"Survivor"
"Joey" (Mrs. Entil)
"The Apprentice"
"Point Pleasant" (NEW!)
FRI
"Enterprise"
"Andromeda"
"Stargate: SG-1"
"Stargate: Atlantis"
"Battlestar Galactica" (NEW!)
SUN
"Desperate Housewives" (Mrs. Entil)
***
That's about it. I've been reading a few good books lately, like the Galactic Center series by Gregory Benford, as well as some of the recent "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" novels. Both media tie-in series have been rather strong of late, which makes for good brain candy!
***
I hope that everyone has a great holiday season, regardless of religious belief! I hope to be around here and there between now and the new year, but if not, take care of yourselves, and I'll talk to you soon!
Well, it's been some time since I gave a general update. Things have been kinda hectic at Casa Entil, largely due to the wonderful collection of diseases and other mutant lifeforms brought home by the kids. Riley graced us all with a stomach virus (just in time for Thanksgiving for me), and then we've all had sinus colds and ear infections. Riley was also getting all four bicuspids at the same time, so he's been a bit of a pill. I had to stay home with him a couple days, which ought to tell everyone how crazy it was!
Everyone's on the mend now, though, and we hope to be in good spirits for the Christmas holiday! We're going to be going to stay with my parents for a few days beginning with 25 Dec, so it should be interesting. I'm not sure if I should take sleeping pills, No-Doz, or both...
***
We've also had a number of things that have stolen away our attention on the entertainment front. My wife is taking classes for her school again, so we got a new laptop for her to use so she can avoid the chilly basement office. Obviously, I use it as well (like, right at the moment)! Part of the fun was setting up the wireless router for the DSL, which took me two nights and much patience. The upside is, this computer has screen capture software, so I get to make my own pretties for the DVD reviews!
I also took the time (amid sick days with Riley) to watch the entire Extended Edition of "Lord of the Rings". As with the first two films, I found that the extended version of "Return of the King" was a vast improvement. I especially liked the additional scenes for Eowyn on the Pellenor and all things Faramir...it gave much needed context to both roles, which didn't display their obvious strength in the theatre version.
Also interesting was the Collector's Edition DVD of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". One can't help but feel for Shatner after listening to his commentary...he really was trying to make a great film...
***
As everyone is aware by now, January is going to be the review month from Hell. Both "24" and "Alias" will be starting with lots of material, and there are episodes of "Lost" and "Enterprise" scattered in there as well. So it's going to be a challenge to cover it all in a timely fashion. I don't know if I'll be able to stick to this schedule, but here's how I hope it will fall out:
Lost 1.12 (~Th, 06 Jan)
Alias 4.1 (~F, 07 Jan)
Alias 4.2 (~Sat/Sun, 08/09 Jan)
24 4.1 (~M, 10 Jan)
24 4.2 (~T, 11 Jan)
24 4.3 (~W, 12 Jan)
Lost 1.13 (~Th, 13 Jan)
24 4.4 (~F, 14 Jan)
Alias 4.3 (~M, 17 Jan)
24 4.5 (~T, 18 Jan)
Enterprise 4.10 (~W, 19 Jan)
Lost 1.14 (~Th, 20 Jan)
Alias 4.4 (~F, 21 Jan)
By that point, I ought to be caught up enough to get the episodes back into normal rotation, so long as the networks don't do anything insane again:
Enterprise 4.11 (~M, 24 Jan)
24 4.6 (~T, 25 Jan)
Lost 1.15 (~Th, 27 Jan)
Alias 4.5 (~F, 28 Jan)
Needless to say, during the month of January, the DVD review rotation of "Buffy"/"Angel", "Roswell", and "X-Files" will be suspended. The "Firefly" reviews will stay on the schedule I mentioned before, since the review for "War Stories" wasn't supposed to come along until Feb 2005. Hopefully I won't slip from that schedule, but if I do, I'll resume in the order I mentioned.
***
Some might be wondering how this is going to affect the completion of "Morituri", which has already been slow and less than steady. Well, I'll have less time for writing, of course, but I hope to continue some writing here and there. The page total is up to 83, which is rather nice, and the rewrite is coming along. The scenes I've been posting as "Morituri B" are actually very close to the final versions, and as the story comes to natural breaking points, I'll be finalizing the chapters and posting them to the website. So, hey, it's the impression of progress, at any rate!
***
In addition to the shows I'm reviewing, there are a number of other shows that my wife and I are interested in (together or otherwise). Just for kicks, here's the Entil family TV listings (TiVo supported):
MON
"24""Medium" (NEW!)
TUE
"NCIS"
"The Amazing Race"
"American Idol" (Mrs. Entil)
WED
"Lost"
"Alias"
"Smallville"
"The West Wing"
"Ghost Hunters"
THUR
"Survivor"
"Joey" (Mrs. Entil)
"The Apprentice"
"Point Pleasant" (NEW!)
FRI
"Enterprise"
"Andromeda"
"Stargate: SG-1"
"Stargate: Atlantis"
"Battlestar Galactica" (NEW!)
SUN
"Desperate Housewives" (Mrs. Entil)
***
That's about it. I've been reading a few good books lately, like the Galactic Center series by Gregory Benford, as well as some of the recent "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" novels. Both media tie-in series have been rather strong of late, which makes for good brain candy!
***
I hope that everyone has a great holiday season, regardless of religious belief! I hope to be around here and there between now and the new year, but if not, take care of yourselves, and I'll talk to you soon!
posted by John Keegan | 18:04
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