Requisite Danger

The Winter Olympics have thrown a wretch into my online TV show watching schedule – namely, the networks are not playing/uploading new episodes of  “Castle” and “Burn Notice” (my two favorite shows).

So Em and I decided to do what any good Hulu watcher would do – we decided to watching something else!

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I was bored.

Instead of picking up a book or doing my homework, I decided to browse Hulu. Not necessary the best thing to do – but a fun thing to do on a cold lazy morning when the gravitation field of the bed is strong then one’s will.

Browsing the “Most Popular” selection, I discovered a fantasy style show called the “Legend of the Seeker” created by the guys who did “Hercules” and “Xena”.

Unfortunately, the show wasn’t all that good – at least from a philosophical view.

You see, in the “Seeker” universe there is a really bad “guy” named the Keeper, who is the lord of the underworld (i.e. Hades, the dead, etc). He is trying to destroy the land of the living along with everything living (i.e. plants, humans, animals, etc). Basically, the Keeper is your standard ultimate evil spirit being based upon devil of the Bible.

On the other side of the battle there are a few humans who are fighting for “truth” or good. Armed with various levels of magic (which, in this universe, is a neutral force – either good or bad), these “good guys” come against the Keeper and his forces by seeking the “Truth”.

Pretty standard fantasy style stuff. Continue reading Hulu, Fantasy Shows, and Bored Thoughts

Typically I’m not a fan of TV shows – however, lately I have been following a few shows on the main networks. Granted, I am usually a few seasons behind everyone else as I like to watch the shows on DVD versus trying to keep up with them week by week (with some exceptions – like Castle which we watch online).

The cool thing that I have noticed is that the networks are finally presenting healthily families on their shows. Take Castle for the example: while the show is about a murder and mystery, Richard Castle is shown as a great father to his daughter – watching out for her and being willing to talk to her about anything without getting upset. Shoot, I would expect that most fathers would love to have the relationship he has with Alexis. Continue reading Families in TV Land

In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned the new Knight Rider "movie" – well, I must repent of my ignorance ways. The new Knight Rider is actually as TV show. In fact, the show premiers this Sunday, February 17th, with a two hour "movie".

The coolest part of the entire new series [...]

Knee Report

I had a checkup with the physical therapist Tuesday to see how my knee was going. Over all, it's improving very steadily.  The therapist gave me some different exercises to do for the next few months. After that, I'm hoping to get with a trainer to set up a long term routine [...]