http://www.idwid.com/blog Jammer's random blog that simply do what it do. Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:14:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I haven't been watching any non-cable network television over the summer, so I was amazed to find out (or maybe not) via one of my RSS feeds that there was a show that debuted on Thursday called "America's Greatest Dog." http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/133 Faithful readers know that I can't stand Fox News, and Bill O'Reilly in particular. But the recently released 1990s-era video of the O'Reilly meltdown on "Inside Edition" is the most awesome viral video in recent memory. I love this video. It's hilarious. http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/132 The overexposure is really starting to rankle my ass, and the pop-garbage media, apparently at a loss of things to talk about (but that's why they're pop-garbage), have latched onto the Miley Cyrus flap over her Vanity Fair photo shoot. To the pop-garbage media: Stop it. Stop it now. http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/131 From the personal files: I bought a house last week. Here's a rundown of what moving has entailed. This does not go into details about the buying part in the month leading up to this week. Monday, April 21: I closed on the house at 9 a.m. It only took about ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/130 IDWID has been less busy of late. There are a few reasons for that. The first is, of course, the return of Battlestar Galactica reviews, which will be occupying much of my writing time for the next couple of months. The second is that I'm in the process of buying a ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/129 After my frustrated complaining a few weeks ago over the unending snow and cold, the weather immediately turned around. I complained, and it hasn't snowed since, and the weather has been consistently in the the 30s, 40s, 50s, even 60s. That's March for you. Is winter finally over? Well, the ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/128 As I've mentioned before, when it comes to watching sports, there's only one season that really matters to me: NFL season. From September until the Super Bowl, I watch football like an addict. Two games on Sunday -- maybe even three -- and then ESPN analysis. SportsCenter. NFL Primetime. Basically, ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/126 Daylight-Saving Time begins Sunday at 2 a.m., for which I am glad, because that means I get an extra hour of daylight in the evenings, which in turn makes it seem more like spring (even if the weather isn't there yet) and less like this interminable winter that I've had ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/125 I'm used to winter. We have it here every year. In the past we've had some mild winters and some average winters -- but this winter? It has been a harsh and long, long winter. And I've fucking had it. http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/124 Note: This posting is safely spoiler-free. If you've seen all, some, or none of "The Wire," read on. It's been several years since I wrote more than a paragraph about "The Wire." Despite my unlimited adoration for the show -- which is one of the best shows in the history of ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/122 After two years, the war is finally over. I'm talking, of course, about the format war between rival high-def next-generation DVD formats HD DVD (manufactured by Toshiba) and Blu-ray (Sony). The writing has been on the wall for about a month now, as media companies -- some that had remained neutral ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/121 The Internet is the future of video, as has been proven by the WGA strike (which looks to be officially ending this week). But watching movies on the Internet is still not a particularly good option, in my opinion. It can provide a substitute in a pinch, but with current ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/120 Although I'm of the opinion that someone is, in some way, helping to write late-night TV despite the supposition that there are no writers during the strike (I simply have a hard time buying that everything is improvised, or that the hosts are writing all their material with no help), ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/118 The Super Bowl has become so overhyped as to become ridiculous (Fox had five-plus hours of pregame coverage on Sunday). And there's always the overhyped halftime show, which I never give a damn about, in which some band (lately more has-beens than fresh acts) gives a performance on a stage ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/117 That Super Bowl was an exciting game, with a final two drives by both teams that displayed the sort of classic drama and heroics that get repeated as sports cliches. I wasn't expecting to be so much on the edge of my seat, but by the end of that game ... http://www.idwid.com/blog/archives/116