THHGTG

Just announced; Buena Vista Home Entertainment will release "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy" on Sept. 13.

I'm looking forward to this; I saw it in the theater and would love to see it again! And with extras too!

Upcoming DVD Wish List

Not that I could affford all of these....

July 12
Tales From the Crypt 1.x

July 19
Cleopatra 2525 1.x
Dead Like Me 2.x
Earth 2: The Complete Series
Lost in Space 3.x Vol. 2
Sliders 4.x

July 26
Star Trek: Enterprise 2.x
3rd Rock From the Sun 1.x
Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles
The X-Files: Black Oil

August 9
Cartoon Network: Grossest Halloween 2

August 16
The Dick Cavett Show: Rock Icons
The Office 1.x (NBC Version)

August 23
Kung Fu 3.x

September 6
Doctor Who: The Horror of Fang Rock
Doctor Who: The Mind Robber
Fraggle Rock 1.x
Lost 1.x
Millennium 3.x

September 13
Rocky & Bullwinkle: Best Of Vol. 1
SCTV Vol. 4

September 20
Desperate Housewives 1.x
From the Earth to the Moon: Widescreen
Ren & Stimpy 5.x

September 27
Beverly Hillbillies: Ultimate Collection Vol. 1
X-Files: Colonization

October 25
The Beverly Hillbillies/Petticoat Junction Christmas Collection

DVD sales hurting theatrical ticket sales

On 6/11/05 the New York Times had a fascinating story up on how DVD sales may actually be hurting theatrical ticket sales.

Ya think??

As you may know, movie ticket sales have been down this year from last. The Times' argument is that the reasonable price, convenience and high quality of DVDs (and home theaters) these days is such that most people would just as soon wait to watch a film on disc in the comfort of their own homes, rather thanfight crowds at the theaters.

It's a pretty obvious argument if you ask me.

When you consider the soaring cost of ticket prices, soda and popcorn at the local cineplex these days, along with the irritation of ringing cell phones, twenty minutes of commercials and rude audience members who can't shut the hell up during a film, I'd rather just wait to see most films on DVD myself. And that's now even more true when you consider that so many films these days are arriving on disc soon after the theatrical debut.

And that window is getting even smaller.

I read where some guy has the bright idea of putting movies out int the theater, on DVD and on cable on the same day. I can see why retailers love it and the theater owners don't....an interesting read.

http://www.videostoremag.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?article_id=7686

Crap. It's raining again.

And it's Saturday too.

Crap.

It's Friday!

Another week has gone by. Looking forward to the pool if it doesn't rain again.

It's summer, so it has been raining a lot lately, which means MOSQUITOES. Can't even go out after dark, you'll get eaten alive. I got a mosquito bite on my knuckle and another one on my cheek. (face cheek, not butt cheek, ya moron)

May watch some Star Trek: The Next Generation tonight, as I NOW HAVE ALL SEVEN SEASONS ON DVD. (To go along with all seven seasons of Deep Space Nine!)

The Marlins; it feast or famine with them. One day they get 15 runs, the next they score none. They can beat the best pitching in the league, but when some rookie throws against them, they can muster up only a handful of hits.

That's why I love baseball.

Have a good weekend.

HOT

It is definitely SUMMER. It has been HOT.

Latest from Netflix:

Coupling, Season 3. Funny ass show, all three seasons! I find myself laughing out loud. Way better than 99% of the so-called "comedies" on TV right now.

The Seventh Seal. Ingmar Bergman's masterpiece. (But don't ask me why)

Ren & Stimpy, Season 1. Funny, smart, and animated. What more could you ask for?

Hey

Marlins won Friday and Saturday. Lost Sunday (the day my kids went to the game)
Had a wonderful Birthday Saturday (Happy Birthday Gami)
Watched "The Ghost and Mr Chicken" what a silly movie.
Made great ribs.
I hope the Pistons go down in flames

I still have trouble believing this, but we got back from the Preview weekend at the University of Florida. My head is still spinning from all the information they provided us, and that was just as parents, I can't imagine what all the "Students" went through. Most of them looked lost and worn out by the 5pm dinner.

Got back to the hotel just in time to watch the Heat give one more gallant effort. Like Stan said, even with all 5 of the starters playing injured (and not just 'banged up') you still got to find a way to win. That's the way sport is. You can remember who won the World Series or the Stanley Cup, but do you remember who was injured? No. Nobody cares.

Anyway, we were busy from 8 in the morning until after 9 that evening. So many presentations, so much information! That place is huge, it's a beautiful place. It really is like a city in itself. And my daughter will be going there in just a few short weeks. THAT is going to be weird.

More later.....

Howdy!

Well, that was longer than I thought.

Saw the Last Star Wars Movie. Josh and I dressed up as Darth Vader and Darth Maul and went on that first Friday. NOBODY else dressed up; we walked from one end of the Oasis to the other, people staring, pointing, some laughing. The moment I stepped into the theatre the plastic eyes of my mask fogged up and I couldn't see a thing. I had to follow Josh in like a blind Vader.

I liked 'Revenge of the Sith' well enough, I thought it tied up most everything nicely. I certainly liked it much more that Phantom Menace and attack of the Clones. Of course the SFX were phenomenal, there was tons of eye candy in each frame. I would like to see it one more time on the big screen, just to see it LARGE. (when Star Wars (The ORIGINAL) came out, I saw it 8 times in the theatre; of course this was long before home video)

Can't wait for:
LAND OF THE DEAD
WAR OF THE WORLDS (Both versions)

Gotta get back into this.....