Dean's Thoughts on Entertainment

Supporting Actor of the Week

Tony Shaloub



I wanted to honor Tony Shaloub because he might start getting more lead roles since his popularity has grown considerably lately. He is known now for his role on the show Monk, in which he plays an obsessive compulsive detective who is as close to Sherlock Holmes as we are going to get. He has a great gift for comedy as can be seen in the many comedic roles he has had in such movies as Galaxy Quest, Paulie, Men in Black, and Spy Kids. But he is also fully capable of doing dramatic roles as seen in Impostor, Thirteen Ghosts, The Siege, and that new boxing movie (Against the Ropes) with Meg Ryan. I loved him in Galaxy Quest and I think that Monk is one of the freshest shows to be made in years, so I think Tony will be around for some time. Recommended watching will be Galaxy Quest, because if you didn’t watch this yet you are a fool, and if you have you are due for a repeat.



Random Ranting

I know I have been a bit sporadic in my topics and points, and I don't see that changing for awhile. Get used to it for awhile. Oh, and CJ I am so proud of your many updates, it made my day.

Dennis Miller on CNBC

I never thought I would say this, but I don't hate Dennis Miller anymore. He used to be similar to Bill Maher (Whom I still despise) as in mindlessly anti-establishment, but after seeing him on Jay Leno (or Conan I forget) he said that he has changed his mind concerning the war and the President etc. After that I made a point to check out his new show to see if he was up to the old tricks and he wasn't. He was arguing a few points where I agreed with him, and he was trying to delve into an issue for more than just a cheap anti-government joke. So time will tell whether or not I will like him in general but I at least respect him as an individual again. Bill Maher however will continue to be the worst example of media thought, next to the 700 club guy.

Kill.Switch

I gave up on Kill.Switch today for PS2, I had it out for too long and was on the last level which was freakishly difficult, I'm sending it back to get a Wrestling game to rot my mind. We also just got in Prince of Persia, Castlevania: Lament of Innocence, and True Crime:Streets of L.A. So expect some more game reviews in a few.

Janet Jackson

I don't really care who's fault it is, but I do know that the fraction of a second that her breast was on screen was not enough to damage anyone. But that didn't stop people from filing a lawsuit for damages caused by the flashing. This is entirely ridiculous, and I am sure that people in Europe are laughing since they allow nudity on TV, while we are emotionally scarred by the momentary flashing of a non-nude breast. Yes, in case we all forgot she was covered with enough material to be allowed on TV anyway without censoring, so had she come out in that outfit it would have been OK, but ripping down to it, not OK. Another demonstration of the utter failure of America to demonstrate any intelligence at all, but I guess if there is money in it maybe I could be emotionally scarred until the check clears. Actually, if they win their case I'm moving to England.

I decided I will promote certain songs that should be downloaded (ahem, legally) or sampled in some way.

This week's theme - Groovin'

Cee-Lo - Getting Grown
Kylie Minogue - Slow
Blue Man Group - White Rabbit
Eve - Satisfaction
Wiseguys - Start the Commotion

There Enjoy.