| Deuceday DVDs: August 19th, 2008 |
| Tuesday, 19 August 2008 | |
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Say what you will about 3D, I'm not buying. Until the technology exists to allow audiences to experience true three-dimensional entertainment without polarized glasses or headgear, I'm relegating this to the "gimmick" department.   Speaking of gimmicks - Mylie Cyrus and her less-inhibited rockstar alter-ego Chris Gaines are the stars of this week's tersely titled "Hannah Montana/Mylie Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour". Miley, the latest demonspawn to be stillbirthed out of the grand oily Disney tweenmachine, screeches and hisses her way through every song and impishly prances around behind the scenes like your typical "Well Shucks, I'm just a role model for average teen girls for now, but once I hit 18 I'll be snorting cocaine off of a lesbian illegal immigrant while downing Jaegerbombs and crashing my $100 thousand dollar car into my illigitimate children's daddy" starlet.Look for this DVD (and Cyrus's reputation) to eventually come crashing to the ground faster than a fat kid at breakfast. Who needs a theater anyway?  Thankfully, this week has been extremely gracious to the TV Junkies in all of us. Released this week, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" follows the mouthwateringly hot Lena Headey (aka "the hot Queen from 300") as the title character, along with her emo-tastic son who is supposed to become the leader of mankind, and Summer Glau... who basically just plays River Tam the entire time. Sarcasm aside, I loved this first season. The first episode was a bit of a travesty because it was recut at the last minute by Fox executives to make Sarah Connor seem more caring and vulnerable. But past the stumbling intro, the show contains a solid sci-fi story arc leading up to the season finale where all bets are off the table. Check it out if you're into science fiction, robot apocalypses, or MILFs. Our favorite little sociopath  Also released this week (and about damn time) is Showtime's "Dexter: The Second Season". As one of my favorite television series currently on the air, Dexter stands alone amongst dozens of boring police procedural shows as the best "cop show" on TV. While other shows rock out with their "The Who" themesongs and catchy one-liners, Dexter ponders the quirkier aspects of life, like the best food to eat while driving and the best way to hide bodies.The second season finds Dexter in a hot mess o' trouble as longtime pain-in-the-ass Sgt. Doakes edges ever closer to discovering Dex's dark secret. And he's not alone: a geriatric FBI profiler and a crazy fatlipped British girlfriend are also trying to find out just what makes Dex tick, and two of the three don't make out so well in the end. Pick this DVD set up if you want to watch a show that will keep you riveted up until the bloody, bloody end. Paging Dr. Rosenrosen...  Also released this week is "The Fletch Collection", a DVD combining 1985's "Fletch" and 1989's "Fletch Lives" - two of the most quotable films ever to be committed to celluloid. Gregory McDonald's signature dialog (said to have inspired a young Kevin Smith) shines even moreso when combined with Chevy Chase's spot-on comedic timing and inflection.That's right. Chevy Chase used to be funny (gasp). Buy this DVD set, if for no other reason than to worship at the altar o' Chevy one last time. If you need more convincing, both movies contain a smart, funny action-driven plot riddled with some of the snappiest dialog ever to be uttered by a man in a rollerskating Moses disguise. Will Chris Gaines make a comeback? Favorite Fletch quote? Post a comment below and let us know! Comments (2)
  james wrote...
Fletch: "Could I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo."
Fletch Lives: "I thought I'd raise chitlins. They're a mean little animal, but their coats are worth a fortune." I like the new site, but what's with the parquet floor? Summoning some old Boston Garden magic?
|| August 21, 2008
 Peter wrote...
Well, it was supposed to be a Star Wars: The Clone Wars background, but the movie was so horrible that I scrapped it and went with something on a quick deadline.
There should be a new background up soon.
http://www.bleepinggeek.com || August 21, 2008
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