For those who didn't yet see the final results:
Hmmm, so about three people read my blog. I thought there might be a couple more but I guess that's about right. Thanks you three, for voting in my poll. If anyone else out there sees this (whether you know me or not), time is running out for you to be part of, what I choose to assume is, the first ever poll for Best Opening Credits of a TV Series. Vote now!
You may wonder what other shows were considered and why I chose the ones I did. Those are fair questions, but I've decided not to outline my process here. While it would explain things, it’s not very exciting.
Apologies for going ahead with Wednesday's post without reminding you to participate in their poll :)
First there’s of course Scrabulous, which as far as I know is still getting sorted out. It’s a situation that’s prompted speculation as to why Hasbro actually went this long without creating their own free online version of Scrabble; whether they really didn’t see any opportunities or whether they were just waiting for someone to make the most popular and profitable version before swooping in and taking over.
Then there’s today’s deal with Universal. It appears Transformers and the upcoming G.I. Joe (both are Hasbro and Paramount) have started something. Now Universal Pictures and Hasbro are set to do more toy-based movies. This article tells us there will be at least four movies, but lists seven brands. I’m guessing they’re still working on those details and are considering doing as many as seven movies, but I’d like to see them combine a couple. We could have Stretch Armstrong in Candy Land and The Ouija Board Sunk My Battleship.
Yes, I am really this bored at work today.
With the Oscars coming up I've decided to hold a poll. Not for Best Picture or for Best Lead Actor or for anything to do with movies, but for the Best Opening Credits of a TV Series. I've taken the liberty of making the nominations. So forget about which show you might prefer, and vote solely on the opening sequence. Please submit your vote to the left.
ChuckI wonder which one Dulé Hill would vote for.
The first time Clar and I saw this episode together I yelled “I used to have that sweater!” at the same time that she yelled “I have that sweater!” (You see sometimes she’s lucky enough to get what I’ve outgrown.) That was a fun moment (as all Gilmore-Girls-with-my-sisters-moments are). I think it’s fun when characters on TV are wearing my clothes.
Both the shows I’ve watched this week have had someone wearing my shirt. Not only that but it was the same shirt! Mine’s blue.
What have we learned here? We’ve learned that in the last 10 years I’ve gone from dressing like a teenager to dressing like an adult. But I’ve also gone from being a teenager to being an adult. Still, it’s funny to be matching the moms-of-teenagers. Maybe I should take some cues from characters closer to my age, like Chloe Sullivan and Sarah Walker.
The commercials didn't quite measure up to some years. There were definitely a few I enjoyed, but I've decided not to rehash them all here.
I just want to bring up one thing: The Cola Wars. I'd thought we'd reached a happy medium with Pepsi taking the Super Bowl and Coke taking the Olympics. But last year Coke was back, and I don't see that they're going anywhere. They both gave us exactly what we've come to expect from them, which is good I suppose. Pepsi featured popular singers and Coke showed us "The Coke Side of Life." Although I appreciated the SNL-styled celeb-filled commercial, if you know me you'd easily correctly bet that Charlie Brown and Washington DC would win in my book.
Just for fun.After the game I discovered the best way to end a Super Bowl evening. And that's with a live performance by the one and only Melissa Branin.
After the evening I discovered the worst way to spend 3:30am. And that is spewing out all the junk I ate during the game.
