there comes a time when you gotta look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself, "self, you have too much junk on your tv.com profile." for instance, i have quite a few shows listed that i don't even have rated. yeah, i enjoy watching them when i see them, but is there really any valid discussion behind "tom and jerry?" so for the past few days i've been trimming the fat. hopefully, this will make me a more focused tv.com-er. although i may be lowering my animated shows, know that i'm a kid at heart and always love the classics.

on a random note, things i'm looking forward to...

1) collecting the angel seasons on dvd

2) the shield's final season

3) new futurama in stores 11/28

4) buffy season 8, issue 7 10/01

5) posting a blog on my favorite tv side characters (no idea when it'll be done).

6) x-files 2, hopefully with nicholas lea (krycec)

that's all for now.

i posted this in a message board, but i thought it might be something people might be interested in should they stumble across it someday. the thread was called favorite kevin smith film. here is my reply:

clerks 2. hands down. it was much more entertaining that clerks, not just because it was in color, but with a bigger budget and less of a rush to pump out a script, kevin smith made clerks 2 seem more realistic than any other opus of his. mallrats is worse than clerks because, apart from some humorous diatribes, the plot was the only thing that bound that movie together. to bad the plot was horrible. dogma, as well as jay and silent bob strike back, again were blessed with better financesand time. by no means am i suggesting that budget determines the quality of the movie. to back this, i say chasing amy is a CLOSE second to clerks 2. chasing amy had an interesting story to tell about modern day people, not just the people you meet at the mall. chasing amy tells a perfect tale of what happens when a woman comes between friends. apart from a few arguments andsome scenes with crying, the climax to this plot isn't that intense. is real life always intense tho? no.

i think kevin smith can be great writer/director, (ok actor) at times, but i don't care too much for his plot driven movies with poor diologue. i find his humor more suitable for the animated television shows, such as clerks! to all you KS fans who disagree, thats fair. this is just my humble opinion.

so i've had the past 80 hours off from work and had me a slayer-fest (99?). i just wrapped up season 4 today and am now more than ready for 5. but there's a few things i just gotta say about season 4. it is the season i've given least preferance to, yet i dodn't know why. at least until today. i think that this season doesn't sit well with me because the bond between scoobies has been diminished supremely. there is hardly much screen time with the four key players (buffy, xander, willow & giles). although that may be intentional, i feel as though i've been robbed of "classic scoobie time."

furthermore, spike is a walking joke. why would they break down such an interesting character as william the bloody and expect us to see him as a big bad ever again? yeah, i had a laugh at his misfortunes, but i can never take him as seriously until late season 6... ya know, him, buffy, and the bathroom?

but what makes me upset the most, is that there were some really good episodes in there. wild at heart, hush, new moon rising, and restlesss. in all honesty, if it wasn't for some amazing acting/writing in those episodes, i would have just skipped to season 5. i caught myself laughing as usual, but not so much interested in most plots.

i guess i'm feeling on the verge of some sort of break thru. like i'm about to announce that buffy the vampire slayer ends at season three or something. i hope that's not the case. but my marathon will continue in the early AM with buffy versus dracula (episode one of season five). once i pass thru season 5, i'll have a better grip on how i feel about the show post season 3...

...or maybe a part of me just misses high school, kinda like jonathan in season 7.