Movie ritual
The blog has become droll and lifeless. With nothing going on, there's plenty of time to write…but nothing to write about. Such is the ultimate irony of the online journal: when a lot happens, you've no time to write about it. When you've time to write, there's nothing that's worth the effort. Sad.
So I'll just list everything that's currently on our DirecTV HD DVR. Listed from oldest to newest.
The West Wing | BravoHD - The first six episodes of the series as telecast on Bravo a couple months ago. They never run The West Wing anymore. We didn't even have Bravo in Effingham and I didn't miss it since their once-common West Wing marathons just don't happen that much. I caught this one and have been afraid to delete it; those DVD box sets are EXPENSIVE.
Ratatouille | Starz West HD - We haven't bought the DVD yet, and this version is OAR HD. Looks gorgeous.
Employee of the Month | TMCHD - A guilty pleasure. It's a really crappy movie, but the former retail worker in me enjoyed it. And for some reason I haven't deleted it yet.
30 Rock | KSDK-DT - The last five episodes of season two.
The Office | KSDK-DT - The last six episodes of season four.
King of the Hill | KTVI-DT - The last six episodes of season eleven.
American Idol | KTVI-DT - The season seven finale. Again, I'm not sure why I haven't deleted this.
Backbeat | TMCHD - The early 90's film about the Beatles in Germany focused around Stuart Sutcliffe. Haven't gotten around to it yet.
Cars | Starz Comedy HD - Like Ratatouille, we keep a beautiful HD copy of this on the box because it looks so damn good. Unlike Ratatouille, we actually own the DVD of this film. But the HD version looks better.
Transformers | Cinemax HD - We haven't watched this yet. Maybe one year.
Trading Places | Cinemax West HD - I hadn't seen this in years when Cinemax ran it. Then I recorded a later run in HD. And it's still there.
Idiocracy | Cinemax HD - A highly underrated film from Mike Judge. Not as good as Office Space - not even close - but worth a watch if you haven't seen it. It's somewhat quotable, and it warms my heart to see more and more references to it popping up in the Fark forums.
Starz Inside: The Pixar Story | Starz they & Family HD - A tremendous documentary about Pixar produced by Starz. Worth keeping for a while.
Get Smart | WPXS-TV - Three episodes of the series recorded a couple weeks ago. Emily had never seen the show, so after we saw the movie I gave her a sample of it. I would delete them, but this is Kaos. We don't delete things here. (No? Okay, let's try another one.) I would delete them, but when I went to hit the button I missed it by…that much. (Still no?) Would you believe…I'm too lazy to delete them?
Donut Paradise | Travel Channel HD - A random hour-long show on donut places. Yeah. Hasn't been watched yet; might not ever be. I miss the old specials the History Channel used to run (mostly on weekends) detailing the history of American cuisine, and this is no real substitute.
WWE Monday Night Raw | USAHD - Two recent episodes (the draft and the week after) that haven't been deleted yet. This is why my DVR only has 13% capacity remaining.
Let's Go To Prison | Cinemax HD - A supposedly wretched film that features Will Arnett and Dax Shepard and so I DVR'd it for some boring day. Odds it gets watched: meh.
300 | Cinemax HD - Haven't seen it yet, so I figured I'd record it for later. Especially since it's in HD and I'm canceling the premium channels before long. Odds it gets watched: good.
Road Trip | Discovery HD Theatre - Two recent episodes of the old Travel Channel series that DHT reruns sporadically. Love the show. Odds they get watched: probably tonight.
Jon & Kate Plus 8 | TLCHD - Four episodes I haven't seen from their marathon last night. This show is highly addictive, and not just because I'm still trying to learn how to tell the three girls apart.
The Matrix | Cinemax West HD - Recording right now because A.) It's The Matrix and 2.) It's in HD. Duh.
For future reference, my season passes for this coming fall will most likely be: Chuck, King of the Hill, My Name is Earl, The Office, Pushing Daisies, SNL, The Simpsons, and 30 Rock.