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What I'm Watching Wednesday

3/25/2015

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In honor of Spring Break 2015, I am switching today's blog from "What I'm Reading" to "What I'm Watching." This is my way of celebrating the fact that I don't have to read anything for the next 10 days.* In that spirit, below are the TV shows and movies I'm looking forward to in the next week:

1) 30 Rock -- I am currently in the beginning of Season 2, watching it for the first time. For those who have watched it, don't spoil anything for me. For those who have yet to watch it, I highly recommend adding this to your queue! Tina Fey is charming, Alec Baldwin is at his best, and the side characters are compelling without being annoying or trite. The plot lines can be a bit off the wall, but this is a show of subtlety -- its best moments come when you least expect it.

2) Star Trek: The Next Generation -- This is always in my queue for a few reasons. Most importantly at this moment is that I'm trying to get Millie into it (and it seems to be working -- she calls Worf her "boyfriend"). Secondly, this show is fantastic for getting your own mind thinking in more literary ways. The episodes often deal with ethical dilemmas and the "human condition," so I'm often left with good ideas to write about.

3) Furious 7 -- I will be at the midnight showing on April 3 whether I have a friend with me or not. While my interest in this series is from a relatively campy standpoint (I'm aware that these films are not what you might call "cinema"… or even "films"), I do thoroughly enjoy a mindless rush of adrenaline from time to time. For those of you who mock the first six installments to the series, I urge you to give numbers 4, 5, and 6 a chance. They realized after Tokyo Drift that fans wanted less car racing and more of a "heist" atmosphere. The three movies that precede the upcoming 7th installment are all in the same vein as Ocean's 11, if you liked that series. Also, Paul Walker. Come on.

4) Opening Day for Major League Baseball -- It's been a few years since I've been this excited for baseball to return. Part of that is because football has felt rather contrived the past few seasons, almost as though someone from the WWE was hired to write back stories and scripts; basketball truly does not matter until the playoffs because the team with the best individual player will almost always advance to the Conference Finals, at worst; and nobody will watch hockey with me.

Let's go Cubbies!

What else is worth watching this time of year? I'm in particular need of movies, because my TV queue is already loaded.
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Brian
3/26/2015 03:19:20 am

I am very tempted to go see Furious 7 in theaters even though I haven't really seen the previous 3 or 4 (for no real good reason other than perhaps they are not on Netflix?).

I have seen a few really interesting movies lately. Snowpiercer is a post-apocalyptic tale of a perpetual motion train traveling around the globe with the last of humanity. There is a rather blunt class metaphor of the tail section people wanting to improve their position in society but there is so much more going on right above the surface. In particular, pay attention to how motion is used in this movie (forward and back are of great importance but what about lateral movement?). It is also an action movie (because philosophy and action are a classic combo (Plato's books were mostly action novels (I haven't read Plato, just assuming))). It is on Netflix.

Cosmopolis is a recent movie from David Cronenberg based on a novel by Don Delillo. What does a 20 something New York billionaire with everything do next? The majority of this movie takes place in his ultra-modern limo, discussing a risky financial play (at this level, everything feels like a play in some grand meaningless game) with various members of his organization. I really liked this book and the movie is a fine adaptation. My favorite scene involves a discussion of rats as currency. I believe this one is on Netflix as well.

Have a great break!

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Louie
3/26/2015 05:16:42 am

While it's obviously not required to see the entire series to "understand" Furious 7, I would urge you to at least watch #5 and 6 because they are trying to tie up story lines that began then. Most notably, the final scene in Fast 6 is a major segue into the next one (the brother of a past villain). Either way, I think they are going to work hard to make this last one actually a good movie because they want to honor Paul Walker. We'll find out!

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