Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Tuesday was hard. There was the headache. There were problems between Michael and I. The first major problems that we've had actually. I spent most of the day and the following night in shock. I slept a lot. It seemed to help. I've still not fully recovered from my war wounds. Perhaps I never will. Perhaps that's why even when awake, most of Tuesday felt like a terrible dream.

Michael and I have spoken about these issues and intend to work through them if we can. We're going to try. That's all any of us can ever do.

Michael borrowed Season 2.0 of BSG, which is to say that he borrowed the first 9 episodes of Season 2. There are actually 10 episodes in that set, but I'd instructed him to not watch the 10 episode (the spectacular "Pegasus" installment) as the even better Extended Cut of the episode is part of the Season 2.5 set. He had told me that he wouldn't be able to watch it until Wednesday, but last night I learned that instead of cleaning up his garage he'd been sucked into the series and had all but watched every episode. lol. I understand that experience. It worries me that he'll get to the end of Series 4.0 and want to charge on into 4.5, when the DVD's don't come out until the end of July (another 12 weeks). I do have those episodes on my computer, but at least 3 of those episodes will have extended cuts on the dvds and I was hoping he'd be able to see those versions first. But I also worry about taking a break in a series that is far more enjoyable when taken in the shortest amount of time possible. I think long breaks between installments of a series like this is actually detrimental to the enjoyment factor, IMO. And though I've enjoyed BSG for years now, I wish I could have exerienced the entire series as a whole on dvd in a span of weeks. Something that won't be possible until the release of "The Plan" (with a probable extended dvd cut) which might not even happen until early 2010 (though it will probably air around November). And even then, there is Caprica. If Caprica remains as good as it's pilot episode, then I'd extend my wish to have seen all of Caprica before BSG. Yet, Caprica is also well experienced after BSG, as knowing Caprica's fate gives everything a further sense of gravity.

I just watched a 3rd Season episode of BSG. "Maelstrom". I want to talk about it, and how it made me weep. I want to talk about how the end of the series changed the way I view this episode, but I can't. I have friends who haven't seen the end of the series yet, and I don't want to spoil things for them. Suffice it to say, that while I loved this episode the first time around, that I now see even more within it, and am moved to an even greater degree.

I guess that even with Swine Flue scares, a leak online, and some bad reviews, the new Wolverine movie did great business. This means that a sequel is already in the works, which will center on the Samurai storyline, which most Wolverine fans that I know say is their favorite; hopefully this will lead to a better a film. I'm also hearing reviews now from people that actually enjoyed the new movie, which is nice to hear. Also, the character of Deadpool, who features in the Wolverine movie is getting his own spin-off, with Ryan Reynolds already signed to reprise the role. Gambit is being talked about as a possible spin-off. Magneto is also in discussion. I like the idea of all these spin-offs from the original X-Men movies, which are my favorite super-hero series of films.

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