Timewaster's Guide Archive

I feel like I've been posting a lot of these different topics about things I've been watching... is it bugging you guys?

Actually on topic:

I just caught the first episode of this show today, shortly after learning of its existence.  It's from David Simon, the mastermind behind The Wire of which I have only seen the first season, but quite loved it.  Set in New Orleans three months after Hurricane Katrina, it follows a number of different characters, ranging from Jazz musicians to lawyers, through their lives in the city.  Like The Wire it is deeply complex, and each character is multi-faceted, but it never feels like too much.  It feels like watching actual people living through the tragic events.

I know that it is green-lit for a second season, thank goodness, and I fully intend to finish this season, and watch the next.  HBO always seems to deliver on its content.  I'm interested in a couple of shows that they are producing right now... Boardwalk Empire, set during prohibition, and written by writers from The Sopranos, and Game of Thrones, which I am sure most of you are familiar with.

Anyway, anyone else seen Treme?  If not, I fully recommend that you check it out if you get the chance.  Make the chance if you can. 

I looked around, didn't see a topic, so I thought there should be one.

I recently picked a copy of this up, and I am sincerely loving it so far - I've dabbled with a couple on the PSP, and found them fun, but lacking.  But Tri, I have had great fun with. 

Anyone else play this, or other games in the series?  Also, I know there is some sort of online mode, so feel free to post whatever contact information you need.  I haven't checked that part out yet, so I'm not exactly sure what you need, but I think I read it was friend code free.  <shrug>

Also, if you haven't checked this out yet, I highly recommend it.  It's great fun.  : )

Is anyone else as ridiculously excited about this as I am?  All of the announced games look amazing, and I'm never sad to know another Kingdom Hearts game is coming.

I hear that the 3D aspect of it is mind-blowing - sadly, it won't work for me (I assume), since I'm blind in one eye, but still - exciting stuff from Nintendo.

I find it kind of funny that Nintendo is doing 3D, and camera MoCo through a handheld, and (seemingly) doing it better than Sony and Microsoft, respectively.  :-)

I watched this film several weeks ago, and it has been just playing over and over in my head ever since.  I find myself thinking back to it frequently.  I was just wondering if anyone else has seen it and had a similar reaction.  Like it?  Dislike it?

I think it's so haunting because of its mysterious quality - it's haunting for the same reason that the boys can't stop thinking about the titular suicides. 

I've also seen Sofia Coppola's other films, Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette, and they share a similar element.  She seems to make great films, IMO.  Her new one should be out this year... Somewhere, I think it is called.

I stumbled across the trailer for this game (Here's the video), and it was so pretty I thought I would share.  It's by the team who made Ico and Shadow of the Colossus for the PS2.  Ico is my favorite game, and I haven't gotten around to Shadow yet, but I hear it's great.  I'm pretty excited for this game to come out.

Thanks for any comments.