True Blood Season 2 Finale SUCKED

I LOVE True Blood! I even love the opening credits song:



But I HATE HATE HATED the last 2 episodes!

Like many True Blood fans around the world, I was anticipating the final few episodes of the latest season. Beware extreme spoilers:

• A new character, Queen Sophie, is introduced and she's awful. She was so annoying and had way too much screen time when other more interesting things were happening around Bon Temps. Here is her intro (for mature audiences).

• I'm sick of Tara and her Mom. Both their characters suck and it'd be cool if they could be eaten by a werewolf or whatever.

• Its also troubling to me how HBO is positioning Eric as the new villain for season 3. I sort of like Eric and I'd prefer him as an ally to Bill and Sookie rather then a villain but I guess audiences will have to wait and see how it turns out.

HBO has a history of exposing viewers to MASSIVE let downs..

This Sopranos Series Finale cliffhanger left audiences around the world thinking someone sat on the remote:


Luckily HBO made up for the True Blood letdown by replacing it with another sure-hit: Bored To Death



I've been a Jason Schwartzman fan since his debut in Wes Anderson's Rushmore and the pilot episode was pretty cool.

What I hate most about this: I know cliffhangers is HBO's forte but come on! Now, I have to wait months to derive that lost satisfaction from True Blood Season 3. Damn you HBO!

Favre Hate Turns To Love Again

If you type "Brett Favre go away" in a Google search, various sites will show up spewing hatred at Farve to stay away from football after his multiple retirements and returns to the NFL.

It is true, Farve played the whole I'm retired/now I'm not routine into the ground. The media coverage of his retirements and comebacks was unrelenting; Rachel Nichols of ESPN was virtually camped out on his lawn for what seemed like weeks.

Someone put cheesey emo music to a montage of Favre's retirements and returns:


Tears flow when Favre leaves Green Bay:


However, when he left the Jets last season, there were no tears.

So everyone was hating on Favre for his constant waffling. Finally after shoulder surgery and recovery decision was made for him to return to the NFL on his old team's arch rival: the Minnesota Vikings.

Now, the Vikings stand undefeated and after this game winning play:

the old gunslinger everyone was begging to "go away" reclaims his place as one of the most exciting players in the NFL.

What I hate most about this: All the people hating on him (which for once wasn't me) are the same people filling up the airwaves with talks about how great he is again. All kinds of people are cashing in on Favre's return and the indecision that proceeded it, but this commercial is fun:

Gagging Tigers find a way to make blogger look like a fool

Two weeks ago I was complaining about boring divisional races this season in the MLB. Well the choking dog Detroit Tigers found a way to make things interesting after all.



As I'm writing this, the Minnesota Twins are resting before they play game two in a double header tonight in Detroit. Earlier today the Twins won a nail biter in extra innings to pull within 1 game of the division leading Tigers, who have squandered a 7 game lead in under 2 weeks. Tonight they face the Tiger's Ace Justin Verlander with a chance to tie for the division lead just days before the playoffs begin.

So I was wrong, big deal. It happens occasionally, in fact I was wrong again here about Kevin Kolb.



Basically I said Kolb was not worth watching and he proved me wrong by throwing for 327 yards 2 touchdowns. He put some icing on my humble cake with an additional rushing TD.

What I hate most about this: Being wrong of course. In the future when I'm wrong about hating on something, however unlikely that may seem, I'll address it similarly.

Cool customer Katie Couric drinks Glenn Beck's milkshake

Watch Glenn Beck, fake journalist, fake comedian, and TV slime ball, squirm like a little bitty worm on Katie Couric's big f*!#*'n hook.



Perhaps, Beck is not used to being asked to explain comments he mindlessly regurgitates into the airwaves. Here are the initial comments Couric's questions are regarding:



If I was so inclined, this whole blog could be dedicated to hating Glenn Beck. Whether he's lying or crying, Beck squeezes out new verbal feces daily, almost as if he wants to provide coal for my hate fire.

What is more troubling is the amount of Americans who swallow this guys words whole without chewing (or thinking). How can so many people in this country be so misinformed and hateful that what this guy says appeals to them so greatly?

So enter the incredibly smart, cunning, professional, beautiful, (insert additional flattering adjectives here) Katie Couric. One of the last real heroic journalists, she provides Beck a chance to explain his silly comments and all he can do is weasel around in his chair, accuse Couric of attempting to "trap" him and get "sound bites", and dodge dodge dodge. Couric smartly replies, "this interview will be unedited" and Beck just continues stammering and looking stupid.

Whats wrong Beck? Why are you so frightened to explain something you said? Is it because what you said was so ignorant? Or, perhaps explaining it would force you to dig that hole you started, a little deeper. Well I say: keep digging Beck! Dig like you're going to China and maybe you'll find Hades along the way.

What I hate most about this: I HATE Glenn Beck's stupid, stupid face, all the words that come out of it, and all the idiots that worship him.

T.O. handles baiting from Buffalo reporters

Love the hat and sunglasses Terrell.

After Terrell Owens' consecutive reception streak was broken at 185 games, the Buffalo media relentlessly tried to get a rise out of him, but to no avail.

Owens' reputation as a controversial sound bite gold mine speaks for itself, but with since being cut by the Dallas Cowboys, labeled a distraction in the locker room and a bad team mate, and signing with a new team the Buffalo Bills, T.O. is trying hard to be a model citizen.

This is why I was sad to see the Buffalo media baiting him so much in the post-game press conference. They went beyond doing their jobs and were just annoying while trying to make news by getting Owens to bash his newest quarterback or coaches.

Owens did an outstanding job navigating repetitive questions but with the Bills struggling, its safe to assume no matter how hard T.O. tries to be a good teammate, with enough media prodding he'll eventually give them what they want: more T.O. drama.

What I hate most about this: Poor T.O. the media builds 'em up just to break 'em down.

Hey MLB, can a guy get a division race?

This baseball season is ending without very much excitement. If it weren't for the NL wild card race, it would be devoid of any action all together. That is, unless you count bench clearing brawls like the one between the Yanks and Jays in Toronto a few nights ago.

With the Yankees having such a huge lead in their division and the Red Sox having a sizable lead in the AL wild card race, things have gotten pretty boring in the MLB.

However there was one exciting series this week between the Colorado Rockies and the San Francisco Giants, the two NL teams battling it out for the final NL playoff spot. On Wednesday night San Francisco, aided by a 9th inning error from Troy Tulowitzki (a solid defensive player who hardly ever makes fielding mistakes) came 90 feet away from tying the game after trailing going into the final inning.



I turned on the game to see the botched double play attempt and was immediately draw into the tension of the game. I thought to myself, this is what this season has been missing! Two teams battling for their very survival, while the rest of the leagues' playoff spots are virtually set in stone.

Unfortunately, the Giants didn't get the final hit to tie the game, and the Rockies have a 3 game lead in the wild card race. I guess I'll just have to pay more attention to the NFL until October comes and MLB action revs up again.

Joe Wilson Sucks

No one should be yelling during a presidential address. This is not he British Parliament. Wilson's childish behavior illustrates why it is nearly impossible for Congressmen and women to work together to accomplish anything.

The House of Representatives is now preparing to "rebuke" Wilson, whatever that means. Where were all the rude hecklers when George W Bush was driving our country into the ground? Perhaps they were busy counting the money the all receive from countless sleazy lobbying firms.

Jimmy Carter had some interesting thoughts about the incident:

I don't know if I completely agree with what Mr. Carter said, I think Wilson just did what he did because he's an *expletive.* I guess thats just how they do things in South Carolina.

Facebook: get over yourself.

People, enough already with the wall posts!



These people are all my "friends," and in real life they're cool and interesting, but when they sign onto Facebook they turn into boring self important wastetoids excreting asinine comments about trivial crap all over my home page.

I really don't care when you're eating, on your way to the gym, or how much you <3 your bf (or gf for that matter). Fantastic, you go to the gym! You must be so fit and productive. Applause. Your gym medal is in the mail.

If I'm trying to read interesting posts, from people who don't make 15 posts a day, I have to sift through page after page of seemingly endless threads of comments like "I'm so tired" or "bored at work." Everyone gets tired and bored at work. Telling the world about it is useless.

So before you make another post: think about if its actually something cool and interesting or worthy of being posted. And if it isn't, punch yourself in the face.

Texting behind the wheel

We've all done it. Its illegal in 18 states and rapidly being examined in others. Either way, its obviously quite dangerous, but we keep doing it. Why?

It seems like at some point everyday I'm caught behind someone driving terribly, only to pass them and see they're texting behind the wheel! The absolute greatest is when they're on the phone, smoking a cigarette, and rifling through their change compartment for toll money.

But lets focus on texting. This PSA from the UK was made to discourage texting while driving, and I for one think its a great idea to shine a critical light on one of the biggest dangers on the road these days.



That video is nuts! I like the message, but that's some serious gratuity.

Is the NFL to dangerous?

I can't stand seeing the NFL's premier players sidelined with serious injuries.

Last week Carson Palmer was quoted saying someone is going to die in the NFL. Micheal Oriard discusses death in football here, but less terminal injuries happen to players every game.

Considering week 1 in the new NFL season:

• Donovan McNabb, quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles fractured his ribs
• Troy Polamalu, defensive mega star of the Pittsburgh Steelers was struck down by the Madden Curse with a sprained knee
• Brian Urlacher defensive captain of the Chicago Bears dislocated his wrist

Steelers games without Polamalu aren't the same. No one wants to see Kevin Kolb start for the Eagles this weekend except for his parents, maybe.

In week 1 of last year's NFL season Tom Brady, arguably the most popular player in the league was knocked out for the season with a knee injury. The Patriots managed to make the season interesting, but still games are better when the star players are actually playing in them.

So, can the league do anything to decrease the amount of injuries players are sustaining? Probably not. There are already rules in place to protect quarterbacks (many critics think the QBs are over-protected) but with every season welcoming players that are bigger stronger and faster then they were before the injury tolls will keep stacking up.

America's endless obsession with celebrities

What is Kanye West’s major malfunction? Normally, right here would be a link to this piece of video. Unfortunately the corporate powers that be are doing their best to wipe it from the world wide web. I have to say they’re doing a good job.

What I hate more then West's idiocy is how media hyenas pounce on stuff like this, and feast for days. Alas, its big ratings.

But why not have the incident on YouTube if the news networks are airing it seemingly on a loop since it occurred Sunday night?

Thankfully, YouTube still has Kanye’s other microphone missteps: I love Mike Myers' face and a backstage outburst at a previous VMA awards show.

Another video that has mysteriously disappeared from the Internet: a clip of Nathaniel Hornblower (alter ego of MCA of the Beastie Boys) storming the stage at the VMAs in 1994 to protest R.E.M.'s video "Everybody Hurts" winning best direction over Spike Jonez's video for the hit song Sabotage. That instance of rudeness was more funny then despicable and it would be nice if people would remember the VMAs is a broadcast where seemingly anything can happen.



MTV should have learned its lesson after previous public meltdowns, not to put microphones in West's face during live broadcasts, but apparently they have not. Technically, this time MTV didn’t put the mic in front of West, he ripped it from Taylor Swift's hands, only to embarrass
himself and try his best to ruin Swifts’ award moment.

What followed was another rabid media frenzy, which is common these days when it celebrities get caught on camera doing stupid things. However the frenzy lost its steam when Patrick Swayze passed away and that news became more important. The media foams at the bit for this kind of “news” yet when there is real news to be covered, they’re busy digging through Micheal Jackson autopsy files or camped out Jon and Kate's back yard.

I’m adding fuel to the media fire right now, by even mentioning West’s antics here so I’ll wrap it up with this: Kanye West is a person with ton of money and a lot of eyes on him at all times. Though it doesn't excuse his behavior, he was obviously heavily intoxicated and suffered the untimely death of his mother less than two years ago. Its impossible to tell if that contributes to his sporadic poor behavior, but to dismiss it would be unfair.

When it comes down to it: MTV sucks. They don’t even show music videos anymore.