Last night on the Trio channel there was a marathon of Battle of the Network Stars. I saw the very end of 1976 and the very beginning of 1977. Does anyone remember this show? The better-half looked on in amazement for about 2 seconds (he was finishing up dinner preparations–hey, I made the pork chops!) and said he never saw it. This is the man who watched Dallas and the Night Stalker which were too “old” for me but he didn’t watch this cheesy family entertainment–go figure. I remember watching the show when I was a wee one and loving it. Of course, looking back I don’t remember half the shows where the so-called big stars were making their mark. In fact, I don’t remember who half of the stars were. Parker Stevenson was on one of the shows last night and I only had this to say “Parker Stevenson”–I guess you had to hear the dreamy part in my voice.
I finally saw Nemesis over the weekend and liked it. As soon as I finished watching it, I looked it up on imdb.com just to see how much everyone else hated it. There were some good points brought up about the dozen or so inconsistencies in the STNG storyline but c’mon, this is Star Trek we’re talking about. It is probably a good thing that this is the last STNG movie because I’m sick of seeing Data in close-up shots. If he’s so technologically advanced couldn’t Dr. Sung have done a better job on the skin? Yuck.
I finished reading Lake Wobegon Days and I didn’t really like it. I just had to find something to read while waiting for the latest Smithsonian to arrive. I kept trying to hear Garrison Keillor’s voice in my head while reading and I couldn’t do it. That and it was a little long for my money. Speaking of Smithsonian, I think they are dumbing down the magazine. Most of the articles were short and not many conclusions were actually drawn. And, I’m sick and tired of them trying to be so trendy. I bet every month since January there’s been an article that mentions Iraq. And, if there is one more direct or indirect tie-in to a movie I will puke on the magazine. Whatever happened to giving readers in-depth and timeless articles?