TV. dave on aots

for the past 10 years or so, ive had one movie guy that i read on the internet. i find that i usually agree with his movie reviews and have enjoyed reading all of this opinions and stuff. with out his i might not have discovered such gems as 'the rundown', 'solaris', and many others that i enjoy. he used to be on tnt 'rough cuts' when there used to be such a thing (maybe around 1998 or so...), then he struck out on his own and created 'the hot button'. soon after though, he started his own hollywood news hub called 'movie city news'. i read these often, as well has his more candid (and more interesting) 'hot blog'.

when i got directv at my house i began to look around the dial and check out some of the stranger, more niche channels they had to offer. one such channel was called 'tech tv'. i started to enjoy some of their shows, among them 'screen savers' which was all about computer stuff, and rad things you could do with photoshop and stuff. also they had 'x play' which is a video game reviewing show. soon after i discovered this channel they were bought out by 'g4 tv', and screen savers was eventually revamped as 'attack of the show'. today, this show is my favorite show on tv (aside from 'the office', because nothing can beat that). they have a feature called 'the loop' on the show everyday where kevin pereira (the host) talks with a couple specialists about a different topic each day.

imagine my surprise earlier this week when these two favorite things suddenly and unexpectedly collide! the guy i read online appeared on 'aots' to talk with kevin during 'the loop'!!! it was like some sort of alternate reality where everything i love comes together for just one amazing cosmic moment!!! i half expected joy electric to show up and play the theme song! it was just so strange to see kevin and david bantering back and forth. i had to rewind it and watch it a few more times...

GAMES. wii remote straps

there has been a whole lot of talk about he problems with the wii remote straps. i have never experience any problem at all. i think the real problem with all these people breaking stuff and hurting themselves has more to do with their stupidity than it does about a faulty product. i have played my wii a lot and have never had any sort of problem with anything getting broken (expect when aaron swung before looking and sent his drinking cup flying to the floor). i think it just boils down to people getting way too excited and going crazy with their motions. all the games ive played can actually be simplified into wrist actions, there really is no reason to flail ones body about (but it does kind of amp up the silliness and fun factor when in a group).
even with this fact, nintendo has decided to offer free replacement straps to anyone who would like them. being a sucker for anything that says nintendo on it, i decided to take them up on that offer. last week i filled out the form to get new straps for my wii remotes. pictured above is a photo of the original and the new straps side by side. the difference is not huge, but the new ones are quite a bit thicker and stronger (the photo doesnt quite capture the difference). also, the new straps are about a half inch longer as well.
ill use the new straps on the two wii remotes i have, but i think im going to use one of the other straps on my ds, cause i think thats cool!