Brett Writin’ Stuff

Even though I'm on summer break and I don't really have any weekday responsibilities, I still don't like Mondays. There's just something inherently evil about the day after the weekend. I suppose next Monday will be more pleasant though.

Yesterday's game sevens weren't as exciting as I would have liked. They were both 19-point games. Kind of weird. Bryan, a really bored Jenny, and I watched Kobe Doin' Work before he actually did work on the Rockets. It was occasionally entertaining but genuinely informative. It's the sort of film I would really recommend to any young players or coaches who are trying to better themselves or are just interested in the NBA, particularly the San Antonio Spurs, since that's what Kobe talked about most of the time.

The weirdest part of the whole experience was watching a live Lakers game after the fact and not hearing Kobe's voice all the time. I kept expecting his commentary during the game. But alas...

The best game I watched yesterday was the UNC/Duke lacrosse tournament game, which was really disappointing. When I lived in the dorm at UNC, I always had a pair of lacrosse-player suitemates. This year was the last year of eligibility for any of the players I lived with, I think. So, I probably won't know anybody on next year's team, and I was really hoping to see them win a 'ship while I knew at least some of the players. Also, the last time the UNC team beat Duke was like 2004, so that's never good.

The Cardinals had a really tough loss on Saturday. Adam Wainwright made one mistake pitch that cost him the game. Just one. He only gave up two hits in eight innings, but one of them was a home run. Now they have to win tonight's makeup game to avoid being swept by the now first place Brewers. The good news is that they seem to be getting healthier. Chris Carpenter is officially slated to start on Wednesday.

I've heard mostly good things about TV series' futures in the recent weeks, in which those sorts of decisions are being made. Chuck, Heroes, and Dollhouse are all coming back, which means about three hours of my weeks are locked up. Chuck was kind of in the hot seat for a while, but it was one of my favorite shows over the past month or so. There was also, for some reason, some concern over Better Off Ted. I'm super glad that it's coming back. Scrubs has officially been renewed, but I think the main cast members are scaling back their involvement. I'm not positive if that's a good thing or not. Reaper is dealing with a similar situation. Reaper is pretty much the only show that I care about with a still uncertain future. All of my other favorites are coming back for sure.

With the exception, of course, of Sit Down, Shut Up. Sit Down, Shut Up wasn't just canceled; it was canceled with prejudice. That's too bad, really. I just really, really wanted this show to be good. Of course, it wasn't, but I really wanted it to be. Oh well.

QotD:

Top five most important shows that you want to see come back next year?

My take: In this order: 30 Rock, Better Off Ted, The Simpsons, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Chuck.

That was harder than I expected. I'm pretty sure I want either The Office or Parks and Rec back, but at this point, I'm not really favoring one over the other. I feel the same way with HBO comedies, like Entourage, Flight of the Conchords, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Eastbound and Down, and Summer Heights High. I can't believe I didn't list any of those. I guess I was going for essentials while maintaining a decent spread. So, I went with the best show on TV, an ABC comedy, an Animation Donimation show, Sunny and one dramedy. That's my rationale.