NCIS

One of my husband's new favorite shows in NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service). We watch the reruns on USA. It's funny, because he doesn't like CSI, Law & Order, or other similar shows. My dad is the same way. I'm not entirely sure what makes NCIS different. Ideas? Maybe it's because it's not as gory, or maybe because the team dynamics, or maybe the focus on solving the case?

Galaxy Quest

While we were at my parents' for Thanksgiving, we watched "Galaxy Quest". My husband had never seen it before, so my parents and I really wanted him to. It's such a funny, good quality movie. It's interesting, because when it fist came out, Advertisers had no idea how to advertise it, so it didn't do very well in the Theaters. But since then, it's done well and many people know and love the movie. This was also the case for "The Princess Bride". I thought it was interesting how much power advertising has over the success of a film in the box office, but that even with all the knowledge and technology available, they still don't always know the best way to advertise something. Just random food for thought.

Say Yes to the Dress

Once again, I'm admitting to one of my guilty pleasures. TLC has a show called "Say Yes to the Dress". It follows different brides as they try on different dresses at Kleinfeld's Boutique in NYC. Sometimes they also show brides coming back for their fittings. You get to see plenty of drama and some hilarious reactions from friends and family members who come to the appointments. You also get to see what's going on behind the scenes with the consultants. Now, I'm married. I've already picked my dress, planned my wedding, and had my big day. Why do I love this show so much? I don't exactly know, but I do know I just love seeing the different designs of the dresses and tiaras and veils. Maybe it goes back to being a people watcher or some weird kind of voyeurism. Who knows?

The Medallion

Last night, my husband and I watched "The Medallion" with Jackie Chan. I enjoyed it. It wasn't overly violent and it had a lot of comic relief. As always, I was impressed with how awesome Jackie Chan is. I can't believe everything he can do, and what amazing shape he must be in. While we were watching it, my husband raised an interesting question, why is it that when there is a good guy and a bad guy, and the good guy good totally kick the bad guy's trash, that if they both get mysterious super powers, all of the sudden the bad guy is equal if not better than the good guy? That's what happened in this movie. We kept saying "They have the same powers! Jackie Chan would totally kick his trash!" My only idea was that there would be no point in bad guys getting super powers if this discrepancy didn't exist.

Football

Ahh the football-ness of Fall. I like football, it's a fun sport to watch. However, I'm only really interested in the game if it's a team I personally care about, like BYU, or if it's the other team my husband cares about, UW. However, this time of year our TV is typically on all day Saturday, and many other nights of the week with games I could care less about. Perhaps I do not fully appreciate football as a sport, or perhaps I am not a real football fan, but I don't really want to watch teams play that I don't have any emotions invested in. Or maybe, it's a matter of gender difference. I don't know. What do you think?

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Last night, my husband and I watched Tomb Raider. It was on our Netflix list, and we didn't move anything ahead of it so it showed up. Neither of us had seen it, and it looked like it could be interesting. We expected to be a bit impractical and over top, it is based on a video game after all. What we did not expect was the brief nudity at the beginning; it's rated PG-13. We're watching the movie, and barely 10 minutes in, we see the side view of Angelina Jolie's breast. What the?! First of all, the was no point in that entire scene, but there was definitely no reason, in PG-13 movie, that will quite likely be seen by children, for nudity. I was very angry because it should not have been in there and it was completely unnecessary. Grr... My husband and I definitely did not need to see that and I'm still frustrated about it.

The Cosby Show

I don't know how many of you have seen the Cosby Show, but I love it. It's all about a normal family going through normal family issues. It's funny and it's clean and uplifting. We have the 1st season on DVD, and periodically watch it. I would recommend it to anyone looking for some wholesome, quality programming, or if you're just looking for a laugh. Why can't they still have shows like that on anymore? It's not like the family has changed THAT much.