Hi, my name is Jumblerant and I am an addict. I need my TV. I can live without it, I just prefer to indulge on a daily basis.
The talk of the town recently has been Netflix's Stranger Things. An interesting show that combines X-files, Poltergeist and basically became a Science Fiction, Supernatural fiction, Horror fiction, Mystery, set in the '80s.
A few of the shows I've been watching that have gone under the radar are somewhat less dramatic, but just as much fun;
1. Lucifer. Lucy is a simple chap, just likes to have fun and doesn't like ot commit. Except for the fact that he used to run Hell itself, he could be any nightclub owner in LA. Oh, and he's an angel.
Surprisingly funny, this show doesn't lean on the interaction between the female and male leads in a way that Castle (of blessed memory) did.
2. One Mississippi is a dark, dark humour vehicle for Tig Notaro. Definitely worth watching, if only for the amazing acting going on around her character, especially by John Rothman and Noah Harpster.
3. Killjoys is into it's 3rd season and is still a joy to watch. An action-adventure sci-fi drama set in a different galaxy, we follow what is basically a trio of sheriffs bringing justice to the lawless "Quad". There are some very interesting twists and turns that put this show apart from the run of the mill good guy v bad guy show.
4. President Graves is a retired politician who suddenly realises that his legacy is a worsened country, so he is going out there to make some more changes. Interesting, if fanciful, view of a politician who finally receives a soul. As if!
5. Ever wondered how a band tours? No? Me neither. However, Roadies shows us an interesting story behind the scenes of the Straton House Band. Sex, drugs, rock and roll for sure, but also friendship, romance, comedy and also some pretty awesome music.
Overall, there are still some awesome, original and interesting tv shows out there. Go have a look!
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
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Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Frank Bennet Reisman, 9/11 Victim
It is now 16 years since the attacks of World Trade Center I and II, The Pentagon, Shanksville, American Airlines Flights 11 & 77, and United Airlines Flight 93 & 175.
On that day 2,996 people were ripped from their lives. But as the media and society tend to do, they have focused on the killers. We’ve all learned more about them than we wanted to. On that day many of us made a pledge to never forget what happened.
Some of us bloggers are trying to keep that promise by learning about the people who died that day.
When Frank Reisman was single, mountain climbing was his passion. The summer after the end of college, he hiked the Appalachian Trail alone from Maine to Pennsylvania, picking up dry food that his parents, George and Evie, mailed to him at post offices along the way.
After Mr. Reisman married, family was his focus. Every evening around 6:15 he returned home, where his wife, Gayle, and their two children, Kasey and Dillon, always waited for him to have dinner.
Living in Princeton, N.J., and working at Cantor Fitzgerald on the equities desk, Mr. Reisman, 41, was the perfect suburban daddy, his wife said. He coached Kasey's softball team and took Dillon to golf on the weekends. He taught them how to download music from the Internet and ferret out useful information. Because he left home before the children got up for school, he always sent them online messages from work.
On the morning of the attack, he phoned his wife, who happened to be out jogging. He reached his mom. "He said: `I'll be fine. Don't panic, Mom. I love you,' " Evie Reisman said, as tears welled up in her eyes
REISMAN-Frank Bennett, 41, cruelly and tragically taken from his dearly loved and loving family and friends in the terrorist attack September 11 on the World Trade Center.After Mr. Reisman married, family was his focus. Every evening around 6:15 he returned home, where his wife, Gayle, and their two children, Kasey and Dillon, always waited for him to have dinner.
Living in Princeton, N.J., and working at Cantor Fitzgerald on the equities desk, Mr. Reisman, 41, was the perfect suburban daddy, his wife said. He coached Kasey's softball team and took Dillon to golf on the weekends. He taught them how to download music from the Internet and ferret out useful information. Because he left home before the children got up for school, he always sent them online messages from work.
On the morning of the attack, he phoned his wife, who happened to be out jogging. He reached his mom. "He said: `I'll be fine. Don't panic, Mom. I love you,' " Evie Reisman said, as tears welled up in her eyes
September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City: View of the World Trade Center and the Statue of Liberty. (Image: US National Park Service ) (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Frank is survived and will be sorely missed by his cherished wife, Gayle, his darling children, Kasey 11 and Dillon 9, and by his loving parents, Evie and George.
Wherever he went he made friends; with his kindness, sweet nature, sense of humor, intellectual quickness, and sincere interest in people he was the exemplar of the term ''GreatGuy''.
Frank attended The Elisabeth Morrow School, he graduated in '77 from Dwight-Englewood School and earned a B.A. at Skidmore College in the Class of 1981. Following college and a ''tune-up'' of winter mountaineering in the Adirondacks High Peaks he hiked the Northern section of the Appalachian Trail from Maine to Pennsylvania and then joined his family's manufacturing company, Natalie Lamp & Shade Corp. Afterwards, he was an equities trader with Franklin Resources and for the last 5 years has been at Cantor Fitzgerald's trading desk on the 104th floor of the WTC.
September 11, 2001 and What Connects the Past, Present, and Future
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
On Being An Old Git
I was just thinking the other day, how pathetic things are that so many 'new ideas' are just rehashing old ones.
Some have worked (Sherlock, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek) and some have failed miserably (Dukes of Hazzard, Ghostbusters) and others are still awaiting the court's decision:
Fuller House
X-Files ( just 6 episodes ordered by Fox)
Coach
Twin peaks
XENA!!!
Gilmore Girls
And then, when I thought it couldn't get any worse, there is this;
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Some have worked (Sherlock, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek) and some have failed miserably (Dukes of Hazzard, Ghostbusters) and others are still awaiting the court's decision:
Fuller House
X-Files ( just 6 episodes ordered by Fox)
Coach
Twin peaks
XENA!!!
Gilmore Girls
And then, when I thought it couldn't get any worse, there is this;
According to this article in the Australian website news.com.au the flip phone is making a come back. I even checked the date, to make sure it isn't 1st April!
On the bright side, my 4 year old is thoroughly enjoying the original Full House that she can watch on Netflix.
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
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- Here Are All the New Shows You Should Be Watching in September(brit.co)
- Stop Implying Nefarious Motives For Ghostbusters (2016) Box Office Performance(screenphiles.com)
- Bad Moms debuts at number two as Suicide Squad stays that the top of box office(mumbrella.com.au)
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
We're Not Going To Take It
Dee Snider has released a video showing him performing a stripped back, piano-led version of Twisted Sister classic "We're Not Gonna Take It".
Directed by musician and illusionist Criss Angel in a desert outside Las Vegas, the promo was produced to help raise awareness of Angel's new cancer charity, HELP (Heal Every Life Possible). It was founded in honor of his two-year-old son, who is in remission from leukaemia.
www.crissangelhelp.com
Sauce http://sixxsense.iheart.com/
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
Directed by musician and illusionist Criss Angel in a desert outside Las Vegas, the promo was produced to help raise awareness of Angel's new cancer charity, HELP (Heal Every Life Possible). It was founded in honor of his two-year-old son, who is in remission from leukaemia.
www.crissangelhelp.com
Sauce http://sixxsense.iheart.com/
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
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- See Dee Snider Turn 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Into Piano Ballad(indiebrew.net)
- Dee Snider, Criss Angel team up for charity(newsday.com)
- Dee Snider Turns "We're Not Gonna Take It" Into Piano Ballad for Charity(jackontheweb.cbslocal.com)
- TWISTED SISTER's DEE SNIDER Helping CRISS ANGEL's Charity With New Version Of "We're Not Gonna Take It"(bravewords.com)
- See Dee Snider Turn 'We're Not Gonna Take It' Into Piano Ballad(rollingstone.com)
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Game of Thrones, Jon Snow (WARNING SPOILERS)
Jon Snow is The King in the North.
He is also a particularly bad leader when it comes to battle, being saved repeatedly by others' actions.
Headstrong, arrogant and a bit of a bastard, we still love the character - and here is why;
It must be said that his brothers did murder him, but just the once. Game of Thrones, even though it is in its 7th season, really is getting stronger and stronger.
Here are some theories about Game of Thrones:
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
He is also a particularly bad leader when it comes to battle, being saved repeatedly by others' actions.
Headstrong, arrogant and a bit of a bastard, we still love the character - and here is why;
It must be said that his brothers did murder him, but just the once. Game of Thrones, even though it is in its 7th season, really is getting stronger and stronger.
Here are some theories about Game of Thrones:
kthanxbai!
Jumblerant
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