I have now decided that I will only watch one episode of 24 everyday. I am smack in the middle of Season 3 right now and the pace is getting too much for me to handle. There are too many split second decisions to be taken. No player has any time to relax. The entire action is at a frenetic pace. And I am actually missing the slow, increasing intrigue of LOST.
Yesterday, after watching my daily episode, I caught the 20-20 match between West Indies and South Africa. And it was almost like watching another episode of 24. Too many split second decisions. No player has any time to relax. The entire action is at a frenetic pace. And I was actually missing, the slow, increasing intrigue of an ODI.
But I’m sure that I will sit through the entire season because once you are watching it, you can’t stop. I’m also sure that I will sit through an entire 20-20 match because once you are watching it, you can’t stop too.
But I’m also sure that I will appreciate an ODI much more after the 20-20 world cup. Just like I will appreciate the Season 3 of LOST much more after 24.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Opinions - 2
Have been wanting to blog for some time but haven’t really been able to think of a nice topic to write about. So when there is nothing to write about, one can write about anything. Anyway, I had promised a sequel to one of my earlier posts – Opinions, so here it is.
Ram Gopal Varma
The biggest waste of talent in Bollywood.
His first movie I saw was Shiva. Then came Raat, Rangeela, Kaun?, Satya, Bhoot, Company and Sarkar. Each movie that he made had their moments and definitely were much more than just ‘good’ movies. This was especially true for Kaun?, Satya and Company. Excellent movies by any standards.
And then there was Aag which in one shot managed to incinerate all his past record. A completely distracted effort. While attempting to remake Sholay, he has succeeded in drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa and even ripped the canvas in the process.
Babies
Adorable.
I’m not sure who it was (probably Mark Twain) that said, “Babies are nothing but a noise at one end and a mess at the other”. Wodehouse has often described them as having faces that resembled scrambled eggs. When Bill Cosby saw his first child being pulled out of his wife, he said, “Congratulations Darling! You just gave birth to a lizard.”
But I love them. I think they are extremely beautiful. Pity they eventually grow up into whoever and whatever they do.
Disguised Usernames
Irritating.
I think people who need to use disguised usernames for their online activities are seriously complexed. I can understand someone having a username like jay1966. There was no hope in hell of him getting jaymehta as a username anyway. But calling yourself something like ‘cutie4ever’ or ‘2muchofagoodthing’ is really pushing it. It is obvious that they are hiding something, if they don’t even want people to know who they really are. And that makes me not want to trust them. Nor like them.
Wikipedia
A Blessing.
I absolutely adore this website. Detailed information about anything under the sun, available 24/7 for anyone. If it is not detailed enough for you then update/edit it yourself. Wikipedia is true intellectual democracy in action. There can never be any excuse about not having enough information about anything anymore.
Macs
Over-rated.
Ok, I admit that I’ve never really used one extensively. But whatever little I have, I didn’t find it so amazingly different from my trusted PC, that I would want one right away. I think what Steve Jobs has managed to do is to create a cult following for Macs through some brilliant marketing. Everyone loves to hate the big guy and would like to have a choice where they don’t HAVE to buy his products. Steve has only offered them that.
There might be some people who believe strongly enough in this to buy the product. No problem with that, but don’t constantly keep telling me how the Mac is superior to the PC. I don’t think it is and I can do without your post-purchase rationalisation, thank you.
I do love the Mac vs PC ads though. That’s just it – brilliant marketing of an ok product.
Ram Gopal Varma
The biggest waste of talent in Bollywood.
His first movie I saw was Shiva. Then came Raat, Rangeela, Kaun?, Satya, Bhoot, Company and Sarkar. Each movie that he made had their moments and definitely were much more than just ‘good’ movies. This was especially true for Kaun?, Satya and Company. Excellent movies by any standards.
And then there was Aag which in one shot managed to incinerate all his past record. A completely distracted effort. While attempting to remake Sholay, he has succeeded in drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa and even ripped the canvas in the process.
Babies
Adorable.
I’m not sure who it was (probably Mark Twain) that said, “Babies are nothing but a noise at one end and a mess at the other”. Wodehouse has often described them as having faces that resembled scrambled eggs. When Bill Cosby saw his first child being pulled out of his wife, he said, “Congratulations Darling! You just gave birth to a lizard.”
But I love them. I think they are extremely beautiful. Pity they eventually grow up into whoever and whatever they do.
Disguised Usernames
Irritating.
I think people who need to use disguised usernames for their online activities are seriously complexed. I can understand someone having a username like jay1966. There was no hope in hell of him getting jaymehta as a username anyway. But calling yourself something like ‘cutie4ever’ or ‘2muchofagoodthing’ is really pushing it. It is obvious that they are hiding something, if they don’t even want people to know who they really are. And that makes me not want to trust them. Nor like them.
Wikipedia
A Blessing.
I absolutely adore this website. Detailed information about anything under the sun, available 24/7 for anyone. If it is not detailed enough for you then update/edit it yourself. Wikipedia is true intellectual democracy in action. There can never be any excuse about not having enough information about anything anymore.
Macs
Over-rated.
Ok, I admit that I’ve never really used one extensively. But whatever little I have, I didn’t find it so amazingly different from my trusted PC, that I would want one right away. I think what Steve Jobs has managed to do is to create a cult following for Macs through some brilliant marketing. Everyone loves to hate the big guy and would like to have a choice where they don’t HAVE to buy his products. Steve has only offered them that.
There might be some people who believe strongly enough in this to buy the product. No problem with that, but don’t constantly keep telling me how the Mac is superior to the PC. I don’t think it is and I can do without your post-purchase rationalisation, thank you.
I do love the Mac vs PC ads though. That’s just it – brilliant marketing of an ok product.
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