(Yeah, okay: eight days since my last post is more than a few days – more than several days – more, even, thana week. Sorry.)
It’s been so long since we’ve rolled into 2010 I won’t bore you with -0
This is my blog – and in the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Hooah.
2009 was really a year for the goggle box —
Generation Kill
Go Girls – Season 1
Mad Men – Season 3
Nurse Jackie – Season 1
State of Play
— but cinema had some new – and old – pleasures —
Dan in Real Life
No Country for Old Men
Rambo (2007)
Stephanie Daley
The Lives of Others
Up
— and when not glooed to a flickering screen, there was always —
Global Frequency – Warren Ellis and various artists
Iron Man: Extremis – Warren Ellis and Adi Granov
Lenore: Cooties – Roman Dirge
Parker: The Hunted – Darwyn Cooke, based on the book by Donald E Westlake
Scalped: Casino Boogie – Jason Aaron & R M Guera
The Walking Dead: The Heart’s Desire – Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard
Oryx & Crake – Margaret Atwood
The Turnaround – George Pelecanos
… Aaaand – okay, books without pictures were a bit of a rarity last year (again) – but these scripts made an impression:
Burn Notice: Pilot – Matt Nix
NYPD Blue: Pilot – David Milch
Six Feet Under: Pilot – Alan Ball
The Philanthropist: Pilot – Tom Fontana
Miami Vice (2004) – Michael Mann
Precious – Geoffrey Fletcher
Red Rock West – John Dahl and Rick Dahl
The Incredibles – Brad Bird
The Hurt Locker – Mark Boal
The Road – Joe Penhall
Zombieland – Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick
I won’t be disclosing stats because they’re pitiful and I have no excuse. But if you break my run of comment spam (three figures and rising this past month) and ask nicely, I’ll consider it.
2009 was an okay year for watching and reading – a better year for writing – and 2010 awaits my conquest domination attention.
Overall rating: Satisfactory – but must try harder.
