{"id":885,"date":"2010-01-10T19:45:33","date_gmt":"2010-01-10T06:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/?p=885"},"modified":"2010-01-10T19:45:33","modified_gmt":"2010-01-10T06:45:33","slug":"about-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfmamea.com\/blog\/about-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"About Last Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Yeah, okay: eight days since my last post is more than a few days – more than several<\/i> days – more, even, thana week<\/b><\/i>. Sorry.)<\/p>\n

It’s been so long since we’ve rolled into 2010 I won’t bore you with -0<\/p>\n

This is my blog<\/b> – and in the world of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Hooah.<\/p>\n

2009 was really a year for the goggle box —<\/p>\n

Television<\/u><\/p>\n
Better Off Ted<\/i> – Season 1
\nGeneration Kill
\nGo Girls<\/i> – Season 1
\nMad Men<\/i> – Season 3
\nNurse Jackie<\/i> – Season 1
\nState of Play<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

— but cinema had some new – and old – pleasures —<\/p>\n

Film<\/u><\/p>\n
Avatar
\nDan in Real Life
\nNo Country for Old Men<\/br>
\nRambo<\/i> (2007)
\nStephanie Daley
\nThe Lives of Others
\nUp<\/i><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

— and when not glooed to a flickering screen, there was always —<\/p>\n

Print<\/u><\/p>\n
American Born Chinese<\/i> – Gene Yang
\nGlobal Frequency<\/i> – Warren Ellis and various artists
\nIron Man: Extremis<\/i> – Warren Ellis and Adi Granov
\nLenore: Cooties<\/i> – Roman Dirge
\nParker: The Hunted<\/i> – Darwyn Cooke, based on the book by Donald E Westlake<\/br>
\nScalped: Casino Boogie<\/i> – Jason Aaron & R M Guera
\nThe Walking Dead: The Heart’s Desire<\/i> – Robert Kirkman & Charlie Adlard<\/p>\n

Oryx & Crake<\/i> – Margaret Atwood
\nThe Turnaround<\/i> – George Pelecanos<\/div>\n

… Aaaand – okay, books without pictures were a bit of a rarity last year (again) – but these scripts made an impression:<\/p>\n

Action<\/i>: Pilot – Chris Thompson
\nBurn Notice<\/i>: Pilot – Matt Nix
\nNYPD Blue<\/i>: Pilot – David Milch
\nSix Feet Under<\/i>: Pilot – Alan Ball
\nThe Philanthropist<\/i>: Pilot – Tom Fontana<\/p>\n

Miami Vice<\/i> (2004) – Michael Mann
\nPrecious<\/i> – Geoffrey Fletcher<\/br>
\nRed Rock West<\/i> – John Dahl and Rick Dahl
\nThe Incredibles<\/i> – Brad Bird
\nThe Hurt Locker<\/i> – Mark Boal<\/br>
\nThe Road<\/i> – Joe Penhall
\nZombieland<\/i> – Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

I won’t be disclosing stats because they’re pitiful<\/i> 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.<\/p>\n

2009 was an okay year for watching and reading – a better year for writing – and 2010 awaits my conquest<\/strike> domination<\/strike> attention.<\/p>\n

Overall rating: Satisfactory – but must try harder<\/b>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(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 … <\/p>\n

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