Hi, my name is Clarence and I’m addicted to television.
Last night, A asked me to go out and get some soup dumplings with her. I told her I couldn’t. There was a new episode of Gossip Girl (finally!) at 8 and I really didn’t want to miss it. But then I thought about it, was I really choosing a TV show (which I regularly coughdownloadcough) over hanging out with a friend? What a douche I am! And that’s what I realized I hit bottom.
So I texted her that I would be honored to slurp some dumplings with her and made sure as hell that when I got home I downloaded that new GG episode.
I’ve only watched the first two episodes so far, but I must say, the HBO miniseries John Adams is a work of cinematic genius. I’m sure dramatic embellishments have been applied to John Adams’s history, but regardless of such, John Adams is powerful and even inspirational.
I am not overtly patriotic. I don’t even vote. However, seeing our nation formed through the eyes of Paul Giamatti’s John Adams, I can’t help but stand up and be proud to be a American. Paul Giamatti plays the proud Adams well, his portly stature belies his eloquence, intelligence and passion. While he may have been an unexpected choice for the statesman, I cannot now see anybody else helming the role.
I have to add that I may be biased. It seems I have begun to develop a little crush on Laura Linney. Or perhaps, my admiration is for her portrayal of the strong, loyal and beautiful Abigail Adams. I’ll have to watch more of her work to be sure. But this much I know, Laura Linney is one beautiful woman–it’s a quiet beauty, but powerful enough to steal the screen.
This series is good. If you can get past the sex scenes (which are mostly downright hilarious and not gratuitous at all), there’s a bunch of humor to be found in this Showtime gem. Described by many as a man’s “Sex and the City,” Californication follows the antics of blocked writer Hank Moody and his quest to write again, get his ex-wife to fall in love with him again and be a father to his daughter.
Oh yeah, there’s a lot of sex in it.
But I digress. It’s a damn funny show. And might I add, it makes me want to be the character of Hank Moody. He’s simply a man’s man. He doesn’t act macho just to be macho. If he punches you in the face, you probably deserved it. But more often than not, he’ll just make fun of you and laugh in your face, because that’s how he do. But anyway, check it out when you get a chance. You won’t be disappointed. The Season 1 DVD comes out June 9th or thenabouts.
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Desperate Housewives (thanks, of course, go to H for her constant praise of the show). I was watching it last night around 5 am, as I am wont to do, when the following quote caught my eye (or in this case, ear).
Yes, life is a journey. One that is much better traveled with a companion by our side. Of course, that companion can be just about anyone: a neighbor on the other side of the street, or the (wo)man on the other side of the bed. The companion can be a mother with good intentions, or a child who’s up to no good. Still, despite our best intentions, some of us will lose our companions along the way, and then the journey becomes unbearable. You see, human beings are designed for many things. But loneliness isn’t one of them.
Awesome. I couldn’t put it any better. Damn loneliness and the depression that usually follows.
Not that I am currently lonely or depressed or anything. I just know the feeling.
