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This is a strange movie.

Honestly? Not as much goat-staring as I thought there would be.

I thought this one was just okay, but that doesn't surprise me a bit. I always wish for more from Mike Judge and am left merely nodding my head.

Emily got me a nook for my birthday, and I have to say, I'm a fan. I'd gotten to play with one a few months back and it was enough to convince me that in certain instances eBooks are really nice.

I'm still a real book fan, but there's a very specific reason that the nook will actually make me read more...

Trancers is part Blade Runner, part Terminator, with a little seed of 12 Monkeys planted in there... only low budget and pretty stupid.

But I can't stop thinking about it.

Last night I finished watching the Avatar: The Last Airbender cartoon series, and I have to say, I'm quite impressed with the whole thing. I can now see why it's something of a big deal.

I had thought there would be four seasons of the show, but there were only three. It could definitely have used another 20 episodes, but as it is, the closing is climactic and rewarding.

Last night Emily and I did something we try our best not to ever do: Go out on Friday night. But this had to be done, as stand-up style comedian Paul F. Tompkins was in town, and I had facebook-promised I would go.

And go I did. And have an awesome time I did. Other people (especially Friday Night Other People) are still complete idiots, but it was a fantastic show and well worth suffering the fools that flanked me.

Every now and then I have happened upon an episode of Avatar: The Last Air Bender on TV. Recently, thanks to Netflix for Wii, I've started watching the series from start to finish. Until the live action movie was being promoted, I had not known how "big a deal" this show was.

Seeing it now, I can understand the draw for kids. And honestly, as far as fantasy/adventure shows go, I actually like this one. Some of the world building is a bit simplistic, but overall the series has a lot of engaging ideas that I imagine do much to fuel kids' imaginations.

I like Bruce Willis, I like science fiction, I like dystopias disguised as utopias. This one was okay, and suffered from the same problems that I, Robot did. Mainly, it was just too small in scope.

I really knew very little about this movie until recently. Watching it, I realized that no one will ever make a film like this ever again: dark, quiet, and demanding.