And so my friends, here we are, yet another Strange Log...yay...and there was much rejoicing. But seriously a Strange Log for who knows to read and find out just what is going on in my Strange little world, so let's dive in.
First, the wife and I have recently acquired Disney Plus and with it Hulu and ESPN (whatever the hell that is). Now our TV did not come with Disney Plus so we had to acquire a little none device known as a Roku, which is essentially a cable box for streaming services. Not only does the Roku come with preloaded apps it comes with its own channel and a few more free apps that features movies and TV shows with ads of course. On The Roku channel it's self I've managed to find both "Outer Limits" the original and remake, as well as "Just Shoot Me", a few classics from back in the day, and "Masters Of Horror" anthology series which despite not really looking good I'm nonetheless interested in (my love for anthologies will never leave me) and I found myself in a rather peculiar situation, the situation being...I have so much crap to watch I can actually binge-watch.
Here's the thing about me, I don't binge-watch, I may do that on a day where I have nothing going on. Back in my Michigan days if I didn't have work for a couple of days (and work was pretty sporadic) I could lounge about the house all day and not do anything, in these rare moments I binge-watched something and that was usually with a purpose, I binge-watched "Pretty Little Liars", "The Blacklist" and the 4th Season of "24" all for the same reason, to catch up to the current season. But as a general rule, I don't binge-watch. The reason being is because I like to make things last as long as possible so I usually settle on an episode a day or maybe 3 episode if I'm just getting a feel for the season and wanna get past the set up for the season, ya know? And now I have so many things available to me that I've been meaning to check out: "Avatar: The Last Airbender", "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure" and a bunch of other things that people have recommended to me. Having this much entertainment at my fingertips is a touch overwhelming BUT thankfully I am a limited man and therefore can binge-watch one show at a time.
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| Why is Dio such a bastard? |
So jumping down this streaming rabbit hole, I have decided to go ahead and purchase HBOMax for a few reasons, number one, I can watch the remaining 2 seasons of "Infinity Train...yeah, I purchased the 1st season on DVD and now I'm hooked and I want more. And the 2nd reason is because I want to see "The Snyder Cut". The much mythologized Snyder Cut has been discussed to the point of being a mere legend until it revealed itself to be in fact an existing thing that needed to be put together, anyway now we have a release date and facts about the film coming out and I want to see it. Do I think this will be good? Of course not, it sounds like a bloated mess, even more of a bloated mess than "Justice League" BUT as a DC fan I am determined to see a GOOD DC movie...and I have yet to. Yes, I heard "Aquaman", "Wonder Woman" and "Shazam" (or Captain Marvel) were good but DC has lost my faith completely, but still "The Snyder Cut" lends itself to be an interesting experiment in film, I'll elaborate more later when the time comes. But expect a possible BRIEF return to Youtube.
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| Coming soon to a Strangeverse near you. |
Last but not least I've nuked my Facebook, YEP, Ugo Strange is NO LONGER ON FACEBOOK and it's great. Facebook for a while now has been nothing but a pain in my arse and ultimately a waste of time. I haven't been on Facebook in years and only popped in out of obligation for certain things that couldn't be handled by ordinary means but lately, it's served me no REAL purpose, it hasn't aided in the promotion of my blog or any of my projects and while it's an excellent place to post meme responses to people it really has no purpose. SURE, I can re-connect with old friends and that in and of itself is part of the problem. While there were some people on Facebook I was more than happy to see there were many others who I wasn't thrilled to see and having them send me a Friend Request only for it to linger like an awkward memory from 3rd grade just made things more awkward for me. Furthermore, I'm a very outspoken kinda guy (at least online anyway, HA, it's everyone!?) and I tend to be at least unabashed about my likes and what I share to Facebook, given my future career path (who am I kidding?) I don't need that kinda stuff getting out (that Ugo is a...CHRISTIAN CONSERVATIVE *gasp*) so I decided to nuke my Facebook. Will I return? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! If somewhere down the road a Fanpage is created for me, MAYBE but that's a BIG maybe and let's be completely 100% honest, ain't nobody making a Ugo Strange Fanpage, so yeah, no return.
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| The first image on the Ugo Strange Fan Page. |
In other news, gang, I gotta tell ya, since my last blog I've been burned out. I'm seriously at a loss for why I'm continuing with this blog, sure it's to share my opinion but no one really seems to be interested. Moreover, I've just been burned out on life. The problem is I have a serious lack of projects. Here's the thing back in the day before I became a dad, I had a bunch of stuff I'd do, hobbies. I'd do my day job and then come home and do my Me Job (my hobbies) and then I'd relax with TV or a video game or whatever. My hobbies helped me unwind. I'd busy myself writing a book or working on a game or whatever it was, or maybe working on a review for my blog, point is I had stuff to do. These days I don't really have the time to devote to anything personal and my days off are consumed with playing shuttle for everyone else. My son, I love him to pieces but playing with him isn't the most exciting thing as all he wants me to do is sit in his closet with the light off while he plays in the room, seriously. I'm usually in there with my phone anyway so...The point is I've been searching for a project to immerse myself in and I keep coming up with nothing because ultimately the effort put in will not measure up to the attention wanted so I find myself asking "What's the point?". I don't know, consistency is key but I'm in a position where I can't do consistency, no matter. I
On to other news, The CW is looking to produce a live action "Powerpuff Girls" show where they'll be disillusioned 20somethings, angry that their childhood was essentially stolen from them by having to be superheroes. The CW is starting to play fast and loose with a lot of properties first it was Archie Comics with the extremely ridiculous "Riverdale", and now there's "Nancy Drew" which I'm not watching but I'm pretty sure is not good (given CW's track record) and while Archie and Nancy Drew don't lend themselves for gritty reimaginings, the fact that their teenagers makes it possible BUT "The Powerpuff Girls" have always been about little girls, pre-school aged girls and having them be 20somethings completely changes the dynamic of the story. Not to mention because it's The CW, one of them is going to be bisexual (probably Buttercup) and I'm not interested in watching "The Powerpuff Girls" be edgy 20somethings. This has BAD idea written all over it and I'm won't even be reviewing it for rant fuel, it'll just be something I stay away from. Here's a GIF of Fry playing video games, why? Because the Bacon Man does not live in a bacon house. Anyways, I'll catch you guys later!
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