The Unit ROCKS!!!

Yes yes, I know its quite sad to get so excited about a TV show. Even more so as it isn’t one everyone raves about (Prison Break, Lost, Desperate Housewives). Ok, so it may be big in the states, but in the UK, everyone I’ve spoken to goes “Oh, I think I’ve heard of that, but never watched it.”

Well I do. I’ve watched Series 1 and 2, and the of Series 2 left it on a HUGE cliffhanger – The Unit is accused of treason, illegal assassinations, torture and the murder of a number of prisoners. People are forced to make choices to save their friends and family, or the Unit.

I can’t go into details, incase you want to see it yourselves, but its worth watching just a couple of key episodes to get the jist and see the story unfold at the end of the season.

My Weekend

Well, went to the cinema for a date with my lovely lady Laura. We went to see In Bruge. It is awesome, so if it is still showing in your local cinema, go see it NOW!! We had to go see it in the Electric Cinema in Birmingham, which is an independent cinema, and incidentally the oldest working cinema in the UK!

Saturday was spent mostly playing G.R.A.W. on the Xbox 360, very good game, but I do like the improvements they made in G.R.A.W. 2 which make it feel just a bit slicker and less “clunky”. After that, it was time for a bit of a lazy evening watch Season 2 of The Unit. Its like a nice compact action movie with plot, side-stories and intrigue in a 45mins slot. Can’t go wrong with that!

Sunday was fairly dull. Laura, James (my housemate) and I were all bored by the afternoon so we hopped to Blockbuster and rented 3 movies – Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox story, Black Snake Moan and what is, to date, the worst movie I’ve seen – I Could Never Be Your Woman.

We rented this movie on the basis of the advert playing in store (a big mistake in hindsight. I used to work in the store, and I know that they only advertise the crap to make some money out of it!) which had a line that made us all laugh.

 

That was the only decent bit of the whole film.

 

I would go into it more, but that would mean trying to recollect what I have watched, and I’ve already tried my best to repress the memory.

But apart from that, good weekend, had fun, did very little.

Don’t forget to go to onemorelevel for some cool flash games to play. I personally recommend The Last Stand: Part II. Play the first one and its more of the same zombie gore in game form. Plus they have a new game for you to play every weekday. Well worth it.

Bonjour!

Yes, that is right all you sarcastic people out there – Drummers can get online, and also speak a little French!

Well, lets explain things. I’m the drummer in a band called the Douglas Furs, a wonderful, eclectic, unique indie/alt. band who are just getting started in the West Midlands, particularly Birmingham where we all live, and since the Bassist (domster) and Lead Singer (James) have got blogs and are creating our band’s internet presence, I thought I might as well jump on board before they misrepresent me!

More to post later…