Kung Fu Grip!

Like August, I am not all that thrilled with the Serenity trailer.

I never really liked Buffy nor Angel. When one of the most positive recommendations I heard for the former was, "Try it, once you get past a couple of episodes it's OK," I knew it was probably not for me. Plus, and this is just a personal note, I wanted to smash most of the cast flat with a hammer.

I liked the Firefly series pretty well once I got it on DVD, though I could really have done without the whole "oooh, River is spooooOOOOooooky and stuff" plotlines. I also fast-forwarded through the opening credits every time. (Kinda gave the butt-rock opening to Enterprise a run for its money.) So now there's a trailer with River—by far my least favorite character, sort of the anti-every-other-character-combined, really—getting all Matrix? I'll wait for the DVD on this one.

On the other hand, I was sorely dismayed by the first Hitchhiker's trailer, and it got much better after that. So I should withhold tasting and judgement until later. (On a mythical third hand, were I Gil Halmilton, one could point to the fact the first Fantastic Four trailer was awful and they are now reshooting parts of the film.)

Nearing the end of Wind Waker, and I will be somewhat sad to see it go. On the whole, it's a bit easier than Ocarina of Time. I think the sheer drudgery of the Nintendo Gallery sidequest detracts from it somewhat, and Tingle is nowhere near as cute as they wish he was. He's creepy and disturbing, not helpful. Plus he dings me 398 Rupees a pop for something I'm trying to do to save his sorry ass, the bastard.