Blogging lazy.

So I've been neglecting my news monitoring duties. Post-death of Dana, there has been nary a mention on Mac in the news. Murdoc Rulez hasn't even written in to gloat. I've been too busy to surf around to other Mac sites for my highlights features. Too busy with what? I'm glad you asked. Too busy getting my book ready for publication! That's right, July 1. Get your copy on Amazon. Pre-order today, if you want. Unfortunately, you're not an army of zombies that I can control with the merest hint of an order via this blog. If only...first I'd have you buy me one of those cool network-connected Tivos. Yummy. Then, I'll let you eat the entire House of Representatives. See, I believe in quid pro quo.

Season 2 Review.

Not by me. I won't muddy the waters with my opinion, instead I'll let a friend do it. Check out her reviews:

http://www.tvdvdreviews.com/macgyver2.html
http://www.tvdvdreviews.com/macgyver1.html

Pete's Dead -- seriously.

Dana Elcar, the actor who played PeteThorton, died last night of complications from pneumonia. He was 77.

Rockateer, over at macgyveronline.org, is collecting condolences and putting together something nice to send to Dana's family. Send your best wishes to dana@macgyveronline.org.

Season 2 released! (Yeah, we all know)

I almost let it pass with out comment. Honestly, I've been busy trying to beat Zork 2 (Infocom's brilliant text adventure game from 1982). Which makes me think I'm stuck in the Me decade, and should avoid things such things as DVD sets of MacGyver and Miami Vice, until i regain my sanity. Anyway, Mac season 2. Finally, we get introduced to the Phoenix Foundation (joy) and Murdoc (hiss). Of course, no extras on the DVDs, like I keep saying, wait for the full set in 2008. then they'll tack on soem crappy cast interviews so we'll pay 150 bucks for something we already own. See the release strategy of Star Wars for more info.

By the way, I was kid in '82, so maybe I'm just trying to recapture my childhood, or maybe because I'm really bored at work and text adventures and blogs don't attract as much attention as porn and Half-life. It's truly a mystery.

Stargate

Have I mentioned that I don't watch Stargate? Never seen it, not curious, don't care. Saw the movie, didn't like it. Just because RDA is starring on it, doesn't mean I need to watch it. Believe me, I didn't watch Dana Elcar (Pete) in anything since MacGyver, although I am fond of Maxwell Smart and the Nude Bomb (1980) but not necessarily Pete's performance in it.

I just thought full disclosure was necessary. That I'm a MacGyver whore but not a RDA whore. There my conscience is clean. Now I can enjoy Season 2 unencumbered.

Every episode of MacGyver ever available on DVD

Okay, so I'm bored. I've been waiting around for Season 2 to come out, June 7 as I'm sure you already know, and now that the TV season ended (no more Alias or Lost, alas), I'm pretty much chewing on my toenails for entertainment.

Naturally, I check in at the forums of macgyveronline.org. Pretty much the premier group devoted to all things MacGyver and discover a roiling discussion over whether or not the sites selling all the seasons of MacGyver on DVD are legit. Of course, they're not. But who cares. If you want every episode of MacGyver on DVD and are aren't willing to wait until 2007 (when Paramount will finally roll out Season 7) to get them, then go ahead and buy them. Believe me, the Chinese Mafia needs your money, white slavery doesn't pay like it used to, since the Russians got involved.

I bought 3 seasons of "24" in Vietnam for 30 bucks. Quality: It was just like watching it on Tivo, which is pretty much how they recorded it in the first place.

So the question: Am I waiting for the official DVDs? Yeah, because I already collected all the episodes off Bittorrent, so I can afford to wait.