Let’s just say, of late, my brain is a jumble.  The words are there along with the thoughts..just not in any discernible order.  So here are my random thoughts for the week:

Whats up in Pop Culture?

Twitter kinda lost a bit of its glow in the last few weeks as a few celebrities decided to quitting using the service.  Its funny that the media used more than 140 characters to talk about their quitting AND it made national news at the same time.  

Can anyone explain why Applebee’s is considered funny as part of pop culture?  I don’t get the continued reference to a tired chain restaurant in movies and television shows.  Maybe I have watched too many Vince Vaughn/Will Ferrell movies lately.  Just a thought but its still not funny.

Gangsters are back…Prohibition Style.

Boardwalk Empire debuted tonight on HBO.  It features Steve Buscemi as Enoch ‘Nucky’ Thompson, the king of sorts of Atlantic City.  The setting in the 1920s goes back to a time when Prohibition was starting and gangsters were starting to come to the attention of the federal government.  I found the pilot interesting because it costs somewhere around a reported $18 mil to film.  The plot was intricate enough that it really truly requires multiple viewings just to get all the fine details down.  But, was I truly blown away from a story that we already know the ending to as a series?  Hard to call at this point.  I wasn’t bored to tears just yet, so I look forward to watching again next week just to see if I like it or not.   I never really bought into the Sopranos as ‘must see’ so I am willing to give this a try.

I guess it will do while I wait for Treme to return.

Dexter

Dexter starts in just a few days.  How will he react (or show a LACK of reaction) to the fact that his wife died in spectacular fashion?  Will he continue his compulsive need to kill knowing he has his own child at home alone now?  I will be tuning in to watch.

Now that all the summer series have ended, what are you must see shows for this Fall?