Halloween 2008

Once again I went into NYC to be in the village parade.  It was great, though painfully crowded this year.

I'm not in that since I took the shot.  Here's me:

I did notice a lot while going through the parade.  The dos and don'ts of costumes has changed a bit.  While group costumes used to be verboten they are now OK when done well.

Thundercats


LEGOs


Alternative fuels


DaVinci and the Mona Lisa

And of course:

Group costumes are also very in right now:

Tetris

Ghostbusters


Ninja Turtles


A whole Jedi family!

However, there are certain things to be avoided.  OVEREXPOSURE is the key word with this. We saw a couple of Tony Starks

and that was cool but what wasn't was the overabundance of Jokers.  It's easy, takes no effort to make or wear and shows not imagination.  Fine, a few people went as Nurse Joker but that's still a wuss out.  The only Joker I would have accepted (and saw none of) would be a Police Joker with scars and no make-up.  If you're going as something that recent and that popular you need to really put some thought into it.  So for everyone who went as the Ledger Joker on Friday, you get a big thumbs down.

No shit.  Really?

The second costume group that gets a stern warning is anyone who is doing a political costume.

It's an election year so I expected more than usual (which is usually a lot) but a check?  That obvious?  That sucks.  There were large groups of people who simply wore campaign shirts while banging drums.  Shitty costumes.  Put some thought into it and make something creative.  It's going to be more entertaining and even more likely to get your point across:

Alternative fuels (again)

Superhero Union organizers.

Yes, there's some Obama stuff mixed in there but they had superheroes with superhero themed union messages. 

Another costume type that really needs to end is the "Slutty ____".  I don't care what you fill that blank in with, it's a crap costume.  You don't look cute.  You don't look sexy.  You look like a ____ themed prostitute.

This is New York.  If I wanted a "dead, scarred, child molesting" themed hooker I'd call around and find one.  Put on some pants and go find a real costume.  The only exception is if your subject is ACTUALLY slutty.

And even Jareth is wearing pants.

Ok, so maybe pants aren't mandatory.

So, next year's Halloween shall surely be upon us soon than we think.  Who should I go as?  Who should my wife go as?  We're still up in the air.  Our friends have claimed Raven, Flash, Hawk Girl.

Ideas?

LolHeroes - Season 3, episode 7

It's that time again. More LOLHeroes and another theory.

And of course, your bonus of the week:

The magic formula! Now, go save/destroy the world.

So, my theory? This week it seems painfully obvious (if you really read into it) that Heroes has become a representation of national politics. Really. Check it out. The two warring companies are the Republicans and Democrats.

Primatech - Democrats

• wants to save the Earth
• is considered by some to be the lesser of two evils
• group teams by hero/human quota
• ruled by a collective board (communist)
• don't get much accomplished
• may destroy the world

Pinehearst - Republicans

• wants to save the Earth
• is considered by some to be the lesser of two evils
• ruled by a single old white man who many thought was already dead
• gets a lot accomplished but holds no concern with the consequences
• may destroy the world

LolHeroes - Season 3, episode 6

I know I've been lax and missed 3 episodes.  I might go back, but while I was watching them I was too depressed by the lack of AMAZING that Heroes has spoiled me with in the past.  Well, never fear.  LOLHeroes are back and funny once more.

I left that one as is because... well, it's so fucking cute that re-captioning wouldn't help.  But when you hit the end I made you a special internet toy to keep.






You know.  Because he's Rafiki.

This show is really not doing to well.  They keep telling us about papa Patrelli but we already have mama to fill the "family conspiracy" quota.  They are drawing out the Hiro story again, and killed off Adam.  The Hiro/Adam part was what held the most promise!  Parkman is cute but under-used.  No one really cares about Nathan/Not-Niki.  Mohinder is laughable at this point.  I really do expect him to whisper "take a shot" every time he's on camera.  Oh, and Ashly is convinced that the writers are going to Rickroll the audience at some point this season.

I had some ideas to fix the show but it's so far gone at this point that they have to take their own path, no matter how bad a choice that is.  So what I propose is that NBC gives me a spinoff.  I have two ideas:

1. Do a show about all the neglected characters like "Invisible" Claude, "TV" Monica, "GPS" Molly, "beep-boop-beep, I talk to machines" Micah, The Haitian, "Zap" Elle, and "Token Human" Audrey "Clea DuVall" Hanson.
   
   With special guest "I talk to machines but not like Micah" Hana Gitelman as "The Satellite of Love"
    
2. Your other option is to give me a few choice characters and let me run amok with them.  I choose Matt Parkman and his turtle.
   
   The plot is: Adam is inhaled by the turtle and awakens inside of its body.  Being a turtle he cannot speak so only Matt can understand him through his telepathy.  They pick up Molly and move to New York where they get an apartment above a bar together.  Adam and Matt go out and solve crimes.  Matt uses his mental abilities to read minds and Adam uses his awesome immortal-turtle powers to sit around and sometimes recreate the last scene from Tuck Everlasting.  Good times are had by all.

Oh, and as promised, your Hiro toy.