Blog RSS FeedDog show and “Avatar”… a somewhat disjointed post.
So, there’s exactly one week until the voice-over begins for this dog show. We’re on a very tight schedule, much tighter than we’ve been accustomed to (not counting the same show last year, which was similarly tight).
After doing 21 of these things, I had a pretty good rhythm down. This show, for some reason, is completely different. I’ve been working like mad, and filling in scripts where I can, and leaving them blank where I must (for the time being), and the result is that I feel like an accountant in a tornado.
No, seriously, I don’t really know which way is up right now. It actually makes it kind of interesting, which is a good thing, because to lose interest when there are 195 dogs to write about (in a typical show, we have about 120) would be very bad, indeed. This is the last dog show for me in the foreseeable future. I don’t know if the show will be back next year. I guess we’ll file that under “wait and see”.
The other night, the husb and I went and saw “Avatar” in the 3-D theatre. For a pair of film school grads, you’d think we’d see more movies than we do, which is to say, almost none. We’ve sort of made a commitment to try to hit at least the big awards nominees. We saw “Up” and “Role Models” the other night. Both were cute, though “Role Models” was quite raunchy and I hereby do not recommend it to anyone under 17. Over anyone over 17 who’s sensitive about stuff like that. See “Up” instead… very similar themes, actually.
So “Avatar” was pretty good, although the 3-D gave me a headache and waves of a vague nausea/general overall unhappiness. I kept taking off my glasses when I could and just watching the slightly blurry image. I wish I’d seen it in 2-D, because I was so distracted by trying to keep myself from feeling badly that I didn’t experience it as a whole movie.
One thing I’m going to say is, I know a lot of conservatives are up in arms about the way Hollywood portrays corporations. But it’s so weird to me, because (and I am not the least conservative person I know, we’ll put it that way) no matter where you fall on the political spectrum, a corrupt corporation is indeed a force of evil. They are the bad guy, whether you’re a donkey or an elephant. This should be something we can all agree on. Because bad corporations weren’t just good companies who grew up. They were good companies who started schmoozing and bribing and paying people off and paying fines instead of fixing problems, and mistreating their workforces, and so on and so forth. The evil corporation in “Avatar” has no regard for life. Why should we be upset about their portrayal as the bad guys?
Anyhoo. Just my two cents.
Hope you’re all well!
k.
Related posts:January 7th, 2010 Katie Alender
Avatar was actually my first 3-D movie and I had the same problem as you: headaches. I had to end up taking some Advils when I got home because I was planning on baking cookies to bring for Christmas the next day. I found the movie so-so. It was visually appealing but the plot was eh.
Looks like you are indeed in the eye of the storm. I don’t envy you one bit. I would, however, like to see the show that you are a producing involving all those four-legged critters. When and on what channel does it air?
In regards to your comments about corporate malfeasance, I couldn’t agree with you more. This pernicious conduct has NOTHING to do with party affiliation or political leanings. It has everything to with honesty and operating ethically and legally. How much taxpayer money was just dished out to prevent certain sectors of our economy from collapse? Much of the jeopardy they faced was generated by making perilous business transactions no one in their right mind would dare to undertake.
That’s just one example of how a corporation goes crooked. There are many ways, indeed.
Hi Katie
I was feeling kinda hard-done by that I saw Avatar in 2D, but I feel better about it now
I am definitely a candidate for getting a headache with stuff like that.
Anyway, I loved the movie. We also hardly ever go to the movies, so I;m glad we caught that one.
Tom, it’s on February 6 on Animal Planet, at night. I think they usually run it at 8 EST and 8 Pacific time. Hope you catch it… the Peke is very cute!
Yeah, Maggie, 3-D is definitely not for the faint of head! After the movie, I was telling the husb I was never going to see another feature-length 3-D movie again. Then later we were talking about Pixar’s next movie… Toy Story 3… in 3-D. I was like, “NEVER!”
Awesome! I will catch it if I’m not in school during the time slot (school starts for me this Monday. Boo-hoo.)
I went to see Avatar in 3D to. I liked it altough the room spun a little bit after I took the glasses off. I spent the rest of the night with a headache. My friends wouldn’t stop laughing either, so that didn’t help much. But I did like the movie.