The Writer's Life: The Writer's Life 9/22

The new television season is underway. Apparently, the war for control of Gotham’s underworld has ended and the Penguin has emerged as the top dog. Shock and brutality have superseded imagination. Early on the series featured a quirky villain in each of several episodes. That was pushed aside for the gangland stuff. This season’s major theme will apparently center on the inmates who have escaped from Arkham asylum... At nine I chose to forgo the silly fun of Scorpion for the brand new Minority Report on Fox, although I did not enjoy the 2002 film on which it is based. Set in the future, it has great effects and it was amusing to hear a reference to Super Bowl 87 and to the Washington Red Clouds, formerly ’Skins, but I don’t know that the show is very different than the action fare that’s so prevalent these days. I will probably switch back to Scorpion, which has goofy charm... At ten I chose to forgo old favorite Castle for NBC’s brand new Blindspot. The beginning was as good as TV gets: a large duffel bag is left in the middle of Times Square. After the area is evacuated, a beautiful, naked young woman emerges, heavily tattooed from the neck down. She is suffering amnesia. From there it went standard. She’s a Navy Seal who speaks Chinese. Rogue Chinese elements plan mayhem in the states. The tattoos are clues to prevent the attacks. My hunch is the show will be entertaining but will never rise to good.

NFL Week Two Recap: The Patriots may again go undefeated. Only injuries would derail their march to the Super Bowl… Remember when Saints head coach Sean Payton was considered a genius. It appears only Belichick is among the pro coaching brethren… The Colts and Dolphins, thought by many experts to be serious contenders, look like pretenders… How refreshing is the atmosphere around the Jets minus Rex Ryan? Kudos to Todd Bowles, who has the team exceeding expectations in the early going, and seems to exude class… How in the world did Eli Manning defeat Tom Brady twice in the big game?… If any team can rally to the playoffs from 0-2, it’s the Seahawks, but the NFC seems to belong to the Packers… The league remains a war of attrition. The 16-game grind is brutal. Only Belichick seems unaffected by a rash of injuries. He simply plugs unknowns into the holes and prospers.

RIP Jack Larson, 87, who baby boomers hold close to their hearts for his portrayal of Jimmy Olsen on 101 episodes of The Adventures of Superman. He has only 28 other acting credits listed at IMDb, and several of those that came after the fabled series ended had a relationship to the iconic character. He also has four credits as a film producer, and he has written plays that have been performed worldwide. Well done, sir. Gotta say it: "Jeepers, Mr. Kent."

Since I'm out of Russian fare and have a only couple of works by the most popular authors, I figured there wouldn't be much business at floating book shop today -- and there wasn't. Fortunately, Jimmy came along late in the session and bought five books, including two large pictorials. Thank you, sir, and also to Herbie, who donated a paperback thriller.
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