Minutiae

Whenever a film comes out that is based on a published novel, you are bound to hear bunches of people coming out saying "I like the book better," and for good reason. In most cases, the characterization and detail that an author can spread liberally over 400 pages is too heavy a load for a screenwriter to condense into 160 pages of dialogue and action beats.

As I searched through the archives of this blog, I realized that I never gave the late TV series Love Monkey the attention I gave it in real life. I adored the show, and am still secretly hoping that I see Tom Cavanaugh back on the screen at the helm of his own series. The show featured a host of fascinating characters, each of whom could have had a whole season dedicated to them through the eyes of Cavanaugh's character. If that much detail could be hinted at in what amounted to a miniseries, certainly you'd see as much breadth of character in the source material, right?

( Well, yes and no... )

Some very exciting news from the LiveJournal world...users can now embed videos. This will undoubtedly provide me with way too much stuff to post. As an introduction to the feature, I bring you this:

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I was trying to post at least one meaningful entry each day this week, but I'm so tired right now I can't even think. So I will treat you to a spectacular video.

Oh, and if you want to see why I'm so ridiculously tired, come see Beauty and the Beast at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center this weekend and next. I'll be the guy backstage the entire show.

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