Category: On my mind

New layout, CFC party, and WKUK

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I just finished the brand new tabloid-style layout for AlexisGentry.net.

You can view it here.

In other news, I’m super tired because I had a big Colorado Film Commission event last night. We had a party at Strings here in Denver for Skills Like This a new movie that was filmed in Colorado. Judging by the trailer, it looks really good. When I got to work today, I wrote up a press release for it that we’re going to be sending out. I hope it came out ok because I’m too exhausted to remember what I wrote.

I decided I need to write more in this blog, especially since I changed around the layout and modeled the main site after this design. I hardly ever write for anything besides Trashwire.com and the Trashwire blog, so I’m trying to branch out and do some stuff that’s more personal. After all, not everything can be a tv review or an interview.

I got a Nintendo Wii about a week ago and it is seriously one of the most awesome things I’ve ever had. They’re super hard to get too because most stores only get like 5 of them and there’s always a waiting list and stuff. I managed to get a hook up to get mine, which was cool. It’s weird because I thought the system would be cool, I just never expected it would be THIS cool. I hooked it up at my mom’s house down the street because she has a huge tv, so it’s really fun to play video games there. The first day, I seriously played the Wii Sports games for like 5 hours. I kick ass at the bowling one. While you’re playing, you don’t realize how much you’re using your arms and stuff, so the next day, I was in pain. My wrists and my arms were killing me. I’ve sworn off the boxing game because, although fun, it’s just too killer. I had to take a break from it to let me wrist return to normal, but I really wanna play it some more tonight.

For now, I’m zoning out at work and watching YouTube videos from The Whitest Kids U Know. I’m so into that show right now. My favorite sketch ever is the “What Really Happened to Abe Lincoln” sketch but I also really like the “Gallon of PCP” sketch too. Really though, all of the sketches are totally hilarious, there’s just something about a dude dressed as Abe Lincoln yelling “Now you fucked up! You have fucked up now!” that I find infinitely funny.

Well, sadly, I actually have some work to do now, so I better get to it. I hope you’ve enjoyed my random ramblings for the day.

“Virgin Territory”

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TMZ reported today that Kevin Blatt, the purveyor of the Paris Hilton sex tape, is developing a reality show about a group of virgins hoping to score. But that’s not all, Hilton and porn icon Jenna Jameson may be participants in the show, though we’re unsure just what skills or services they would be offering.

This seems to take the Beauty and the Geek format to a whole new level, and just as I was remarking that television has reached an all-time low. Seriously, what the hell is going on with society that these ideas are getting the green light?

“I’m Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC.”

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Tonight, Dateline ran a Behind-the-Scenes special on it’s hugely popular “To Catch a Predator” program. The show featured host Chris Hanson describing memorable moments from the show as well as interviews with the staff of Perverted Justice, law enforcement officials, and even the predators’ families.

Most entertaining was the segment about the buzz surrounding the show. it’s true that “To Catch a Predator” has become totally ingrained into the cultural zeitgeist of today, but it was still interesting to see just how many references to the show there are floating around tv and the internet. For example, a Google search for the show yields over 400,000 results. YouTube searches for the show bring back dozens and dozens of parody videos as well as clips from the actual program. The phrase “I’m Chris Hansen with Dateline NBC!” has become the new “You got Punk’d!” or “You’re on Candid Camera!” Internet auteurs are not the only ones getting in on the game either. Other network shows, including NBC’s 30 Rock and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip have run their own send-ups of the series.

I’m still undecided as to weather this is hilarious, or a signal of the apocalypse. On one hand, it IS funny the way the creepy internet pervs behave once they’ve been caught, and even funnier when they discover they’re going to be on tv, but on the other hand, it’s also totally wrong that this is entertainment. I’m both horrified and intrigued by this show. I don’t watch it religiously, but if it’s on, I’ll definitely check it out. Then, when I do watch it, I can’t help but feel dirty, like I’m a sick person for wanting to watch child molesters get a little surprise on national tv. Is “To Catch a Predator” really one of the greatest new pieces in years, or is it a prime example of the deterioration of our society?