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JOpinionated

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About Me

I am a pop culture sponge. Over the years I have retained a ridiculous amount of trivial information relating to film, music and television. When I'm not blogging or over-analyzing every last detail of LOST, you'll find me at the movies, watching baseball or reading biographies.I have a rolodex of absolutely useless pop culture answers in my head at all times, for the many occasions when I'm asked random entertainment questions. My goal is to reach phone-a-friend status with everyone I've ever met.

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My Interests

Blogging. Pop Culture. Television. Movies. Music. Travel. Wine. Reading. Sleeping. Watching or attending A's baseball. Making alphabetized lists.

Music:

Sheryl Crow. Crowded House. Death Cab for Cutie. Depeche Mode. kd lang. Matt Nathanson. Pearl Jam. Liz Phair. Pink. The Postal Service. REM. U2. Suzanne Vega.

Movies:

American Beauty, Antonia's Line, Best in Show, Brokeback Mountain, Closer, Election, Elizabeth, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Far From Heaven, Garden State, The Godfather Part II, Heavenly Creatures, High Fidelity, The Hours, The Ice Storm, Juno, Kill Bill Volume 2, Kissing Jessica Stein, Magnolia, The Matrix Reloaded, Thank You for Smoking, To Die For, The Truman Show, Wonder Boys.

Television:

LOST, 30 Rock, Alias, Arrested Development, Bones, Brothers & Sisters, Damages, Deadwood, Dexter, Dirty Sexy Money, Entourage, Extras, Flight of the Conchords, Friday Night Lights, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, The L Word, Mad Men, Medium, Nip/Tuck, The Office, Private Practice, Project Runway, Pushing Daisies, Rescue Me, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, Top Chef, Ugly Betty, Weeds, The X Files.

Books:

Charlotte Bronte, Raymond Carver, Michael Chabon, Michael Cunningham, David James Duncan, Dave Eggers, Jeffrey Eugenides, Elizabeth Gilbert, Natalie Goldberg, Nick Hornby, John Irving, Michael Lewis, Steve Martin, Rick Moody, Adrienne Rich, David Sedaris, William Shakespeare, Virginia Woolf.

Heroes:

Carol Burnett and my 97-yr old grandmother. Random but true.

My Blog

Adopt a Writer: David Leaf Interview

I was recently given a fantastic opportunity to "adopt" and interview award-winning writer/producer/director David Leaf for the Adopt a Writer project!Adopt a WriterEven though the Writers Strike has ...
Posted by JOpinionated on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:44:00 PST

Why I Support the Writers Strike

I have supported the Writers Guild of America Strike from Day 1 and will continue to do so until it is resolved on their terms. I support the writers as a film & TV fan standing strong on the side...
Posted by JOpinionated on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:00:00 PST

Get LOST with me...

As many of you know, I am a huge LOST fan. So in addition to my regular pop culture blog, I have started a LOST-centric one. http://jopinionated.blogspot.com/Come visit, and if you're a fan of th...
Posted by JOpinionated on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:20:00 PST

Pimping the FBI: Interesting Casting of NEW X-Files Film

I should be at the movies right now, watching a preview of the one film I have been looking forward to all year (Juno). But it's pouring rain outside. And I am not allowed to get sick before minor sur...
Posted by JOpinionated on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:34:00 PST

Through His Looking Glass: Get Lost With J.J. Abrams

When I see the name J.J. Abrams attached to any television or film project, I am on board immediately. Very few creative minds in the industry inspire such blind faith, but to me, his track record spe...
Posted by JOpinionated on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 08:01:00 PST

My TiVO, My Week: Favorite Shows, In Order (Updated)

In order (because I know no other way), here are the shows I look forward to watching every week now:DamagesThe OfficeBrothers & SistersDexterFriday Night LightsPushing Daisies30 RockHeroesDirty S...
Posted by JOpinionated on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:46:00 PST

This blog vs. my blog

I have been reposting blog entries from my main blog on this site. But due to technical difficulties and issues with the MySpace blog functionality, it has become far too frustrating to continue doing...
Posted by JOpinionated on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:42:00 PST

The Aftermath of Milch & a Major Milestone

Tomorrow marks the 2 year anniversary of this blog.  The timing is perfect; last week was the most amazing and surreal experience in the two year history of my site. It has been estimated that th...
Posted by JOpinionated on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:08:00 PST

Uncouth Youth: A Review of Superbad

Getting the girl can be hard work. Believe me, I know. That being said, the beauty of Superbad is that is presents a recognizable retrospect for those of us who are no longer teenagers, and it also il...
Posted by JOpinionated on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:13:00 PST

Exclusive! Deadwood/John from Cincinnati Actor Jim Beaver Responds to My Milch Blog

I didn't see this coming. I received a passionate response to my last blog entry from Deadwood/JFC actor Jim Beaver today. He took the time to write me an email to set some facts straight, which I tot...
Posted by JOpinionated on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:16:00 PST