#November2012
The Dude’s High 5s: Favorite Movie Directors
I don’t have much much in the way of a preamble. There are some other directors out there that I am am loving, but need a bigger sample size. Joss Whedon, Duncan Jones, and Rian Johnson would fall into this category. Anyway, here are my favorite directors.
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The Dude’s High 5s: 1 Hit Wonders
What the hell? Is it time for another musical High 5? I hate these things. Oh well, nothing to do but dive into it. Half of the songs that I love are pretty much 1 hit wonders. While these bands may have other good songs, they really only had one hit. So please spare me the defensive arguments if I touch a nerve. I understand, I too love the Sundays, Letters to Cleo, Better than Ezra, Cake, Chumbawumba, The Verve, Harvey Danger, The Toadies, Deep Blue Something, Fine Young Cannibals, Space Hog, and so on … ok, maybe not so much on the Chumbawuba. So without further adieu, may favorite 1 Hit Wonders.
The Dude’s High 5s: Supersoldier Squad
Happy belated Veteran’s day everyone. Its one of my favorite holidays. Even the most liberal of douchebags shut up and let the Military have their day. The armed forces have been great to my family and friends (and freedom) over the years. I’ve often said that I don’t have the right stuff to serve. I’m too much of an independent thinker and I don’t like absolute authority being lorded over me. However, if I did have to serve, this is the squad of folks I’d want around me.
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The Dude’s High 5s: Horror Movie Icons
Happy Halloween everyone. Hopefully most of you will be spending the day watching cheesy horror flicks and handing out candy to children dressed as various characters from pop culture. I will not be doing either. I despise horror movies and I live in a neighborhood where trick or treating is not popular. However I’m willing to put my prejudice aside to bring you my top 5 iconic horror movie characters. Also, side note, I know virtually nothing about these characters, I am just shoehorning this one in there because it is Halloween and it makes sense. Feel free to lambaste me all you want.
The Dude’s High 5s: Candy!
We’re a week out from Halloween. I’m doing this High 5 as a public service for adults out there. Get your shit together. There will be hoards of children outside your house dressed as ghouls, goblins, politicians, and ghosts. If you give them raisins or toothpaste or anything that isn’t candy, yummy, tooth decay enabling candy, you’re in for some trouble. So here’s my top 5 candy products that should always be given out for trick or treating.
The Dude’s High 5s: Spaceships
The thought of traveling through space scares the hell out of me. Not many things do, but that is one of them. To be immersed in the infinite blackness with no compass, putting all your trust in a computer that may or may not be correct is insanity. Why would anyone do it? Well, if I were forced into it, these are the spaceships that would make me feel slightly better about the whole ordeal.
The Dude’s High 5s: Cryptozoology
I’m phoning it in today. I’ve had a busy week, I’ve been lacking sleep, and I’ve been straining to think of a good topic. So I’m lobbing one in there. Today I’m going to do my favorite urban legend creatures. Bear in mind, I don’t believe in most of these … or probably any (with one exception), but the stories behind them are fascinating.
The Dude’s High 5s: Dr. Seuss Tales
Today we’ll discuss the works of an important man.
Someone of whom I’m a giant fan.
I am of course talking about Dr. Seuss
A genius as sure as a dozen beats a deuce.
In tribute I will try to do this in rhyme,
Something that may take some time.
So get ready, get set and let’s get on with it
Hit the jump, read my choices and maybe shoot the shit.
The Dude’s High 5s: Artificial Buddies
I don’t know about you, but I really want a robot companion. In most media robots are portrayed as evil. However, there are some that work for the forces of good … or at least less evil. Be it an artificial intelligence or a full bodied robot, I want one. These are the 5 I would take.
The Dude’s High 5s: TV Criminals
Last week I covered TV cops. This week we’ll hit the second part of the equation. The Crooks. These are the guys that break the law, yet in some odd way, we root for them. We see stories from their point of view. Sometimes they make decisions that we ourselves would make. Its hard to demonize them when we can see a bit of ourselves in their characterizations. So here we go. My top TV criminals.
