Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo

[bewareofgeek]

Just some observations of the last few days,

The Good:

• The Middleman. Not only does it have icthyophagic zombies ("Trout!"), but they are continuing the trend of cultural references... one episode was chock-full of Back to the Future refs.
• Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. Sheer musical lunacy.

The Bad:

• Unfortunately, Walter Jon Williams' latest, Implied Spaces. While it does have weird tech, a talking cat, and a hero that sounds like he walked out of an early Zelazny novel, the writing lacks energy. When the characters are throwing universes at each other, and I feel like skipping ahead, something's wrong.
• The new Spirit trailer. Just... no.

The Ugly:

• Office 2007. What genius came up with "the ribbon"?