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Welcome to my ever-evolving blog. It started out as a blog on Beachbody workouts and products, mainly when I was a Beachbody coach. I no longer coach, not because I don't believe in Beachbody's programs (I subscribe to Beachbody on Demand and use their workouts every day), I am just not a salesperson and hated that aspect of it. I am more than willing to answer questions about my experiences with their products and the various workouts, and I feel freer to do so without the appearance of giving a biased review of something.

I have also started adding reviews for various things I have purchased like movies, books, CDs, and other products. This was brought about by a fight with Amazon in which all of my reviews were removed over a completely bullshit allegation that I posted a review that violated their terms of service. After going back and forth with the morons in the community-reviews department (even after they admitted that my posts did not violate their guidelines) they restored my account (which took them six months to do), but I have been posting my reviews on my blog to have them preserved in case something like that happens again. And here, I will post uncensored reviews so I will swear from time to time and post reviews that may be longer than Amazon's character limit. Everything I post here on any topic or product is my personal opinion, and I take no compensation for any product reviews I post. I am a member of Amazon's vine program and because I get those products for free, I keep those reviews on Amazon only, but everything I have purchased with my own money, whether from Amazon or some other store/website/outlet, I will post here.  

I also plan to do some longer blog posts on various topics, such as how to learn physics, how to get through calculus, and longer reviews of workout programs as I do them. Basically, whatever strikes me as interesting at the time.  As you can see if you navigate around the blog, I had many years in between postings. During that time I was going back to school to get an engineering degree, and learning material that I avoided my first time through college was a different experience and one that gave me a lot of insight into how to do well in those classes, which I will try to impart here for those who are looking to get a science or engineering degree. 

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

DVD/TV Series Review: Castle Season Three

 


The third season of Castle continues the case-of-the-week format intertwined with the larger story arc of the death of Beckett's mother (and a couple of other arcs that get introduced this season that are continued in later seasons). The season starts with a murder that may directly involve Castle, and it ends with the series' first major death and a huge cliffhanger. The guest stars this season include Jason Beghe (who would go on to be a series lead in the show Chicago PD), and Adrian Pasdar (probably best known for the series Heroes).

For those who get the DVD set, the extras include a blooper reel, a few behind-the-scenes featurettes, and commentary tracks on select episodes. The A/V quality is pretty much what you would expect for a non-special effects-laden show. There was no Blu-Ray release.

Overall, the show continues to be well-written and well-acted. The cast has great chemistry, and if the animosity that Fillion and Katic reportedly had by the end of the series' run had started, it was not apparent during the third season. The show is a good mix of drama, some action, and comedy. Castle's bulletproof vest with "Writer" on the back always manages to get at least a chuckle. If you liked the first couple of seasons then you will probably like this one as it moves the series forward and continues to develop the characters well. I definitely recommend it.

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