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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. 

Saturday, November 19, 2022

DVD/TV Series Review: Kath & Kim: Season 1

 


Kath and Kim was a US adaptation of an Australian TV show starring SNL's Molly Shannon as Kathleen Day and Selma Blair as her daughter Kim Day. Kath is an overachieving go-getter who runs a salon out of her kitchen, and Kim is a slacker who wants to get by on her looks and her husband's, Craig, played by SNL's Mikey Day, meager paycheck. Kath has recently started dating the owner of a sandwich shop at the local mall, Phil, played by John Michael Higgins, and when Kim separates from Craig, she moves back home and basically gets in the way.

The show is one of those show-about-nothing sitcoms. There is a weekly theme or plot line but they are mostly self-contained. The plot lines that do go from episode to episode are really about Kim wanting to get back together with Craig, but wanting him to put in all the effort. The show is definitely a commentary on the whole celebrity culture (as Kath and Kim love reading the tabloids) and people who think they have a chance to become rich and famous themselves. The entire cast is great, but to me, Selma Blair is the standout playing a poor version of a spoiled rich brat. Plus, Selma Blair was definitely hot as fire as she was in skimpy outfits in pretty much every episode.

For those who get the DVD set, the 17 episodes are spread over two discs. There are commentary tracks on many episodes, a gag reel, and deleted scenes for people who like to go through the extras.

Overall, the show is very funny but got canceled before it really had time to find its footing. It was definitely on the goofier end of the sitcom spectrum, which may have been what doomed it as the female leads were both kind of vain and vapid and the male leads were doofuses. There was some character development over the course of the season, but it did not last long enough to do a lot of major character development. The show had a good supporting cast including Melissa Rauch in her second TV role and the one she had just before her big break on The Big Bang Theory, and the recognizable character actress Justina Machado. The show was also able to land Pamela Anderson in a guest-starring role. While I do think it is a show that is worth watching, just be aware that it never really gets a decent conclusion.

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