Magnum PI: The Remake

Today, I wanted to talk briefly about a couple of TV shows that have made me feel pretty happy the past couple of weeks.

First, we are loving the new season of Doctor Who, particularly Jodie Whitaker as the new Doctor. I’ve been a huge fan of Doctor Who since I was a kid, but in recent years, my enthusiasm had waned a bit. With this new season, though, I feel completely reenergized. Jodie Whitaker brings a similar kind of energy and enthusiasm to the part that I loved in David Tennant, and Peter Davison, and Christopher Eccleston. With just two episodes broadcast, she is completely and totally the Doctor in my mind. 

The other day, despite having been almost completely turned off by the trailers, I decided to watch the first episode of the remade Magnum P.I. As a kid, I avidly watched the last 3 or 4 seasons of the original show (followed by Simon & Simon), and I HATED the idea that it was being remade by the producers who—to my mind—got the remake of MacGyver so wrong. The previews showcased big, explodey car crashes, making it look more like The Fast & the Furious (F&F director Justin Lin directed the new Magnum pilot) than the Magnum I knew. And it looked like they had just cast a typical Hollywood pretty boy as Magnum, and really, who could replace Tom Selleck, anyway? 

But, I loved the original so much, I felt compelled to check out the new one. I mean, what if it wasn’t awful? And who was I to judge without watching at least one episode?

Turns out, I really enjoyed it. And nobody is more surprised at that than me.

Penelope

After writing about the cats we currently have living with us, I feel like I need to write about Penelope, who lived with me from 1997 to 2013. Growing up, we had a cat named Pongo, but Penelope was the first pet I had on my own, as an adult. My relationship with her lasted longer than any other in my life to date, except for those with my parents and brother. I will never forget her, and I want to tell you a little about her.

October Treats at Disneyland

Obviously, it’s been more than a week since my last post. And this post isn’t going to be about our late cat, Penelope, as promised a month ago. It’s been a busy, frustrating month for me, and when I didn’t have other obligations getting in the way of blogging, I just didn’t have the energy for it. 

One thing we recently did that wasn’t so frustrating was spending a few days at Disneyland. We had planned on our trip last January being our last trip to Disneyland for at least a year, but circumstances conspired to bring us to the LA area a couple more times, making this latest visit our third one this year. And I’m going back in a few weeks for a fourth, but that really will be the last one until 2020. Unless it isn’t. This time, we set a specific goal of trying as many of the Halloween special snacks the parks are currently serving, so this week, I’ll be talking about which ones we ate and what we thought of them.