A radical idea....or not

What if, instead of Jehovah Witnesses and other religious folks, scientists went door to door to explain the big bang theory and how humankind came to be? I can think of many people who would prefer that option.

Extreme Makeover idea

I don't watch much TV. Want proof? I didn't know the Emmys happened until I read it in the LA Times. Okay? But I am not here to to malign TV, I want to throw out an idea that I think would make non-habitual TV watchers like me into more regular watchers.

The mister and I love Discovery Science and especially "Through the Wormhole" with Morgan Freeman. The scientists who comment for this program have illustrious careers, enviable pedigrees from top-flight academic institutions and publish seriously thought-provoking research on things like the string theory, black holes and my favorite, time-travel. Back to the Future be damned.

Here is my beef, though.

Could these scientific visionaries make the effort to wear contacts? I'm serious. Pretty much any scientist you have seen on a science program dons super-ugly, outdated glasses. Initially I thought it was so they could wiggle the frames while they spoke, or appear more erudite. Now I don't think so. I think they can't be bothered, or perhaps they have never heard of that fabled institution that is Lens Crafters. Think about how awesome it be would to be a world-class scientist with three Ph.D.s, research labs across the globe AND look cool? I honestly would TiVo their commentary, maybe even watch it twice.

I proposed this idea to the mister who considered it vain and irrelevant to the pursuit of science. Whatever. Science is about opening frontiers. I propose that with a little effort, these presently unattractive, outdated looking think tanks could capture a wider audience, endear science to more people and make us a better civilization overall. That's opening some goddamn frontiers.

You know I am right.

Love Bites

Me: "I love you, Magnus. I don't think I could live without you."
Magnus: "I can't live without Transformers, Mom."

Let's work on those official statements

This has been something I have wanted to address for a while.

Official statements from studios, actors, industry folk when someone dies unexpectedly. We all read them, and they all read about the same regardless of the person who died or the circumstances. I mean, obviously you are saddened and your thoughts go out to the family of the deceased. Is that all? Aren't you actually devastated and you want to punch something, or take Valium? Especially for actors, who are supposed to be about portraying human emotion. You can't convey something more convincing than saying you are shocked?

I can recall only one genuine press statement that was released soon after Heath Ledger died. It was from the mother of his daughter, and she didn't try to sugar coat how anguished she was. If memory serves, she actually used the word heart broken in the beginning. You could feel her grief. Serious stuff. She will probably win an Oscar one day.

I say we start a new movement. Hollywood, join with me. Let's start a cause of no b.s. press statements. Let's endeavor to express sadness in the truest terms and not undermine the intelligence of the public. We have all lost people, and we know it sucks. So get on board and tell your publicist to shine, you want to put out a statement that is meaningful and not hollow and fake. After all, and you guys know this best, there is nothing worse for actors than bad acting.