{"id":2169,"date":"2011-10-10T21:56:43","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T02:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/?p=2169"},"modified":"2011-10-18T12:20:35","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T17:20:35","slug":"a-sprinkling-of-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/2011\/10\/a-sprinkling-of-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"A Sprinkling of Developments"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, 07 October 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today I found out that Mitchell Hurwitz, the co-creator of Arrested Development<\/em>, has promised fans that new TV episodes and a feature-length motion picture<\/a> are in the works.<\/p>\n

I gotta say, I’m kind of disappointed.<\/p>\n

The thing is, when we like something, we have a tendency to want more of it. But when it comes to TV shows and motion pictures, I’ve learned that it’s better to leave fans wanting more.<\/p>\n

Here’s a brief list of TV shows that went on too long: Happy Days<\/em>, All in the Family<\/em>, That 70s Show<\/em>, The Office<\/em>, Friends<\/em>. All of those sitcoms would’ve been better off if they’d stopped sooner. I’m sure there are more, especially in the drama area (e.g., Little House on the Prairie<\/em>, CSI<\/em>), but I don’t watch enough TV to add much to the list.<\/p>\n

Movies are the same way. Too often, filmmakers try to cash in on a successful story by tacking on sequels. Back to the Future, The Godfather, The Sting, The Terminator, The Matrix, Superman, Grease, Star Wars<\/em>, Spider-Man, Batman<\/em>, and Jaws<\/em> all come to mind. In some of these examples, the first sequel was fine, or even better than the first, but then the franchise went downhill.<\/p>\n

So…Arrested Development<\/em>, I love ya’, but I’m worried. I much prefer to leave you in the pantheon of shows like Firefly, Rome, Pushing Daisies, Freaks and Geeks, and Wonderfalls<\/em> – shows that left me wanting more. If you can expand out a little more AND do it successfully (e.g., Firefly<\/em> and Toy Story<\/em> both pushed the boundaries with amazing results), then more power to you. I’ll be watching with a very critical eye.<\/p>\n

Saturday, 08 October 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today was a ridiculously productive day.<\/p>\n

First, I took the kids with me to the pharmacy, where I dropped off a prescription. We then went to get the oil changed in our Saturn. While waiting for the oil change, we walked to the post office, mailed some mail, then spent some time at a park where Isla had a grand time discovering fallen leaves.<\/p>\n

After picking up the car, we went back home where Jennifer was continuing to work on Owen’s bedroom. She took a break and got ready for the day. While she did that, I replaced an outlet in the living room.<\/p>\n

After lunch, we drove to Krueger’s Christmas Trees<\/a> where we selected our tree for this upcoming Solstice Season. We enjoyed some cider, then took a wagon ride and went on a half mile nature walk.<\/p>\n

Next, we visited Lowe’s and plopped down over a hundred bucks on supplies for our house, including pruning shears, a gas tank, valves, caulk, a rake, and painting tape.<\/p>\n

Then we stopped at the grocery store for some food.<\/p>\n

Then we stopped at the same Walgreen’s Pharmacy<\/a> I had been to seven\u00a0 hours earlier. They still didn’t have the prescription filled, and they asked me to wait fifteen more minutes. I told them to screw it and left.<\/p>\n

After getting gas, we arrived back home where I installed the valves on our sprinkler system. Owen raked some leaves and Jennifer did more work in Owen’s room. The Walgreen’s called and told me my prescription was filled. I said, “Yeah, and I already told you guys to cancel that. I’m gonna go to a more competent pharmacy.”<\/p>\n

In the evening, Owen and I watched the Star Trek<\/em> episode “The Counter-Clock Incident,” which means we have now seen every episode of the animated series and it becomes the next in a line of TV shows in which I’ve seen every episode.<\/p>\n

Sunday, 09 October 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I mentioned above (see above), I replaced two valves on our sprinkler system. I also had to glue in a new length of PVC<\/a> pipe. The glue called for a two hour drying time and, since it was already 8:30 when I installed the pipe, I figured I would just wait until today to try out the sprinkler.<\/p>\n

Success!<\/p>\n

After accidentally bathing both my kids and the neighbor kid in cold water (I came around the corner to see them screaming at me to shut off the water), I managed to water my entire lawn, including the rose bushes. My neighbor expressed his jealousy at my sprinkler system, which made me feel like I had finally made it in life. He’s gonna have to try to keep up with the Zimmermans, I guess.<\/p>\n

Keep up with the our family at my wife’s new blog.<\/a><\/p>\n

On a completely unrelated note, learning Klingon may help with dyslexia<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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