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My Favorite Things

This is a list of my favorite things as of March 15th 2009

1)  "In Times of Old."  I've ridiculed ER fairly often the past few years, and when they brought back Anthony Edwards in flashback form, I nearly vomited.  That being said, seeing George Clooney in scrubs again was a sweet walk down memory lane.  The fact that Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle and Noah Wyle were all in the episode too--along with Susan Sarandon working for that guest star Emmy--was just icing on the cake.

2)  Jackie Earle Haley in The Watchmen.  I've come to the determination that I will never be a fan of Watchmen.  I found the graphic novel to be disappointing, and the movie didn't solve what I perceived to be the problems of the book (casting Malin Ackerman didn't help), but I did love the opening set to Bob Dylan, and they could not have found a more perfect Rorshach.  The movie's not doing too well at the box office, but his performance should get attention long after the film's out of the top ten.

3)  Grace at the GAMM.  Conceptually, this might just be my favorite play.  A decent running time, issues of religion, intelligent dialogue, humor, and great characters all make up this terrific show, and a fantastic production at that.

4)  Josh Peck in The Wackness.  Who knew?

5)  The Hostage by Brendan Behan.  My Trinity project has produced another great play that I'd never heard of--until now.  It reminds me of Martin McDonagh meets Threepenny Opera.  The characters are awesome and funny.  Speaking of which, the role of Princess Grace is now going on my theater life to-do list.

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