The Globes Were Good (For Once)

Tonight was the 66th Golden Globes, and usually the Globes string together a mess of disappointing wins. Not tonight. For once they got almost all of the categories right.

The high point of the night was Kate Winslet's double win. She notoriously gets overlooked during awards (both the Oscars and the Globes), and tonight she won for The Reader and Revolutionary Road. The latter was so well-deserved and I'm very happy for her.

Also, Slumdog Millionaire won a slew of big awards, including Best Picture - Drama, Best Screenplay, Original Score, and Director. Fantastic and the right choices all around.

Vicky Cristina Barcelona won Best Picture - Musical or Comedy. Surprising, yet the right choice. Go, Woody Allen.

Some other great wins:

Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger
Animated Feature: WALL-E
Comedy Actor (TV): Alec Baldwin (30 Rock)
Comedy Series (TV): 30 Rock
Comedy Actress (TV): Tina Fey (30 Rock!)
Comedy Actor (Film): Colin Farrell (for In Bruges, a great movie that hopefully won't be overlooked anymore)
Drama Series (TV): Mad Men
Lead Actor, Drama: Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler)

Actually, there aren't any awards here that I'm upset with. Kind of the perfect ceremony. If only the Oscars go this way, too....

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Netflix and 30 Rock are Grand

Netflix is possibly the best investment one could make. Not only do you get DVDs straight to your doorstep (copyright?), you also get unlimited Watch Now time with all but the cheapest membership.

Watch Now? Yes, that's right, I can watch hundreds of movies on my computer. It's especially awesome since Starz just struck a deal with Netflix and hundreds more titles have been added.

I watched all of the first season of 30 Rock on Netflix Watch Now, and since the second season came out, I've been watching that as well. If the first season was good, the second season is great. Yes, Tina Fey is hilarious and I love her, but Alec Baldwin is easily the best part of the show (narrowly beating out Katrina Bowden, who gets second on a strictly looks basis).

I know I may be a bit behind the times with this, but hey, better late than never. And I know NBC puts their episodes online, but for 30 Rock (and maybe others) it's only the most recent few episodes. So does this mean I can get caught up and watch the show on television like everyone else? I hope not, because I hate commercials and I hate waiting seven days for a new episode.

Edit: Damnit, season 3 doesn't come back until October 30th. I'm stuck with everyone else.

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