All posts by Kev Brock

I'm a musician, singer/songwriter, blogger, writer, poet, bodybuilder, movie lover, music lover, video gamer, history/political buff, conservative/republican, etc. I like to do a lot of things.
TV

Brock reviews: “Dexter – Season 4”

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So last night, I watched the final two episodes of “Dexter – Season 4”. I was very impressed with this season, and I think this is the best season like everyone else. John Lithgow was the special guest as the Trinity Killer, which he won a Golden Globe award for this show. Michael C. Hall also won a Golden Globe award for this Season, which both awards are well deserved. While John Lithgow did an amazing job, playing the villain, this isn’t the first time he played a villain. Lithgow played a villain in many Hollywood films such as “Cliffhanger”, “Ricochet”, “Raising Cain”, and “Santa Clause: the Movie”.

I think “Season 4” of Dexter is the darkest one of them all. There are some pretty big twists and turns this season. It kept you guessing ’til the very end. The ending to “Season 4” was so shocking, I don’t want to tell what happens, but I can give you a clue that another important character of the series got killed off. I’m not saying who.

In this season, Dexter continues to follow “The Code” on where he kills bad people to add blood to his slide collection. He also killed a few innocent people which weren’t part of his code. Nobody really found out who Dexter really is, but the Trinity Killer (Lithgow) found out who he was toward the end. The Trinity Killer is a different monster than Dexter, who was obsessed with killing innocent women.

This show continues to be addicting. I’ve been loving every episode I’ve seen. I’m already looking forward to “Season 5”. Since “Season 5” is not on DVD yet, I will order Showtime channel this week so I can watch “Season 5” on their ON DEMAND thing.

I’ll catch up with “Dexter” before the new Season 6 starts airing on Showtime in Sept. I’ve also watched a few more episodes of “Lost” last night. I will review the first season of “Lost” after I finish it which will be a while. The first season of “Lost” is a pretty long season.

Kev

Kev Brock music

The Music Scene

The attitudes of musicians and music fans in the local music scene haven’t changed. That’s the way people are. People are crazy. You get a lot of fake people that pretend they support you and later you’ll find out that they don’t. That’s okay, I’m not offended at any of this stuff at all as it does nothing but makes me a much stronger person. When I say I’m going to act like a tough guy, in the music scene, I meant what I said.

From this point forward, I’ll make a vow to avoid playing shows in Albany and Troy. That’s a promise. I’m only going to be playing my gigs in my hometown of Greenwich, Schuylerville, Saratoga Springs or Glens Falls. Cities that are closer to my hometown.

All I want to do is play my music and enjoy myself, be happy, that’s it. Of course, there will always be jealous people that will always try to make you look bad. I could explain what happened, but it’s a long story so I’d rather not get into detail.

It’s just that the music scene in the Albany/Troy area, they are very unprofessional people. Too many ego-maniacs around here too. I don’t disrespect the entire music scene, there are some talented bands & musicians that I admire and treat them with the utmost respect. I know a professional musician when I see one. To be a professional, you must act like it and play like a pro.

I think some certain people are mad ’cause they are jealous of either my fitness or music. It’s gotta be. They could be mad at my fit physique when certain other people are fat and flabby.

The drama and negativity never ends. I don’t have time for that anymore. Thanks for all the “true fans” out there who supported me, no matter what happens, that’s being loyal!

Kev

Random/off topic posts

PS3 Network is finally back up!

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Well the PSN is finally back up! I was able to successfully log in today. Now that it is rainy and wet all day, it’s a good time to start watching some more of “Lost” – Season 1.

I watched the movie “Raging Bull” on Netflix last night and I forgot how amazing that movie really is. “Raging Bull” starring Robert Deniro and directed by Martin Scorsese is a really great film, a classic indeed. I’ve seen “Raging Bull” like a few times when I was a kid, but decided to see it again.

I’ll probably watch another movie on there today too. Probably something I’ve never seen before. Watching TV & Movies all day on a rainy day is good, when you can’t go outside.

I went to the Greenwich Y today and did my leg workout & cardio after. Today’s workout kind of kicked my ass, so I’m kind of beat. Need to relax and heal up.

Kev

Videogame news

Report: Sony announces the Playstation Network is returning tomorrow, can we believe them?

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The Playstation Network has been down for so damn long, that you can’t trust Sony anymore. They say the PSN is returning tomorrow, but only certain features will be able to use, like online gaming, playbacks of rented movies, Netflix, Hulu, and other services. The full PSN will be available at the end of this month.

Read the full story, here.

Hopefully, they’re serious. Never know they can take it back down next week.

Kev

movies

Netflix Pick (DVD): Blue Valentine

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So I just finished watching, “Blue Valentine”, the romantic drama that stars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. I’m not into romantic movies that much, but this one is worth checking out. It’s a pretty powerful and moving drama. It’s also a very realistic love story. It’s about a troubled couple on their way to a divorce. The couple spends some time alone in a hotel room to spend some romantic times together, but like always, they can’t stop fighting. During those scenes, the movie would show flashbacks on how they first fell in love for the first time. Ryan Gosling’s character, Dean, has a temper tantrum. Michelle William’s character, Cindy, was pretty good, but I was more impressed with Ryan’s acting. I believe Ryan Gosling was robbed of “Best Actor” from last year’s Oscars ’cause he was really brilliant in this role.

Be warned though, the fights between Michelle and Ryan in this movie can be pretty harsh. Lots of screaming and swearing. Of course, there are some enjoyable and lovable scenes to keep the audience watching. This is a movie that can relate to all couples out there.

I’ve never been married myself but would like to someday, though, when the right woman comes around. For some reason, I learned a lot about marriage & divorce just by watching this movie. This movie wasn’t meant to be for your entertainment at all. The film wants you to learn things. Teach what marriage is like. Watching a movie like this is making me a little scared of getting married someday in the future ’cause you never know how long it will last.

Maybe someday a wife & kids will happen for the Brock, I’m just in no rush for it now. It’ll happen when it wants to happen. Waiting for the right time. I’m just happy playing my guitar and making music. I’ll get a girlfriend one of these days, I just need to find the right one. Find the right match and looking for true love.

This was a very good flick. I don’t think I’ll watch this over & over, so I won’t bother buying it.

Kev

TV

Thought: Watch “The Office” get canceled soon with no Michael Scott…

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Last week, I watched the first episode without Michael Scott, on “The Office”. So NBC is canceling shows like crazy? Just watch “The Office” get canceled right away this year. I know it’s going to happen. No matter who replaces Michael Scott as boss of “Dunder Mifflin”, the show is going to tank without him.

I can’t stand Will Ferrell as Deangelo, so I hope Deangelo won’t be the new boss. If he is, that’s when I’ll quit watching. It’s not “The Office” without Steve Carel. It already feels weird without him. I can understand why Steve wants to leave, after 7 seasons of being part of the show. Steve is becoming a big name movie star now. He’s too famous for TV.

I thought it was lame of NBC to continue the show without him. It won’t last another season after this, trust me.

Kev

TV

Thought: About “The Event”, and “Wonder Woman” being canceled on NBC…

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It seems that NBC really listens to the public opinions. NBC put this stuff out there, the public speak, and the company responds. If their shows get a lot of negative feedback by viewers, that’s when NBC will start taking action, canceling shows like crazy.

NBC killed, “The Event”, and David E. Kelley’s “Wonder Woman”, that was going to star Adrianne Palicki as the hero. Both of these shows kept getting bad reviews by the public for days.

I’ll admit that “The Event” started out real interesting the first season. I watched the entire first season, of “The Event”. When the second season came, I only watched the first few episodes, and then I stopped watching. I’ll admit, “The Event” went downhill on me, the second season. Jason Ritter is a good actor but it’s just that the writing of the show is really bad.

NBC didn’t really have to cancel, “Wonder Woman” just because the public didn’t like it. I’m sure another Network will buy “Wonder Woman”. I’m interested in seeing it still. People need to stop bashing things before TV shows or movies haven’t even been released yet. I don’t know why people do it, but they do. I never did that. It’s a smart thing to do, to actually watch them first, and then make your opinion.

Kev

Videogame news

Report: “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3” to be released Nov. 8th of this year!!!

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Over at Kokatu.com, they released exclusive details on the next installment to the “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare” series. “Modern Warfare 3” will be hitting video game shelves on Nov. 8th of this year. This article promises this game will be better than the first two, but I’m not getting my hopes up. I have feeling it will be the same like the other two but we’ll wait and find out.

I do like “Call of Duty” games, however, I do find the games a bit overrated. I don’t play them for that long like a lot of people. I just play the storyline game, and then play online multiplayer for a little bit, then I’m done. On with a different game.

I’ll probably get this one but I can think of better first person shooter games than “Call of Duty”. Like “Duke Nukem” and “Quake” for example. I also enjoy, the “F.E.A.R.” series. Plus, “Bioshock” is a great first person shooter.

See the full article, here.

Kev

Books

Book Review: “Full Dark, No Stars” by Stephen King

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This is the latest Stephen King novel that was released last year in 2010. It is also the latest short story collection. Stephen King has released a series of short story collection novels such as “Four Past Midnight”, “Skeleton Crew”, “Night Shift”, “Nightmares & Dreamscapes”, “Hearts In Atlantis”, “Just After Sunset”, and next here comes, “Full Dark, No Stars”.

I’m a huge Stephen King fanatic. I’ve collected most of his entire collection of novels, I only need like 14 or 15 of his books left to collect them all.

“Full Dark, No Stars” has 4 short novels. King still focuses on horror in this novel but he takes the genre into a different turn. It’s more realistic. He focuses on the mystery and the suspense in the stories. Below is the 4 stories and I will write a review for each story, what I think about them.

“1922” – Like the title says, this story is set in the year 1922. It tells the story of a man named Wilfred James, which he is the narrator of the story, telling the story in journal written form. He wrote a journal making a confession that he murdered his wife. He had his 14 year old son, Henry, help murder her. They also help hide the body, so they won’t get caught. I thought this was an incredibly shocking story. It’s pretty dark and King takes his storytelling to the extreme in this one. I think this is my favorite story of the whole novel. This is the only story in this book that I think that should be made into a movie for the big screen. It’s a bone chilling story and it will grab you. I read this story in one full day, I just couldn’t stop reading ’cause I was dying to know what was going to happen at the end.

“Big Driver” – This story is about a woman named, Tess, who is an author and is going on a road trip. She stops at some place to get directions because she was lost. The woman who gave her directions, to an area where she would get picked up by this huge man, whose nick name is, Big Driver. Tess is kidnapped and raped by this man. This is a revenge story, about survival. It was a pretty good story, but there are too many revenge stories where women who are rape victims come back to kill their rapist. The story was good half way through, but I didn’t like how it ended.

“Fair Extension” – This story is about a man named, Dave Streeter, who is dying of lung cancer. He talks with a man named, George Elvid, who sells extensions. Elvid offers Streeter a chance to live another 15 years if he pays 15% of his salary for everyone one of his years. The story focuses on trying to survive on cancer. This is what this story is mostly about, it’s about cancer. I think King’s goal with this story is that this is his way of bringing awareness to cancer and he did a good job with that I think.

“A Good Marriage” – This story is about a woman named Darcy Anderson who is married to her husband, Bob, for 27 years. After all these years, she’s been married to him, she never knew that he was a serial killer who murdered women. This is a serial killer story. In the book, Stephen said, this story was inspired from the BTK murders. You would think that Bob tries to kill Darcy in this book like in the horror films, but King takes this story in a different direction, where he doesn’t kill her and tries to be a good husband. The ending to this story is pretty shocking. This is my second favorite story of the novel.

This is not Stephen King’s best short story collections. I think “Nightmares & Dreamscapes”, and “Hearts in Atlantis” were the best, but “Full Dark, No Stars” is an okay read.

If you like Stephen King, you should check it out.

Kev

TV, World Wide Web

Cool Video: Brent Spiner’s “Fresh Hell” web series…

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Here is Brent Spiner’s latest acting project that he has going on now. It’s a web series being released exclusively for youtube. So far, there’s 5 episodes, I just watched them all today. Short episodes. Brent Spiner aka Data from “Star Trek”. In the series, he plays himself. It’s about Brent trying to get his acting career back on track after losing everything, the fame he had with Star Trek TNG. He helps this woman named, Dakota (played by Kat Steel) and her agent tries to talk Brent into working in the porn industry. In the series, Brent wasn’t up for the porn thing and wanted to find a different manager he can trust.

I’m actually enjoying the series so far. It’s pretty funny and entertaining. It’s a comedy series and fiction, but from the looks of things, there’s a lot of real life material in the series that are from Brent’s real life.

Watch the 5 episodes, here.

Brent Spiner is an underrated actor who I admired for a long time. After Star Trek TNG, he also became famous for his role in “Independence Day”, starring Will Smith.

Brent needs to get back into acting in a huge way again. He was rumored to return as Data for the next “Star Trek” movie, but he kept saying he will never play Data again.

Kev