A little bit of a smorgasbord this Monday.....
STEELERS 27 -TITANS 24
The Steelers steamrolled the 5-0 Titans in the first half yesterday and took a 24-7 lead into the locker room. The Titans, who I once again remind you were also undefeated at the time, stormed back into the game, and only a wide right FG attempt at the end prevented the game from going into overtime. Of course, the never satisfied members of Steelers Nation can only focus on how "they almost blew it." People in the national media are not nearly as critical of Rooney U as are the yinzers of Pittsburgh.
The Steelers are 6-0. They are the only undefeated team remaining in the NFL. I'm happy.
Elsewhere in the NFL....
- The Buccaneers are now 5-2, and Tom Brady seems to be in his Golden Boy Groove. Now the Bucs are bringing in the wide receiver whose Name Shall No Longer Be Mentioned. I can't wait to see how THAT plays out.
- After starting 4-0 and talking Super Bowl possibilities and an MVP candidacy for Josh Allen, the Bills lost two games in a row, and managed to beat the crummy Jets yesterday 18-10 by kicking six field goals. Couldn't manage a TD against the worst team in the league.
- Nobody is more fun to watch than Patrick Mahomes.
- Man, do the Cowboys stink.
THE WORLD SERIES
The world Series currently has the Dodgers ahead of the Rays, 3 games to 2, and by all accounts the Series has been quite compelling. Somehow, though, I have found myself to be disconnected to this Series. I have yet to watch any of the games to a conclusion. Instead, I give up after six innings or so and end up listening to the remainder of the games on the radio while in bed. I guess that there is enough of the Old Geezer Factor in me that finds listening on the radio to be enjoyable. And I do admit that after listening to that bizarre ninth inning of game four on the radio, I immediately jumped out of bed and switched on the bedroom television to check it out.
Rooting interest? Does a ten dollar wager on the Rays at the outset of the Series tell you who I'm rooting for? And no, even now, I'd be hard pressed to name more than a half-dozen or so the Rays' players.
"ON THE ROCKS"
The previews for Sophia Coppola's "On The Rocks" have been showing all over the place, so we checked it out on Apple TV+ this weekend. Anything with Bill Murray is intriguing to Marilyn and I, and this one was no exception. In this one, he plays a divorced, wealthy man about town who goes to the assistance of his daughter, played by Rashida Jones, who suspects that her husband might be straying on her. Murray suggests that they trail her hubby to get to the bottom of what may or may not be going on.
It was interesting, but I expected more comic elements to it (which is what the trailers led you to believe). Also, it was dark, not in tone, but dark, as in "not bright." It was hard to make out some of the images as you were watching. I spent much of the movie wondering if something was wrong with my TV set.
Bill Murray is always worth watching, but, still, only Two Stars from The Grandstander for this one.
"FARGO"
The fourth season of "Fargo" has aired six episodes thus far. I have gotten through five episodes, and while I am enjoying it, it does not hold up quite so well when compared to the first three seasons of this FX series.
This one takes place in Kansas City in 1950 as the Italian mob family that controls the KayCee underworld (after wresting control from the Irish Mob, who had wrested control from the Jewish Mob) struggles with the up and coming gang of African American mobsters. The best part of this current iteration of the series is Chris Rock who plays Loy Cannon, head of the Black mob. You're used to seeing Rock being funny, but he does a great turn in this dramatic role.
There are some quirky characters in this one, in the tradition of the Coen Brothers world of "Fargo", but that element seems somewhat forced this time around. I'll stick with it to the end, though.
Two and One-Half Stars from The Grandstander.
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