Visual:
The Wire:
Just finished season 1, and am starting on season 2. I am generally not a big fan of police type dramas, but this is good TV. Set in Baltimore, it deals mainly with the drug scene in that city with main characters on boths sides of the fence - dealers and detectives. Season one had one of the most in depth story lines i've ever seen, and some great characters. The acting is top notch, and so far season 2 looks to be as good as season 1. Remember how good season 1 of NYPD Blue was? This is better.

Friday Night Lights:
Why has there never been a television show about high school football before? The show has the same writer/director as the movie, which was, in my opinion, one of the best football movies ever made, and so far, it has carried over to the TV show. It has a little bit of "Dawson Creek" type high school romantical stuff, but the main focus of the show is how influential football is on the culture of southern states. As a football fan, I was hoping this would be a good show, and so far it has been a great show. Hopefully it won't get axed because of lower than expected ratings.

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip:
Another new show that might not make it through the fall. Why is it that a smart, well written show like this is stuggling to find a place, when a piss poor show like "The War at Home" gets a second season? Idiots rule the world. Studio 60 has great characters, and is following some interesting story lines, dealing with the current political and even religious climate in the US. Having a main character that is a christian whose faith and beliefs actually play a role in the characters life, and making that character normal AND likeable - seems to be a truly groundbreaking move for a modern day TV show.

Audio:
Jeff Tweedy: Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest
This could actually go under the "Visuals" catagory, since it is a DVD, but it also came with access to mp3 downloads of all of the tracks, as well as some bonus songs. Those tracks have been downloaded, burned, and are presently jammed into my cars cd player. It's just Jeff Tweedy and an acoustic guitar. The dude can write, play and sing. This is the way most of these songs are meant to be heard. Can't get enough of it.

My Morning Jacket: Okonokos
I've sung the praises of this band on this site before. Okonokos is their new live album [and DVD], and if nothing else, it proves that these guys must be absolutely amazing in concert. It's a double cd which has pretty much every song off their past couple of albums, and a few older gems. It is one of the best sounding live cd's I've ever heard. Once you start listening to it, you want to hear the whole thing, start to finish. I also picked up the DVD of the concert, but havent watched it yet. These guys are slowly but surely, creeping up my list of "must see live before i die" bands.

Liquid:
Tim Hortons Coffee:
I didn't start drinking coffee until i was in my late 20's, and even when i started i wouldn't touch anything from Tims. I always found their coffee too strong, and would often make fun of Tims drinkers as addicts getting their daily crack/coffee fix. Times have changed. I used to think it was funny when people said they "need" their morning coffee. Now i know what they mean. Every morning i line up behind all the other junkies in the drive thru to get my fix... My name is Dennis, and I'm a Tim Hortons coffee addict. Don't bother trying to help me. I'm too far gone.