Conan, Serenity and the Double-Sided DVD

On Thursday, my brother and I skipped school to go to see a taping of Conan. When I walked into the studio, I was in disbelief that I was actually there. Having been a fan of Conan O'Brien for nearly ten years, it was exciting for me to finally see the show live. Seeing Conan was also a unbelievable and it was a trip to see how tall the guy really is, because he as gargantuan as he appears on TV and possibly even more so than most would imagine. John Krazinski of The Office was on and so was a mumbling Blake Griffin. All of which-including Andy Richter- looked like a display in a big and tall section at Macy's when they stood together.
Conan's crew also seemed to genuinely enjoy their jobs and as I watched the pages keep everybody in control and camera men set up, I noticed a lot of them seemed to be having as much fun as we were. Just from over hearing what some of the pages had to say, I could tell that Conan and his producers work very hard at making not only the audience happy, but their crew as well. It was really impressive and I really can't wait to go back.

I was a homebody for the rest of the weekend, but I was a one with a purpose. I managed to salvage all my DVDs from storage and I spent the better part of my free time sifting through oddball movies and major comedies to find something to watch. I'm proud of my DVD collection, but I have to say its can actually hinder my enjoyment because I always spend so much time figuring out what I want to watch. This weekend, however, I settled with Mad Max and Serenity.
Serenity is a movie by Joss Whedon-director of the upcoming Avengers movie. I really think it's worth checking out. It's a continuation of his ill-fated Fox show "Firefly"- which I have yet to see- but viewers will not feel lost upon seeing the movie, because Joss Whedon really does a great job on letting viewers know what's going on and gives just enough snippets of the history throughout the movie to get everyone on the same page. There's some really good action in the movie and great CGI and I have no doubt that Joss Whedon will do a great job at directing The Avengers.
As for Mad Max, and other movies with this issue, all I can ask is why the double sided DVD? What was the deal in the early millenium that they couldn't get the special features or an entire movie onto one side of the disk? It's redundant at best and really hinders the viewing experience.