24: Day Six-New Trailer

I'm posting to remind everyone to watch the new trailer for Day 6. It can be found off the 24 link to the right sidebar. Jack's got a great new look for himself-it rather reminds me of some of the people over here. You also get a look at President Wayne Palmer and his new chief of staff Thomas Lennox (played by Peter MacNichol, Bean's host in The Bean Movie.) Chloe, Curtis, Karen Hayes, Bill Buchanan, and Chen Zhi are all back on board, while Graham and the Logans are promised to return. Most of us are waiting for Phillip Bauer, Jack's dad, who's going to be played by James Cromwell, one of my personal favorites. James gained our trust as the simple farmer in Babe, and shocked us all in Blackballs. I've heard that he's also in the remake of The Longest Yard. This is James's second role as a Daddy named Philip this year-he plays Prince Phillip in a film about Lady Di's death. Any way you want to look at it, James will be a fine addition to the splendid Day 6 cast.

My Predictions For Day 6

There's one prediction I recently made that I'd like to share with everyone. It's about Graham-the bluetooth wielding baddy of Day 5. Graham is promised a return, this time with wife and child, Marylin and Josh. My prediction involves the previously unrevealed last name that goes with "Graham." My guess:

Bauer.

I picked up on a few things that might prove to be Day 6's big surprise. Graham's last name was hidden, never revealed, possibly on purpose. Why else would his name be concealed unless we were in for a surprise? Graham also never interacted with anyone save Charles Logan-noone else even knows he exists. But the real clue is what I saw on Day 6's wikipedia. It claims that Josh was previously believed to be Jack's young relation, but is know revealed as Graham's son. Maybe he's both...and James's new character could be the key to unravelling the mystery. I know this pick might be all tosh, but it's definitely something to think about in these long months before January.

Everyone watch the trailer!

Eid Mubarak!

Os-sallam al-akkum!

Ramadan is over. It is now Eid, the Muslim Christmas-type happiest time of year. No work or school for a week and no more fasting for a whole year.

By now, I've already been in Abu Dhabi far longer than Abu Yahya was in Iraq. What's his measly three months to my three and a half? Gotcha "Abu Yahya!" Who's the best Middle Eastern diplomat now? Huh? Huh? That's what I thought! Fa-sheezi!

Speaking of travel, my brother Robby will be departing for Thailand very shortly. My sister Julia leaves for Turkey next week. I'm expecting a trip to Shanghai sometime this year but I can't count on it.

The James Bond YouTube Video seems to be doing very well. We plan to update it with the continuation of the story. Special thanks to actors Albert, Hugh, and Fareed, they were very willing to be posted on the world wide web.

There's a new blog in the links list...it's RobFashizzle installment 2! This time, he's using his other name, Elihu. (Did anyone know Robby's middle name was Elihu? He's named after a famous ancestor.) Feel free to visit DJ Elihu sometime in the near future. I'd also like to remind you all to visit Joe's Place as well.

Massa il khair!

-Waldo Bin Michael Al Cartridge

James Bond

Today I found the greatest movie I've ever seen on YouTube.com. I can't wait to share this brilliant piece of filmmaking with everyone in the USA.

Best Director-Results

And The Waldo Goes To...
Mel Gibson!

Mel Gibson walked away with a Waldo after the online votes hailed him king. Mel won by majority vote, and I was not needed to break a tie. Everything seemed to go pretty smoothly as the first Waldo was awarded last night.

But maybe it was a bit too smooth. For an award given to a man like Mel, there was little intensity or vigor. Some bloggers even refused to vote! Imagine that. I want to make it clear that my nominees will not always be the best choices. That's why write-in votes can be used whenever nessecairy.

I also found it just a tad distressing that the Waldo Awards were plagerized by two bloggers I trusted pretty well. The Waldos are the Waldos. There are no other awards like them. Better than them? Perhaps. But the same? No. That's why I found it odd that Smorrison and Michard's posts seemed so familiar. Maybe in the future we can try harder to think up more original posts.

WALDO'S TAKE

I'm sure some people are wondering, "Hey, what did Waldo think about the results?" Well, even if you weren't wondering, I'm going to answer.

If I could have chosen the winners...

I might have ordered the nominees like this:

1. Orson Welles

2. Alfred Hitchcock

3. David Lean

4. Mel Gibson

However, all of the nominees were fine choices. Even if my desicion would have been different, Mel's win made my lot a lot easier. Gibson was much less difficult to track down than any of the other nominees, considering they've all passed away.

Watch out for the next award!

Waldo Awards-Best Director

The Waldo Awards kick off to a great start this year, featuring an interactive system: the winner is completely decided by online votes! I'll only vote in case of a tiebreaker, so the rest is up to you.

BEST DIRECTOR

Here's some nominees to get you started on this year's first award. Choose carefully!


ORSON WELLES

Possibly the greatest director of all time, Orson Welles broke all the rules and made all the new ones in his historic film debut, Citizen Kane. Only 25 when he directed Kane, Welles had some trouble living up to his self-set standards. Welles ended up obese, out of the spotlight, and with a pretty funky looking beard. It's hard to judge a career that couldn't live up to its debut...but then again, no other director has ever topped it. Even still, without Orson Welles, modern cinema would be a very, very different thing. It's hard to say he isn't at least Hollywood's greatest innovator to date.

DAVID LEAN

The director of Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Great Expectation, Passage to India, and Bridge on the River Kwai, David Lean was the giant of film from the 1960s to the 1970s. Boasting Oscar nods to burn and a flare for spectacle, Lean was famous for long, powerful epics and biopics. But his name is also inseparable from that of Alec Guinness. In fact, the Oscar winner (for a Lean film) starred in every one of the films mentioned above. Lean also had the attendency to drag, much of his work lasting above and beyond the four hour mark. The ending of films such as Lawrence seemed abrupt and disappointing. But the films themselves could never disappoint. Entertaining at their worst, Lean's movies will prove to last well beyond the present generation. A taste for long, long epics, working with similar casts and crews, but a tad shabby on the endings. So who's the new age David Lean? Possibly Peter Jackson.

MEL GIBSON

Although he's been caught up in recent controversy for drunken comments, Mel Gibson is undoubtably one of the iconic filmmakers of our time. With 1995's Braveheart he even won media success, earning an Oscar for both Best Picture and Director. And with the unforgettable Passion of the Christ in 2004, Gibson rose to international and even spiritual success. One of the more ambitious projects to date, Gibson filmed the last 12 hours of Jesus's life in Aramaeic, the long forgotten language the Palestinians actually spoke in 33 AD. And now he promises to surprise us all with Apocalypto, an ancient Mexican epic completely in the long lost language of the Mayans. So even if everyone doesn't agree with his strange personal beliefs, there is little doubt Mel Gibson certainly knows what he's doing and how to do it.

ALFRED HITCHCOCK

The name of Alfred Hitchcock, master of suspense, is one nearly synonymous with that of modern cinema. Hitchcock's most memorable films include North By Northwest, Rear Window, Vertigo, The Foriegn Correspondent, and Psycho. A distinct style and artistic taste give Hitchcock the right to call himself the Master of Suspense, and is all the better for the often mesmorized audience. Hitchcock himself made sure to cameo in every single one of his films. Others make sure to watch them all. Although 0 for 5 at the Academy Awards, Hitchcock has earned a name for himself that goes beyond any presented prize. Will the Waldo do more honor for this man than the Oscar ever could?

A NOTE FROM WALDO

I apologise that a picture of Gibson and Hitchcock was unavailable, but Blogspot often limits file size. I now leave the desicion to you...who to choose? If you find these nominees unsuitable, another option is the write-in vote. However, the write-in must pass my veto and recieve at least three votes. Some answers are just unacceptable, such as:

*Steven Spielburg
*George Lucas
*Michael Moore
*Oliver Stone
*John Chambers

These answers will be guarenteed not to pass my veto. I suggest choosing from the nominees, but I want to leave the options open.

Good luck voting!