Hooked on Big Sky and Hardy Boys? (no spoilers)

There are a couple of new shows out– Big Sky on ABC and Hardy Boys on Hulu. I’m watching both although if you were really dedicated, you could watch Hardy Boys in a binge session because all the episodes are available on Hulu. Big Sky requires patience as each episode airs in real life weekly, then is available on Hulu the day after each individual episode airs.

Big Sky hooked me right off the bat in episode one. In comparing it to Hardy Boys (at least in the sense of ability to hook a viewer), it went from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds flat. Hardy Boys, on the other hand, is more like this bumper sticker:

In other words, I’m still waiting for Hardy Boys to take off and I’m on episode 3. With that said, Hardy Boys has done a great job of setting the tone for what may be ahead; Enriching our knowledge in the background of the characters, and why they care about the journey they are on, or will be on. Big Sky has more of a flashback style in sharing with the audience the background of the characters. Even still, these scenes are short at this point (also 3 or 4 episodes into the series).

One point to note for Hardy Boys is that it’s set in the 80s so there is a strong sense of nostalgia for anyone who lived through that decade… video games, bicycle rides, phones attached to the kitchen wall, etc.

If I had to pick a favorite so far, that’s an easy choice. Big Sky. It’s fast-paced, dramatic, thrilling, and nerve-wracking in all the best ways. It’s also funny at the right times. Great show and I can’t wait to see where they go with it. Hardy Boys has lots of potential but even 3 episodes in, I can’t quite decide if I’m going to love it or not.

Have you been watching either of these shows? If so, what are your opinions? Share in the comments below!

-Out of the Wilderness

I have a new bike! (sort of)

A few weeks ago I scored a monumental find at an estate sale here in Nashville. I can’t really build up any mystery because I definitely titled this post “I have a new bike” sooooo… guess what I found!!!

A couch.

Kidding. I found a bike. My best guess is it’s from the late 70s. Sears. Free Spirit. Here it is.

It’s in surprisingly good shape and is 90% ready to ride. I took it to a local bike shop where I was given the only unfortunate news so far…. they can’t find a tire or tube that would fit this bicycle. The good news? I only need tubes and tires and the bike is good to go. The gears shift. The brakes work. It’s fantastic. After riding with my friends a few months ago, I’ve had a real itch to get back out on a bike, so I’m pumped for this one.

Patience is a virtue since we’re heading into winter but I think by March and April I’ll have new tires and be rockin’ around my neighborhood like it’s 1975!

-Out of the Wilderness

Do football players poop at halftime?

Has anyone ever wondered this, or is it just me? More importantly, does anyone know the answer? I never played organized football so I can’t speak from personal experience. Usually halftime breaks last anywhere from 12 to 20 minutes. That’s plenty of time to remove any uniform or padding that’s in the way, right?

I can hardly believe I’m posting about something so personal, some people might even consider the topic crass. But hey, everybody poops, even football players. You do. I do. We all do the doo.

In the heat of the game, though, CAN a football be calm enough to visit the loo? I know during marathon races there are port-a-potties stationed along the way for personal needs… so maybe if runners do it, football players do, too.

If you have experience in this area and are willing to admit it, do share in the comments below!

-Out of the Wilderness

Why do radio stations still play “Rehab” by Amy Winehouse?

Does anyone else feel weird hearing “Rehab” on the radio?

The song is ironic, to be sure (Amy died of alcohol poisoning), and when she wrote it I’m sure she had no idea her stubbornness of saying “no, no, no” when someone said she should “go to rehab” would end up costing her her life.

I call the song a “celebration of defiance”… and completely in the wrong way. Some things should be resisted, and that resistance should be celebrated. I’m thinking of oppression, government overreach, bullies, etc. There are plenty of songs about overcoming these kinds of difficulties. But I just can’t understand why anyone willingly plays a song by a singer who died from what she is singing about.

I guess, maybe possibly, it can be seen as a tribute to her, as this song is her most well-known hit? I still don’t get it, though. If I were a radio DJ I would refuse to play that song and if I got fired because of it, fine. I would not want to be part of promoting a piece of art that shows arrogance in the face of self-inflicted danger. Perhaps the DJs could play any of her other songs?

I’m not claiming to be perfect or “holier than thou.” I mean, I still listen to Notorious B.I.G. on occasion and most of his songs are about smoking, or women, or guns, and he was shot to death. This is surely ironic, too, but his songs somehow don’t have the same element of naive pride in that one single Amy Winehouse song.

Am I wrong to think this way? Can you shed some light on what I’m missing?

Thanks for stopping by!

-Out of the Wilderness

-Out of the Wilderness

Elliot Page Goes Back To Being A Woman After Learning White Men Aren’t Allowed To Have An Opinion On Anything

Hollywood, CA — The actress-turned-actor Elliot Page has flipped once again to being an actress after experiencing firsthand that the white men she generally hated when she was a woman are still not allowed to have an opinion on anything.

Elliot made a splash in the entertainment industry recently announcing he was, in fact, a man, when all we had ever known about him was that he was a woman named Ellen Page. Once his manhood was established, his thoughts on issues like women’s rights, unequal pay, and racism were immediately deemed irrelevant due to the fact that he is a white man.

“How can he know our struggle as women?” asked one woman. Another chimed in, “He’s lived a life of privilege since he’s a white man in America!” And another, “He probably voted for Trump.” Once beloved as a young up-and-coming actress, now shunned for being a white man. Elliot admitted he thought he could help change the culture in America by coming out as a straight white man, but the truth is, that only happens if you come out as gay, transgender, a white person pretending to be black, or if you’re an old white man who plays “Despacito” in front of Latino people.

-OTW News