Why the Title?

I used to be obsessed with David Foster Wallace. I also had an old blog called Entertainment Cartridges, but had become disenchanted with blogging, was uninspired to write about anything, and was seriously sad about DFW's death. Stopped updating in 2009...

The one thing that hasn't changed since then for me, entertainment-wise, is my obsession with film. This title comes from Infinite Jest, DFW's magnificent opus. Yeah, it's a book, but it's a book that's partially about a film, a film so entertaining that viewers watch it repeatedly, losing interest in everything else but the film, and become zombie-like. The film is on the Entertainment Cartridge, and it goes missing... (I look forward to your corrections, Howling Fantods.) This is oversimplified, of course, but that particular concept from the book has always stayed with me.

Cut to now. A few months ago I gave up cable - was wasting too much time watching crap, and spending too much money on it. I substituted Apple Tv 2 and a Netflix streaming subscription (and a little Hulu on the side, but the movies there -eh). People complain a lot about the streaming selection, and compared to their DVD list, it does suck. And it's only going to get worse in Feb when they lose Starz. But if you're like me, you're willing to dig, to make the most of it, for your lousy $8 a month.

So here's my plan. I'm going to share the good ones here, ones I dug for, stumbled on, or got from fellow obsessives. And I hope that you'll share yours in return.