Indy Jones

Don't you just hate it when to save a TV series that has long jumped the shark, the Exec's decide to cute it up by adding some dorky and annonying kid? For example:
- Partridge Family (Ricky)
- Cosby Show (Olivia and then cousin Pam) double desperation right there. 
-  Married with Children (Seven)
- The Godzilla Power Hour (Godzooki)
- Scooby Do (Scrappy)
Man I could go on for a while here. The point is, this never seems to work. When it is over, it is over. I took my son to see the movie Jumper the other day. It was OK, better then The Other Boylin Girl my wife and daughter went to see I am sure.

We got to see the trailer for the new Indy Jones movie. I could feel the excitement build up when I saw the LucasFilms logo sparkle and change colors. There he was Harrison Ford getting his butt kicked and grabbing his hat in the nick of time! I love it! Sure he looks so darn old for this part but in some way, vicariously that means there is STILL a chance for a fat, balding geek (from Tennessee and loves fishing) to find a treasure that could save the world.  YES! Go Indy! wait..wait.. this is not cool...Noooooo!!!! they tried to cute it up, with Shia Labuf or whatever his name is. Not Indy...please let this be a gag reel... Here we go again... My excitement to see the movie has now went from high to now waiting to catch it on a pirated Chinese copy. Why Spielberg? Why add a dorky punk kid to such a great franchise movie? I mean Short Round was bad in Indy 2, "Indy cover your heart!"  but come on man! Let Indy go out with some class. I just bet the Shia is going to try to be used to restart the series as Indy's goober kid. Great... What state is this kid named after? Vermont Dave? Maybe Walgreen's Wally...

They are also coming out with a new Star Trek movie, I am begging please...of all movies...Paramount please no cutesy kid on this king of all geekdom of movie franchises.

Jimmy Ray