Well, here I am. Another year started, and not much to show for it. None of you out there know who I am, and even less of you care, I'm sure. You can call me Mistah FixIt; it's the name I've adopted on the internet for most of the time I've spent here, and I have spent a lot of time here. Like Rod Serling, I'm always watching, but rarely participating; rarely intervening.
That stops now. I've stepped out of the shadows and into the limelight, to share my bitching and moaning about the things that make me angry, and the things that make me scratch my head in confusion. I could say 'I'm not looking for attention', but that wouldn't be entirely true; I enjoy sharing what I know and how I feel with others, even if they don't give a shit about either. I've seen people on the internet turn sites like YouTube and Blip.tv into online television stations, hosting critical analysis shows and round-table discussions on stuff that -- let's face it -- doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Does anyone really care about the scientific accuracy of C.S.I. - Crime Scene Investigation? Does anyone remember Gremlin Interactive, beyond the shitty sports games they produced for Super Nintendo and the Playstation? Does anyone still watch television with any kind of a critical eye, rather than just giving themselves something to shut their brains off to?
The answer to all of these questions, as I'm sure you've already figured out is 'yes'; there's me. Sure, there are other critics out there that review tv shows, but they mostly seem to attach themselves to long-running series (Doctor Who) or obscure material that few have ever heard of. (The Bonekickers) I'm not gonna be one of those guys. I aim to make TV my Territory; old and new, popular and obscure. Nothing is safe and everyone's a fair target for my biting commentary. And, because you play them on a television (or at least used to) video games will occasionally fall under the umbrella of my 'fair game' material. Hey, it's my show and I'll attack anything or anyone I like. I'm gonna share my opinions with the entire Internet, whether they want to hear it or not.
Now naturally, the older, more obscure, or just plain bad something is, the funnier my reaction to it will inevitably be, and therefore, the funnier my reviews will end up being. But just cuz bad material is easy doesn't mean that good stuff is off-limits too; if anything, if I rail something especially hard, its probably because I either openly (or secretly) love it.
So kick back on the sofa or your favorite chair, as we launch the latest iteration in an ongoing internet culture phenomena: 'Media Mechanics'.
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