Fichtner

Drowning Mona [VHS]
$9.95
The only reason I bought this movie was because a friend would not shut up about it... and for once, with good reason. It's hilarious! It's quirky, in that most of the humor is subtle, but it's not a 'stupid' comedy by any means. Definately worth the $5 I invested... I would even consider spending $10 to replace it.

Invasion - The Complete Series
$59.98
I came across this series in the local library. I do not recall it being on television...probably because it lasted but one season.
There were a lot of sub-plots that were left hanging, that I was forced to wonder if they may have gone somewhere if the series had been continued beyond one season.

Basically the show is built on the idea that alien life forms have invaded the human species in the form of glowing, orange sting-rays that come down in massive shooting-star like fashion during hurricanes. These glowing sting-rays have invaded the small town of Homestead Florida, totally disrupting one dysfunctional family made up of the Sheriff (Tom), his doctor wife (Mariel), the doctor wife's x-husband/park ranger (Russ), his new wife/news reporter (Larkin), her blog-writing brother (Dave), and three children belonging to the couples (Kira, Jesse, Rose). These people seem to be the only ones aware that glowing orange sting-rays have taken over the bodies of town-members.

There are some really annoying reminders thrown in every other scene or so, as if we may have forgotten that Larkin is pregnant. Her character feels the need to blurt it out in turret's style fashion every few phrases or so, "I'm a pregnant woman!". All throughout the season there are blatant hints that the "offspring" of the EBE's (Extraterrestrial Biological Entities...which is a phrase I'm afraid will never replace the simple "E.T.s" of Speilberg's brain) are the REAL THREAT to the human race....by the way, the series ends before we ever meet the off spring of said EBE's.

Despite the little annoyances of sub-plots gone no where, the series was just beginning to take shape and start to get really interesting when it was cancelled at the end of season 1....with a huge cliff-hanger to leave those of us who are some-what twisted and occult-like in our enjoyment of the absurd, feeling betrayed and confused, when Larkin, our "I'm a pregnant woman!"-shouting supporting actress is tossed into the water for the glowing sting-rays to do with as they deem appropriate. We'll never know if she became a "hybrid" (which the show took the time to remind us in one episode, is NOT the car, but the combination of glowing sting-rays and human DNA) or if she was spit back onto land...and what happened to the baby she was carrying that had become the subject of constant reminders throughout the entire series, at least 6 times each episode? And what happened to the "litter" of offspring the hybrid women were apparently carrying....and I'm sure the series was leading toward the idea of a hybrid (Lewis) becoming sexually involved with young Kira at some point.
The main focus of the series was the offspring, yet we'll never know whether they're taking over the world as we know it or not.

My advice---watch out for glowing orange sting-rays falling out of the sky during huricanes!

Enjoy this series, though....but I wouldn't buy it. Just rent it, or like me, borrow it from your local library.

2007 Donruss Americana Retail # 21 William Fichtner - Actor - Entertainment Trading Card in a Screw Down Display Case
$3.95
This is a card from the hottest baseball card set produced this year. A must have collectible of your favorite hollywood person!

Historical Dictionary of Austria (Historical Dictionaries of Europe)
$120.00
Austria's democratic identity exists only after a turbulent history of political, economic and cultural change. The entity's transformation from a monarchical and stratified society under the Habsburg Empire into an egalitarian polity did not come without a struggle that had important ramifications for all of Europe. In this comprehensive historical dictionary, Dr. Paula Sutter Fichtner explores the major themes and intricacies of Austria's history. Fichtner's wide-ranging text covers the country's Habsburg and pre-Habsburg legacy, its political and cultural elite, its component provinces, and its leading cities, and includes a chronology, introduction, and bibliography. The often dramatic quality of Austria's history ensures that the Historical Dictionary of Austria will be popular with any reader.