Editor's Note: Until Monday's screening, Mike Oz had never seen or read anything from the "Harry Potter" series. And yet, he still wanted to write a review. For a more informed opinion, read Donald Munro's review. Warning: spoilers ahead.

In "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," we pick up the story with Harry chillin' in a diner about to get groupie love from a waitress. She recognizes that he's a famous X-men guy or something and lets him know that she's diggin' his magic wand.

Then this hippy Santa-looking dude comes in and totally C-blocks Harry. They hold hands and are transported somewhere else to meet this dude named Horace Slughorn, who may or may not be related to the candy-making dude trying to steal Willy Wonka's chocolate recipes. Both of these stories happen in England, so they could be brothers. For the record: I like crossover episodes.

Harry and Hippy Santa recruit Slughorn to come back to the Magic School and then Harry gets sent to some house that looks like Big Thunder Mountain. Some other stuff happens, then eventually Harry and his crew are on their way to the Magic School.

First off, there still seem to some last-minute tickets available for the Indigo Girls concerts tonight at Tower Theatre. Remember that Justin Vernon of Bon Iver is opening.

The other big event of the evening is at Aqua Shi, where there's a poetry and music showcase -- called Rhythm and Rhyme -- put on by the minds behind Black Light Poetry. There's some great local musicians and DJs involved. Should be good times.

RB is on vacation this week, so you're left to talk Emmys with me. The nominations were announced this morning for the 61st annual Emmys (set to be awarded Sept. 12).

There's all kinds of analysis, perspective and talk of snubs around the Internet ... and here's a little bit more from me. Know, however, that I'm not a TV critic, just a guy with a DVR. So here are some of my initial thoughts about this year's Emmy field. Check out the full list below and give us your reactions as well.

• Props to "30 Rock" and "Mad Men" for leading their respective fields (22 for Liz Lemon's crew and 16 for Don Draper & Co.) I've really come to appreciate both of these shows a lot more over the past year.
• "Family Guy" getting a best comedy nom is definitely a flop. I'm a "Family Guy" fan, but even I'll admit that it's not as funny as it used to be. The shtick has gotten a bit tired.
• More on the comedies: Props for "How I Met Your Mother" getting a nod instead of the usual "Two and a Half Men" -- but "Big Bang Theory" is still funnier than both of them ... It might even be funnier than "30 Rock" some weeks. That's a flop.