I spent a majority of my young life, as did a number of my friends growing up in Boston, rooting for a loser. It didn't matter how terrible the Celtics were, they were my favorite team. And though I never knew them as winners, I felt obligated, year after year, to cheer for them, to watch them, to talk about them, to get myself excited for them; all for, up until last season, nothing really. But when they won, it was as if everything – the Pitino era, buying a Todd Day jersey, watching the lottery ball roll to 5, everything – had been forgotten and forgiven. It was all OK because my team, the team I had watched suck for 90% of my life, had reached the pinnacle of their industry. And I think that this is what Hollywood is missing.

I think, when it comes to movies, there needs to be more blind loyalty. Rarely will someone pay for a movie they don't really want to see. I'm not breaking any new ground with that claim. If it looks good, you'll see it. If it doesn't, you'll pass. Easy. But that's what made the Celtics victory so sweet. I spent my entire life watching shitty ass movie after shitty ass movie - all by the same director. I don't care how bad the movie looked. I watched because he was my favorite director. But when that fucker somehow miraculously casted a couple famous actors and won the Oscars last year, it was the best film I had ever seen.

Movie fans are fickle. There's no rooting for a dud. If your favorite actor does a bad movie, then you pass on the movie. But what if you didn't. What if you said, 'fuck it, I've always liked Wahlberg, damn right I'll see Max Payne.' So you sit through a crappy movie or two. Think of how much better, how much more personal it will be, when Marky Mark follows up with a kick ass, really fucking good movie. You'll feel like you earned it.

For example, I'm excited to see The Wrestler this December, the movie that's getting some serious Oscar buzz because of Mickey Rourke's performance. I'm excited because it sounds good and it looks good, but other than that, I have no real emotional attachment to it. I rarely do to movies. But man, I can't help but think of how I'd feel about it if, say, I was a loyal Rourke fan. What if I had watched every terrible, weird Rourke movie from the 90s on – like Bullet or Stormbreaker - just waiting, hoping, he'd resurrect his career and capture some of that 80s magic. And then, after I've all but given up on this actor, this team - here comes the Wrestler, the movie he's favored to win an Oscar in. That would be sweet.

That's why today, I'm going to begin research to find out an actor, director, or actress that, from here on out, I will support blindly – no matter what he or she does. And I'll make sure to pick someone that's struggling – a Vinnie Chase if you will – so that I can share in the glory when he has a dream season and comes back on top. This could be a revolutionary move in the realm of Hollywood fandom – or it could end up being a fucking disaster and a waste of money. Regardless, I'm in. Frat