The VX safety video is for me similar to the new AA tail... I hated it at first but have grown to like it. It now brings a smile to my face when they play it.

As for the snacks, I think that they're provisioned in a cart in the back -- so getting them for you before they wheel the carts up to start main cabin service may indeed have been non-trivial.

I've had a fair bit of lackadaisical VX service lately, including not bothering with hot towels and/or nuts on 4 out of my last 6 flights. The best was last week when the FA came by 45" before landing and asked if she could use my (still wrapped) blanket. She then plopped down on the jumpseat, wrapped herself in the blanket and read her magazines the rest of the flight. Didn't offer the cabin a final round of drink refills (though she did manage one pass through with the snack basket).

I'm surprised that DEN-SFO gets "better" catering than LGA-DAL which is 40% longer. The rigatoni and the chicken with cous cous were both just ok (although, to be fair, definitely healthier and better than what you'd get on UA or AA). I've had my fill of fava beans for a long time, that's for sure...