Every few years a brand new teen coming of age (sex, drugs, and/or drinking) comedy comes along. They range from the true classic Fast Times at Ridgemont High to the far less amusing Can't Hardly Wait. The recently released to… Read More ›
Month: December 2007
The WGA Strike, AMPTP, and Me
I'm not going to lie to you. I'm unhappy. I've been out of the country and/or away from home for three out of the past four weeks. I thought, I hoped, I prayed that at some point during my travels… Read More ›
Oh to be a Blade Runner and Dream of Electric Sheep
It seems as though more and more often directors are choosing to go back and re-edit their old movies. Sometimes they change significant plot points, sometimes it is just an addition or subtraction of a few shots here and there,… Read More ›
Lara Croft Celebrates her Tomb Raider: Anniversary
With the release of Tomb Raider: Anniversary, the franchise revisits the title that started it all off. The game, recently released for the Nintendo Wii is a complete update on the game that made Lara Croft into a household name…. Read More ›
Want One? No, I Already HAVA One and it’s a Titanium HD
Every day the world of television changes a little bit. The landscape is constantly being altered, whether it's with web video, mobisodes, time-shifting, and, more recently, place-shifting. Place-shifting, for the uninitiated, is watching one's local television stations (or content one… Read More ›
Nova and the MiG Have Lost That Loving Feeling
Good intentions do not always make for good television. Such is the case with Nova's latest episode, “Missing in MiG Alley.” What should be a fascinating look at technological, political, and military issues that developed during the Korean War is… Read More ›
It’s the 2nd Annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day
It’s hard to imagine that a year has passed already, but, December 16 marks the second annual National Forget Your Family, Love Your Television Day. That’s right, the holiday I created last year is back for its second go-round and… Read More ›
A Little Christmas TV Cheer
You know the wonderful thing about Christmas time? Do you know the thing that is truly fantastic about it? It's the Christmas television specials. The ones that air year after year after year. It doesn't matter how many times I… Read More ›
Some Brief Thoughts on the Golden Globes
Awards season in Hollywood is kind of like Christmas in Dr. Seuss's tale of the Grinch – nothing can stop it from coming, not even a writer's strike. What form exactly the televised awards shows will take as all the… Read More ›
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