Fandom. It's one of those things that very few can understand unless they're actively a part of it. Look at those Star Trek people. There are Trekkies and Trekkers (and depending on who you are, never the 'twain shall meet),… Read More ›
Month: June 2008
Nova scienceNOW Returns for Season Three
Science can be fun. At least, that's the message delivered by Nova scienceNOW, the spin-off of Nova that is about to enter its third season this week on PBS. Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, the series focuses on four short… Read More ›
Sorry, I Forgot My Watch, is it Time For Murder?
Filming a television show is not the same thing as putting several cameras in front of a play, usually. Television shows, even though they're sometimes referred to as “teleplays” tend to have a different feel than a play. However, that's… Read More ›
One Corey Plus One More Corey Makes The Two Coreys
There's reality TV and then there's “reality” TV. The latter category is more forced, less real. Situations are far more manipulated, the people in front of the cameras are actors, and outcomes are (or feel) far more predetermined. The Two Coreys, is… Read More ›
Gordon Ramsay, Hell’s Kitchen, and Some Donald Trump Thrown in for Good Measure
What is it about Gordon Ramsay that I so enjoy watching? This has, almost without a doubt, been the worst season yet on Hell's Kitchen, but with Gordon being there I still enjoy it. He is, unquestionably, pompous, and something… Read More ›
Deal? No Deal? I Don’t Understand Why I Should Bother Either Way
Today I am in a foul mood, and so we're going to dispense with all (or most of the) pleasantries. Before I begin though, let me say that I completely respect the series I am about to question. I don't… Read More ›
Long Live Top Gear (Even if it’s the U.S. Version)!
I woke up this morning with a plan. I was all ready to tell you how I was very distressed with last night's episode of In Plain Sight. I was going to explain to you that not only did the… Read More ›
The Sword in the Stone in the DVD Player
As this reviewer recently noted: “The Arthurian legend, the story of Camelot, is one of the tales that has remained in our culture over the course of centuries. It has been adapted to virtually every medium and with varying degrees… Read More ›
It May be True Love, But I’d Give it All up for Some Sno-Caps
Wish fulfillment. So many movies are entirely about wish fulfillment. It makes a lot sense, if people leave a movie having gotten everything they wanted they'll have a better feeling about what they've just seen and how they've spent their… Read More ›
Putting My TV Viewing to Use in Hell’s Kitchen
I watch a lot of TV. I know it, you know it, we all know it. I watch a lot of TV. Sometimes I actually wonder to myself if it's all worth it, but I tend to quickly answer in… Read More ›
Something Burrows into American Gladiators, but it’s not The Mole
I am, as happens on a fairly regular basis, distressed this morning. Did you watch American Gladiators last night? I know you didn't, the ratings will show that you didn't, but I did. And I am, as aforementioned, distressed. The… Read More ›
The Dirty Harry Series Makes My Day
Throughout his long career, Clint Eastwood has had a number of iconic roles. He's been a boxing coach, a man with no name, a secret service agent, and an outlaw. He is perhaps best known however for playing a cop,… Read More ›
With TV Finales, "X" Doesn’t Always Mark the Spot
Do you ever feel of two minds about something? You want pizza (New York style, not that garbage they pass off as pizza in the rest of the country, save Chicago which has their own thing going on and I… Read More ›
1800 Select Silver, or, Like the Song Says…TEQUILA!!
What I know about tequila wouldn't fill a shot glass. Ask me about scotch, and I'll be able to talk reasonably well about peatiness, mossiness, oakiness, sherry casks, Speyside, Highland, and a multitude of other things. Scotch I know. Tequila,… Read More ›
Mickey Mouse and Monday Nights this Fall
As I was sitting there this morning watching The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (oh, come on, you know you watch, don't pretend like you don't), I thought to myself — gee, you sure do watch a lot of television, more than… Read More ›
My Top Gear Addiction Becomes More Serious
Okay, it's official, I'm addicted. There's nothing else to say about it, I'm addicted to Top Gear. There's really very little I can do about it. I'm watching all the repeats I can, I'm googling the show, I'm googling Hammond,… Read More ›
Those Daring Icons of Adventure and Their Sailing Machines
Tell someone that you're going to watch a “Hammer movie” you might instantly get back a series of “ooohhhs,” “aahhhs,” and possibly a knowing smile. Hammer films seem to occupy a space all their own. They seem to be thought… Read More ›
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