Rarely, if ever, do I begin a review with the following statement, so please do pay attention: you should watch this week's special two hour Nova episode, “Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial.” The show focuses on the debate between… Read More ›
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It’s the Start of Something New, it’s Day One
The creation of the atomic bomb is an event that will be analyzed and discussed for generations to come. Was the success of the Manhattan Project a triumph or a disaster? Was the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima… Read More ›
Don’t Have The Princess Bride on DVD? A New Edition is Heading to Store Shelves.
Everyone has certain movies that they fall in love with growing up. It is always good to see as an adult that a movie that one remembers fondly is in fact a good movie. It is nice to know that… Read More ›
The Logitech Harmony 880 is one of my Heroes
It's often the little things that make me happy. Take last night's Chuck, for instance. The remote that Tang was using as the “master remote” was Logitech's Harmony 880. I have one, and let me tell you that is a… Read More ›
The Amazing Race Ends for One Unlucky Team (Lucky Me)
I'm so happy The Amazing Race is back. That show is a rocking good time, even when the premiere episode is only an hour instead of 90 minutes or two hours. A single hour really isn't enough time for me… Read More ›
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Comes to DVD
Whatever other problems he may have, George Lucas does not do things in a small or half-hearted way. His stories are big, his visuals are big, and his characters are certainly larger than life. Even when his characters are small,… Read More ›
The Gang on My Name is Earl are Bad Boys… Again
Last night My Name is Earl made a lot of jokes about living in a post-9/11 world. Is it too soon? When such issues come up, I always fall back to Crimes and Misdemeanors – “if it bends, it's funny…. Read More ›
If the Devil is on Reaper, why not have The Godfather on Cane?
I missed a day, sue me… I was gorging on Snickers and Butterfingers (and KitKat and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups). But let's talk about Tuesday night's Reaper for a minute even if it's old(er) news. Did I not tell you… Read More ›
Suite! It’s the New Version of Roxio’s Easy Media Creator
The latest iteration of Sonic Solution's Roxio multimedia software, Easy Media Creator Suite 10 has more features than you can shake a stick at. It purportedly can do everything from burning a DVD of shows recorded on your TiVo, to… Read More ›
Chuck and Heroes Abuse My Trust (and Faith)
Is there anything worse on Heroes than the Hiro in the past storyline? I so hoped when they put him in the past as a cliffhanger at the end of season one that it was going to be good. I… Read More ›
Some Desperate Housewives Square off with Bob and Lee
I like Desperate Housewives, I know that I complain about it on a regular basis, and am going to do so below, but I do like the show. It’s funny and over the top, it’s just not as funny and… Read More ›
Nova Issues a "Marathon Challenge"
This week's episode of Nova takes something of a different tack than the usual episodes. Gone are stories of history, great discoveries, and cutting edge science. Instead, this week's episode focuses on running the Boston Marathon. Months before the event,… Read More ›
Lullaby, and Goodnight, a New Baby Einstein Takes Flight
With over two dozen DVDs on the market, the Baby Einstein brand has to keep pushing to find new and innovative topics. They have done just that with their latest release Baby Einstein – Lullaby Time. As the name implies,… Read More ›
It’s True That I’m Getting Older, But I Still Don’t Know How I Feel About a Little Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck is a show that constantly reinvents itself. Rather than following its name however and going for little tweaks here and there, the show routinely undergoes total and complete makeovers. Sean McNamara (Dylan Walsh) and Christian Troy (Julian McMahon) are… Read More ›
Who Wants to Use the Potty? What if Pocket Snails Helped Out?
Trying to figure out how to get a toddler to go to the bathroom in a potty as opposed to using a diaper can be a daunting task. Potty training is an absolutely essential part of a child's growth and… Read More ›
Veronica Mars’s Final Season Comes to DVD… I Don’t Know Whether to be Happy or Sad
The third season of the cult television show Veronica Mars moved the private eye, played to perfection by Kristen Bell, from high school to college. Once one accepts the conceit present in so many shows that make this move that… Read More ›
How Did 30 Rock Get a Hold of My Life Story?
Okay, 30 Rock is getting just plain scary now. I have no idea how they figured out about my life and decided to mock it and me, but they did, they have, and I'm getting really nervous. I'm more than… Read More ›
Let’s Just Pretend This Was Published Thursday
For reasons various and sundry, while written on Thursday this didn’t get published till today. Please accept all “last night’s” as “Wednesday night’s” and any “tonight” as “last night.” Was I imagining things or last night on Bionic Woman did… Read More ›
Starz Sinks its Teeth Into Bloodsucking Cinema
Throughout the month of October the premium movie channel Starz has been airing their “Fear Fest.” As one can guess from its name, it mainly consists of horror movies. As one must remember, Halloween is at the end of the… Read More ›
Oh Tuesday Night Television, What am I Going to do With You
Reaper is about to disappear from my TiVo. I liked the first episode, I thought it funny and clever, and have been more and more and more disappointed with every episode that has followed. I think the series is trending… Read More ›
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