Tag Archives: Teevee

It’s his gift…it’s his curse.

Becca points out that it’s Lance Henriksen’s birthday. Happy birthday, Frank Black! It really is too bad that Chris Carter never really figured out what he wanted to do with Millennium, but wow, those first two seasons are some brilliant … Continue reading

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TeeVee notes

:: Last night’s Deal or No Deal was a Star Wars themed show, with two contestants who are big Star Wars fans. One was a woman whose hero as a kid was Princess Leia, and she nearly burst into tears … Continue reading

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OMG! I get to correct Ken Jennings!!!

Apparently, Ken Jennings is in Seattle, where it’s snowing a lot. Not to leave his commentary at that, however, Ken goes on to make a pretty obscure pop cultural reference: Maybe we’re victims of that crazy weather machine that Elizabeth … Continue reading

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I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right.

The Top Ten Episodes of Magnum PI This post is suggested by a recent post by Jason, wherein he reports that in the inevitable movie version of this old teevee show from the 1980s (because if it was on teevee … Continue reading

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A bit o’ geek stuff

A few links of geek and pop culture import, starting with some items that caught my eye at AICN: :: A movie version of Philip Reeve’s novel Larklight is in the works. Hopefully this project goes well, because the book … Continue reading

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Top Ten Supporting Characters on “Seinfeld”

I think I’ll start doing random “Top Ten” lists of favorite things of mine, on whatever odd topics I can think of. (And feel free to suggest more topics, folks!) Those crazy kids at Tosy and Cosh have been doing … Continue reading

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Lovers in Bolton

UPDATED below. I’ve just watched about twenty minutes of FOX’s new reality show The Moment of Truth, and wow, what an appalling show. I can’t believe this is on teevee. I’m astonished…and all I can think of is how eerily … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Oscars

I’ve seen almost none of the movies nominated for anything tonight (Pirates: At World’s End and Ratatouille are it, I think), but I’m enjoying Jon Stewart’s hosting, and those faux-montages (“Oscar Salutes Binoculars and Periscopes”) were totally hilarious. That is … Continue reading

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Thank you, O governmental protectors of my morality!

The ABC television network is facing a fine of $1.4 million dollars because they aired a show that included several glimpses of a woman’s buttocks. When did this happen, you ask? When did ABC so brazenly endanger the morality of … Continue reading

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Joss! Joss! He’s our man!!!

Joss Whedon has a new show coming to FOX. It’s called Dollhouse. What’s it about? Echo (Eliza Dushku) [is] a young woman who is literally everybody’s fantasy. She is one of a group of men and women who can be … Continue reading

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