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Tag Archives: Teevee
“She’s so broken insiiiiiide!” (or, why CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is the best thing ever)
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is about to debut is second season! Huzzah!! Rachel Bloom has been on my radar screen for quite a while. She’s a hilarious comedian whose main thing, at least as far as I’ve known, has been hysterically funny … Continue reading
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In (partial) defense of SCORPION
So we’ve been watching a show called Scorpion lately. It just wrapped up its second season; we’re four or five episodes into the second year. Scorpion is a techno-thriller show about a team of supergenius misfits who are all brilliant … Continue reading
“Always”: On the conclusion of CASTLE
So Castle has ended. Finally…mercifully…ended. I would rather it left leaving me wanting more, but as the last weeks of this season ticked by, I found myself actually hoping for the show’s cancellation. When it came, I felt a keen … Continue reading
My Top Ten Letterman Moments
I haven’t watched David Letterman in a long time, not because I lost my taste for him, but because the realities of my day job forced me to leave late-night teevee behind. However, even though I had an appreciation for … Continue reading
“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas! (part four and conclusion)
(Concluding my repost of this Very Special, but not in the Blossom way, Episode of Firefly.) part three part two part one “Those aren’t toys,” Kaylee said. “Those are agricultural supplies for a new colony. Did you change the job … Continue reading
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“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas! (part three)
Continuing my repost of this Very Special (but Not Blossomesque) Episode of Firefly. part two part one “Weapons on the ground!” the voice shouted. “Now!” “Do it,” Mal said. He shot a look at Jayne, whose expression of disgust tended … Continue reading
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“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas! (part two)
(Continuing my repost of this Very Special Christmas episode of…) part one Wash put Serenity down on the landing pad, nice and gentle. So nice and gentle that Zoe complimented him on it. “You’re getting’ more gentle all the time, … Continue reading
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“Shiny in the Black”: A FIREFLY Christmas! (part one)
It’s a Christmas tradition here at Byzantium’s Shores! I rarely commit acts of fanfiction, but…this is one of them. If Firefly had ever had a “Very Special Christmas Episode”, I think it might well look like this. Enjoy! It’s in … Continue reading
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What’s in a title?
So I was scrolling through Instagram the other day, and I happened upon a new photo on the Official Star Wars Instagram feed: And thus was the Actual Title of Star Wars Episode VII introduced to the world. Interesting! Jason is less … Continue reading
Could I BE any more old?
Some cultural milestones make me feel old, but others do not. It doesn’t really bother me all that much to know that Star Wars is nearing 40 years old. But the fact that Friends first aired twenty years ago today? Now that hits … Continue reading