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The Least Menacing Menace Ever

Evil snowglobe? I didn’t think even the SyFy channel could find a scary-movie menace that was this profoundly unmenacing, but apparently yes, they have made a movie about an evil snowglobe. I am not joking. This movie is about an … Continue reading

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Style at the Emmys

Of course, what I love about the Emmys is the clothes. Sometimes I love to hate them. Feathers seem to be featured this year, but I can never see them without  thinking one of two things: 1. Which Las Vegas … Continue reading

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Make a Glee-ful Noise

The devil has blonde hair and coaches cheerleading. I learned this by watching Glee, the incredibly popular Fox show that blends comedy, drama, dancing, singing and all the pain, suffering and cliches a high school can offer on television. Although … Continue reading

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Getting a “Life”

I made a wonderful discovery a few days ago on Hulu: they put up both seasons of Life, a cop show that was on NBC. It’s about a detective who is framed for murder, goes to jail for 12 years, and then … Continue reading

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On the Fringe: Television for the Strong of Stomach

I have become addicted to Fringe, a television show which I call "Denethor, Mad Scientist," because the guy who plays the mad scientist played the mad king in Lord of the Rings. (If you don’t remember the name, he’s the … Continue reading

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Star Wars, Star Trek

Today I have some Star Wars and Star Trek strangeness for your perusal. First, here’s a graphic that shows themes in television science-fiction shows after Star Trek, allowing you to check out how popular space travel is compared to, say, … Continue reading

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The Babes of Star Trek

An astonishing amount of female eye-candy is featured in Star Trek, the original series. It seems like every episode has some new, scantily clad female guest star, who usually falls hard for Kirk, but sometimes, just for a change, goes … Continue reading

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Mad! Mad I Tell You!

If you can’t be on television, at least you can create a picture of what you would look like on television, provided you were on AMC’s hit retro show, Mad Men. At left, you will find a representation of what … Continue reading

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Ruminations on Star Trek

Thanks to Hulu and CBS, I have been watching Star Trek (the original series) online now for a couple of weeks, lazing through an episode or three a night when I get home from work. While I’ve seen many of … Continue reading

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