what’s with all the “mid-season finales”?

Workin’ at home this morning, and as I often do, I’ve got the Sci Fi Channel on in the background (Stargate SG-1 all day — woo-hoo!). And they just aired a commerical for a show I don’t even watch — Ghost Hunters — promoting its “mid-season finale.” And it just occurred to me to be … more…

more changes round these parts

Been goofing around with the setup here again. Biggest change: the landing page is gone. It was sort of redundant anyway, and I think it was having a negative impact on my Google ranking because it was pretty much content free, except for all the links (Google apparently doesn’t like that). So it’s gone. All … more…

Hindu backlash against ‘The Love Guru’ turns hilarious

I’ve been bombarded with emails lately from a Hindu group upset over the upcoming Mike Myers movie The Love Guru, which opens on Friday (and I’m not the only one). I’ve mostly been ignoring them, because they seemed silly — the protesters are upset because they believe the movie mocks Hinduism, and perhaps it does … more…

‘The Incredible Hulk’ and smoking

Anyone else notice the absurd “disclaimer” at the end of Incredible Hulk’s credits? The depictions of tobacco smoking contained in this film are based solely on artistic consideration and are not intended to promote tobacco consumption. The Surgeon General has determined that there are serious health risks associated with smoking and with secondhand smoke. The … more…

Billie Piper gets naughty

Have you seen Behind the Sofa? It’s a collaborative blog from the U.K. where the writers do kinda what I’ve been doing with my Doctor Who blogging, except they’re somewhat more critical than I am. And by that I mean that they are somewhat less psychotically in love with the show than I am, and … more…