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obsession: Doctor Who (my obsession with the show never really wanes, but it returns with a vengeance every once in a while) boyfriend: Zachary Quinto as Spock in Star Trek (I wasn’t expecting that, because his Sylar is so icky, but…. wow) psyched: Up (cuz it looks like one of the most original concepts in … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Woo-hoo! Illuminati! Conspiracy theories! Evil religions! Tom Hanks snarking at priests! Ewan McGregor in a clerical collar! Well, actually, that last doesn’t do much for me, but I know someone who’s going to be very intrigued by that. Man, if church had been this exciting, I might … more…
Oh my goodness, I didn’t expect this: *Paris 36* is *The Muppet Show* in, you know, Paris in 1936.
John Cleese has revealed that the BBC thought that the script for the first episode of Fawlty Towers — written by Cleese and his then-wife, Connie Booth (who played Polly on the show) was so “dire” that the show would be a disaster. Quoted in the Times of London, Cleese says: What happened was, Connie … more…
It’s hard to put a finger on anything actually *wrong* with this earnest drama of politics, conscience, and democratic ideals…
I debated with myself whether to post this or not, because while the whole T-Mobile flashmob thing started out back in February as a truly viral thing, it has now become something that is consciously being manufactured for marketing purposes. Of course, that first group dance at London’s Liverpool Street train station was devised as … more…
Maybe they’ll figure out a way to beam Logan onto the Enterprise next weekend: 1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine: $85.1 million (NEW) 2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past: $15.4 million (NEW) 3. Obsessed: $12.1 million (2nd week; drops 58%) 4. 17 Again: $6.4 million (3rd week; drops 45%) 5. Monsters vs. Aliens: $5.8 million actual numbers, not … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… A bunch of readers have emailed me about this — thank you all –and yes, I’ve been aware of it, and I’ve been meaning to get to it for quite a while. Remember when Strider went hunting for Gollum? You do if you read the appendices Tolkien … more…
OMG, it’s so sexy and romantic and awesome and see, old chicks just wanna have fun, too! Jackie (Heather Locklear, TV’s Spin City) is a recently divorced mother of two vacationing alone in Hawaii for her 40th birthday. Against her better judgment, she allows the hunky, much younger, resident surf instructor (Robert Buckley, TV’s Lipstick … more…
So Star Trek is back. Beam me right up. I saw J.J. Abrams’ reboot last night, and I cannot wait to see it again (which I’ll do on Saturday — already bought my ticket). And it’s got my head full of the original Trek again, which my foundling geekiness was nurtured on via afternoon reruns … more…
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