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Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
Here is my recommendation for those wishing to jump into the phenomenon that is *Doctor Who*: Don’t start with ‘The Complete Specials’…
It’s Thursday, so it’s time for another installment in the semiregular Dream Cast, in which we take a classic movie, TV show, or — NEW! — book, perferrably something with Xer appeal that we can either trash or have fun with, and cast a production or recast a hypothetical (or sometimes not so hypothetical) remake … more…
The Best Picture category at the Oscars is gonna be wider than it has been before, what with a doubling from five to ten slots for nominees for 2009, but is it still a stretch to expect a movie with geek cred to get a nom? I’m not so sure. If I hadn’t sworn off … more…
Lost won’t return to our TVs till sometime in early 2010, but series creators Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof sparked off fan excitement at San Diego Comic Con: during their Lost panel, they offered some clues — maybe, if we can trust them — about where the show will go in its final season. Reports … more…
Yup, they really do: Oh my god, the screams. David Tennant must have gone deaf. I think it’s totally adorable that John Barrowman appears to be as bowled over by a kiss from David Tennant as any of us would be… (Oh, and I love the guy in the crowd who shouts, “I love you, … more…
Take a break from work: watch a TV trailer… “Yes, that is planet Earth, and yes, you are on a spaceship.” And yes, I’d like to imagine myself in that position, as I’m sure most of the intended audience for this show could say as well, but c’mon: Do we really need to be pandered … more…
This is how big a cynic I am: When I heard that an upcoming episode of the Fox cartoon series Family Guy centered on abortion, and that Fox was chickening out of airing it, the only thing I could think was, Well, that’s a good way to get some press, ain’t it? It all went … more…
We interrupt today’s regularly scheduled retro-ad Web Video of the Day to bring you this breaking news — Twilight moms and Twilight teens rumble at Comic Con: (Get the whole sordid story at the Los Angeles Times’ blog Hero Complex.)
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