The Peacock Network was once a bastion for drama and comedy. Those days are long gone, with only a few bright spots in an otherwise abysmal line-up (Scrubs, My Name is Earl, and The Office being most of those highlights). Recently, they announced that Universal (NBC and USA Networks parent company) were moving Monk and… Continue reading NBC: We’ve Pretty Much Given Up
Category: Film
Movies, television, DVD’s, talkies… all that moves and talks in 2‑D.
Five Fun Things Friday — Mid-April Edition
Oh, to have blogged in so long and only to come back with a measly list of fluff. Well, something’s better than nothing, right? I’ve been on a rather rampant fantasy kick as of late: “Dungeons & Dragons” — That venerable fantasy RPG lost one of it’s founders last month. However, not to be stopped, a new… Continue reading Five Fun Things Friday — Mid-April Edition
Text Adventure Documentary Film
When I was a kid, I played just about every computer text adventure game I could get my hands on. I did try to play one of those graphical D&D games, but it never seemed to run very well on my VTech Laser128 (an Apple II clone). However, the text adventure games seemed to have… Continue reading Text Adventure Documentary Film
For The Last Time: The Plane Takes Off!
So, after months and months of online discussion, Mythbusters Jamie and Adam put the physics where the rubber meets the road. Literally. Almost two years ago, I (and most of the internet, it seems) saw a thought question at Kottke.org regarding an airplane on a giant conveyor belt. If the belt moved the exact same speed… Continue reading For The Last Time: The Plane Takes Off!
Collaboration Is Not Second Guessing
I really enjoy most movies-based-on-books in which the author is involved in the film itself (“Hellboy” and “Sin City,” for examples). Of course, what happens when a director or screen-writer decides to significantly change portions of the story (like in virtually ever one of the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy of films)? Well, I am… Continue reading Collaboration Is Not Second Guessing
Harry Potter and the Getting of Your Act Together
Angela and I are both really excited about Harry Potter this month because within the span of about a week, both the fifth film will come to theaters (we’ve already got our tickets) and the seventh book, and final, book will be arriving at bookstores (yes, we’ve already got one copy on reserve at our… Continue reading Harry Potter and the Getting of Your Act Together
Five Fun Things Friday — Mid-June Edition
Okay, so this is turning out to be more of a bi-weekly thing than anything else. I don’t recall ever promising anything — as who would I promise it to? Five things that have been on my radar ‘o fun over the past couple of weeks: This is a great music video by a formerly-not-known-to-me Brit indie… Continue reading Five Fun Things Friday — Mid-June Edition
Five Fun Things: May 18th Edition
I’m trying to make this a weekly thing, but who knows how long it’ll last. Another week flew by me and I’m not sure where it went. That’s more the norm than not I suppose. Here’s a few things, in no particular order that have been interesting and enjoyable this week: Getting to see inside me by… Continue reading Five Fun Things: May 18th Edition
2006: Year of the Post-Apocolypse
Apparently, the Apocolypse came sometime before 2006 [Ed: Yes, of course. It was the day John Kerry lost to George Bush. Zing.]. I know this because in the first few months of 2007, I watched three of the most amazing post-apocalypse films I’ve ever seen and they were all from the past year1. V for… Continue reading 2006: Year of the Post-Apocolypse
Fighting ‘The Man’ – International Film Edition
Ever since I decided that purchasing a DVD of “Monarch of the Glen” at the BBC store at the BBC Television Centre just outside of London would be a good idea, I’ve been haunted with how to watch my legitimately purchased television show. Angela and I have purchased a number of other DVD from Amazon.co.uk… Continue reading Fighting ‘The Man’ – International Film Edition