Posts Tagged ‘tv’

SQUEEEE

AHH! It’s back! It’s back! Holy crap! Jax has gone all “to be or not to be” and Tara’s all Opheliaed out. Abel’s still alive (duh) but in Belfast wtf?? Is Hale dead?? Didn’t see that one coming. Is it next Tuesday yet?

Hulu Plus: Like Netflix, but with Ads and More Expensive

Hulu is finally offering a much-rumored subscription service, and I am not impressed. For ten bucks a month you get a stunning backlog of streaming TV shows that are . . . already available on Netflix for two dollars less. Hulu Plus subscribers will be offered shows in dazzling 720p. Well, at least the paid [...]

Dr Who: The End of Time, Part 1

1. David Tennant knows how to look like he is seriously in a hurry like nobody’s business. 2. I’m not sure how time is supposed to end, but I’m guessing I’ll find out in part 2. 3. As far as the BBC is concerned, the magical unicorn dust has worn off of Barack Obama and [...]

I Miss The Guardian

I became a regular Guardian reader when I lived in London. Not necessarily because I agreed with every word printed on its pages, but because it attracts some of the sharpest wits in Journalism, especially among its reviewers. Thanks to the Interwebz, I can now read The Guardian, although I don’t do it as often [...]

WTFrakalak

Traveling is fascinating and all, but I found that I don’t particularly like being outside California. Maybe I only feel that way because I travel afar so little. But as much fun as I had on my trip, I kept being pestered by the nagging fact that Other Places pretty much have the same stuff [...]

SCC Liveblog: "Ourselves Alone"

8:00 – It’s starting! 8:01 – Cameron, it’s an effing bird. It doesn’t understand you. File bug: Robot thinks birds can understand her. 8:02 – Yeah! Clean that floor, human! 8:09 – Quit wasting time, Cameron. Cap that meat puppet Riley!! 8:16 – Jessie is an idiot. For such a badass she knows squat about [...]

Reflections on Madden

There were nearly as many reporters covering the Superbowl yesterday as there were players on each team. Shoot, they even had Keith Olbermann on the sidelines. But of course, dominating commentary and onscreen as much as possible is everybody’s favorite Why-The-Hell-Is-This-Guy-Still-On-TV, John Freakin’ Madden. I can never figure him out. Homeboy was a twenty first [...]