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Reaper

September 30th, 2008

Thanks to the magic of Tivo, I’m still catching up on episodes of shows I recorded last season. I’ve got 3 episodes to go on Reaper, and let me just say that this show just keeps getting better and better.
What’s the premise? A college drop-out learns that before he was born his parents sold his [...]

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Time Traveling TV

August 29th, 2008

Yes, I know the TV show Journeyman, about an unwilling time traveler, was canceled. However, due to A) having a second job called 12 to Midnight that severely restricts my tv-watching time, and B) the magic of Tivo, I’m doing a little time traveling of my own. Future-me is working my way through this series [...]

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Lost and Found

June 23rd, 2008

The Sci-Fi Channel has a very sharp stratification of quality. On one hand, you have Farscape and Battlestar Galactica. Then you have the constant sludge of bĀ and c-grade made-for-cable movies. (Mansquito, anyone?) The Lost Room definitely falls into the former category.
This mini-series from 2006 is infecting my brain, courtesy of Netflix. Disc 1 includes the [...]

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Terminator Ruminations

January 23rd, 2008

I’ve had The Terminator on the brain lately. And why not? With the new TV series underway, this is a great time to reflect upon the "Terminator mythos". I’ve only watched the pilot and first episode, but the Sarah Connor Chronicles has reawakened new appreciation for the original movies. That’s not to say that the [...]

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So a couple days ago I was bitching about Bionic Woman. I actually finished the first episode, so I’ve set a benchmark for my stamina. However, Ultraviolet came in the mail from Netflix and it made Bionic Woman look like frickin’ Macbeth. Wow. Okay, note to self. Anime can be cool, but it doesn’t translate [...]

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