Big screen first: Definitely, Maybe — I like Ryan Reynolds quite a bit, but he fell a little flat for me in this, and I'm not sure if he was really bad or if he just didn't have much to work with. All three of the women he's involved with are wonderful, and of course … [Read more...] about Screen review roundup
Television
Back to work!
The strike is over. Thank God. Because Conan came on while I was working on the new Paged Media design, and OMG it's painful to watch. I hear we're getting a second season of Pushing Daisies but no new episodes in this season, and Battlestar Galactica will finish out its story … [Read more...] about Back to work!
There is not enough “shiny” in the ‘verse
Steven Brust has posted his Firefly novel online under a Creative Commons license. ETA: A bit of backstory on how this came about, from a 2006 con report. … [Read more...] about There is not enough “shiny” in the ‘verse
Theoretical episodes
Striking writers propose episodes of other writers' series, including the Daily Show writers finishing off Pushing Daisies: Attempting to revive his strike-threatened show, Ned decides to Ã¢â … [Read more...] about Theoretical episodes
Pushing Daisies
I've just finished watching all nine existing episodes of Pushing Daisies. I'm going to expire from love of this show. Poor Ned will have to hop out of the TV to revive me so I can go around pressing other people into watching it. … [Read more...] about Pushing Daisies
Because I haven’t done one of these in a while
New words: 981 Reason for stopping: quota, must go get some other things done today, because that took hours Sustenance: Raspberry tea, yummy basil-tomato cheddar I picked up at Blue Baker the other day Exercise: BodyFlow yesterday. Meant to go running today, but writing has … [Read more...] about Because I haven’t done one of these in a while
Because Joss is my master now…
Good news: new Joss show. Better news: it stars Eliza Dushku. Even better news: the network has ordered 7 episodes, not just a pilot. Bad news? The network in question is Fux Fox. ETA: Minear is in on it. Oh Lordy. The deathwatch has already begun. … [Read more...] about Because Joss is my master now…
What’s in THE BOX?
Do the Heroes and Prison Break writers go drinking in the same bar after work or something? … [Read more...] about What’s in THE BOX?
Mika Brzezinski vs. MSNBC producers
Congress is pressuring the White House on several fronts. Flooding kills people in Texas. The Supreme Court hands down several controversial decisions. Guess what the lead story was on MSNBC's morning show. … [Read more...] about Mika Brzezinski vs. MSNBC producers
Charlie Jade
Hmm. What to say about Charlie Jade? It's a freaky little SF show you've probably never heard of. I hadn't, until Preston mentioned it in his blog. I was intrigued enough to go looking for the episodes. They were surprisingly easy to come by, given that the show has never aired … [Read more...] about Charlie Jade
