Category Archives: Movies & TV

Watchmen: The Old Script

I had a copy of this Watchmen movie script in the mid-90s. Actually, I still do. It was written by then-hot screenwriter San Hamm, who’d written the first Batman movie. It is the reason I have been dreading a film … Continue reading

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Campbell’s Soup is good food

And it paid for my first semester of college. Those were the days.

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Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

Joss Whedon fans, unite! When there’s a strike, our hero writes a supervillain musical starring Neil Patrick Harris and Nathan Fillion, then releases it for free. It will only be online for a limited time — all three parts will … Continue reading

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Big Bang Theory

Anytime the mainstream media tries to personify the geek culture, my hackles go up. We all know Screech. We all know Screech is simultaneously too broad to be real and too real to be funny. So when The Big Bang … Continue reading

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Schrodinger’s Island?

There are oodles of cool Lost theories, but few make this much sense.

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Cloverfield (spoiler-free)

Here’s the thing about Cloverfield: It’s not for stupid people. As soon as the movie was over, some Marc Ecko-wearing simpleton with a Flexfit-topped shaved dome jumped up and said, “That was gay!” (The fact that he spoke up in … Continue reading

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Ninja Warrior

I love game shows. Game shows morphed into reality shows, and I watch some of them when there’s a game underneath (Survivor), and I was happy to hear that American Gladiators is coming back. But until it does, I stumbled … Continue reading

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Kid Nation

I love it. When I was young, I hated how the adult world assumed I was incapable of being trusted, being resourceful, being creative, being positive. Here’s a show that says, look, kids are really really amazing human beings. They … Continue reading

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We’ll be right back

Out of action for a brief period of time (you may have noticed). Working on secret projects combined with R&R. Won’t be blogging again until closer to the weekend, but even then, I’ve got two gigs at Cache Creek, so … Continue reading

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Who’s your Big Daddy?

BioShock is finally here. To celebrate, GamesRadar did another of its infamous Digital Shorts, and I got roped into the act. Never let it be said that I am unwilling to look like a total dork for a joke.

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