Jun 2008
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Doctor Who: The Stolen Earth

June 29 2008 00:57 Filed in: Television
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If you’re a long term Doctor Who fan or even just a fan of the new series, you were probably in one of two positions after the concluding moments of the The Stolen Earth: either laying face down on the floor or standing straight up in utter disbelief. This was one kick ass cliffhanger. But ultimately, where is this episode going to fit into the 45 year history of the show?
Old companions, old villains. The gang’s all here to close out the fourth series of Doctor Who. Read More...

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Lego Indiana Jones

June 26 2008 00:21 Filed in: Gaming
Does Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures contain the building blocks of a great game?

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Who Won the Argument?

June 25 2008 23:54 Filed in: Poop
A news story from the Tallahassee Democrat recounts an interesting incident today, but doesn’t seem to answer the most pertinent question. Read More...

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George Carlin: Class Clown to Class Corpse - A Giant is Dead

June 23 2008 23:48 Filed in: Poop
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I don’t have nice days anymore. I generally don’t bother with them. However, when I woke up Monday morning and heard the news the George Carlin was dead, by God I was ready for a crappy day.

I generally don’t get too emotional about celebrity deaths. Shit happens, people die, and 9 times out of 10,even if it’s someone who entertained me on occasion, I just kind of think “oh well, that’s a bummer” and move on. I’m old enough that I’ve woken up plenty of times to a clock radio announcing the death of a celebrity or other public figure. But this morning, as I lay in bed and heard the words, I literally said out loud “Oh no.” Read More...

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Get Smart

June 22 2008 18:23 Filed in: Movies
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I really understand Hollywood’s penchant for grabbing on to hot TV or cult commodities and adapting them for the big screen, many times in name only. With the cost of making a film these days, it pays to have a built in audience for something. This increases the chances of at least breaking even at the box office. But for me, the real head scratcher is when something like Get Smart gets the big screen treatment. Read More...

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Doctor Who: Turn Left

June 22 2008 01:57 Filed in: Television
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It’s quite difficult to judge Turn Left on its own merits. It mostly exposition rolled into a fairly threadbare plot regarding whatever this time beetle thingy is attached to Donna. At least we can tick off the bit of foreshadowing from Fires of Pompeii now about what Donna has “on her back.” Read More...

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Doctor Who: Midnight

June 16 2008 01:30 Filed in: Television
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Russell T. Davies has gotten his fair share of criticism for his screen writing for the new show. In some respects, I tend to lump myself with those that find his stories to be among some of the weaker episodes. Overall, I have no fear or dread of an upcoming RTD episode, but ultimately, I can’t really get excited knowing it’s Russell’s turn in an upcoming week.
The preview for Midnight looked pretty filler-ish to be honest. A little bland looking, but on the other hand, sometimes we can get a gem when a story is written completely around the characters and some simple circumstances. This is what we have here. Read More...

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Darabont's Indy 4 Screenplay

June 15 2008 12:13 Filed in: Movies
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I have to say that I’m pretty pissed off right now. As I read through Frank Darabont’s original screenply for Indiana Jones and the City of the Gods, the original source material for what became what we were given on screen as Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, I became at bit madder with each passing page. Even though I’ve tried to be a Crystal Skull apologist since opening day, it’s hard not to read this script and as an Indiana Jones fan and not realize that this would not only have been a much better movie, but arguably in Spielberg’s hands could honestly have lived up to movie that Jones fans have wanted for the past 19 years.
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Revelations - Galactica Mid Season Finale

June 14 2008 00:57 Filed in: Television
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If your like me and I assume most Battlestar fans, you are sitting in stunned silence right now. Unlike season 3, Season 4 seems to be progressing at breakneck speed toward the conclusion of the saga. The mid-season finale “Revelations” took the show in some very unexpected directions, and some not so unexpected. Read More...

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Galactica

June 13 2008 20:09 Filed in: Television
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Like the stock market, a good television drama may have it’s ups and downs from week to week, but the long term investment pays off. Battlestar Galactica is no different. It has consistently for the past 4 years been one of the the best shows on television if not hands down the best.
Like all shows, with each passing episode and season, a group of fans declare that the show is dead, ruined and downhill. Galactica is no different from any other, but in my eyes, the program has progressively gotten better with each passing year. The mini-series was some outstanding television, but now long forgotten amidst a tapestry of rich characters and storylines that suck the viewer in more like a soap opera than sci-fi entertainment. Season 4 will reach it’s mid-point tonight, and for one and excited as hell. Read More...

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Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead

June 12 2008 01:47 Filed in: Television
Series 1 brought us the first really gritty, bare bones good Doctor Who with two part story The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. This was fantastic 2 parter that really keyed us in on the magic of what the series can be about now. From the introduction of Captain Jack to the gas masked face of a little boy haunting people with “Are you my mummy?” that was some serious shit on the screen courtesy of Stephen Moffat
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My Dirty Secret

June 02 2008 00:53 Filed in: Television
Doctor Who has been a guilty pleasure for many for the last 20 or 30 years this side of the ocean even though it was a British institution during the same time. It’s nice to have the show back, and looking better we could have ever hoped it would. Read More...

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Better Sites Than This One

June 01 2008 01:07 Filed in: LINKS
After you realize the complete waste of time this site was, you might try these instead...
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