Nope, I’m not talking about Stonehenge Apocalypse (“We can’t just sit on our hands while Stonehenge destroys the world!”) or any of SyFy’s infamous monster mashups, I’m talking about three of their original TV shows: Eureka, Warehouse 13, and Haven. I’ll say up front that I’m not a huge fan of any of these shows, [...]
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Jul 27, 2010
|TV Shows
I love watching pilot episodes of new TV shows. I love studying how they set up their settings and characters and premises, how they handle dialogue, how they’re paced. If they’re trying to capitalize on another successful show, I love to see what elements they copy, where they diverge, and how they succeed or fail [...]
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May 3, 2010
|TV Shows
An unexpected relapse of last week’s sinus infection had a nice side effect: I suddenly had the time to marathon watch all of season 1 of BONES. I didn’t expect to like the show for two reasons: 1. I have never been a fan of David Boreanaz in his role as Angel/Angelus on both Buffy: [...]
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Apr 20, 2010
|Inspiration, Martial Arts, TV Shows
MTV has a new parkour show! You can watch the full pilot episode of MTV’s Ultimate Parkour Challenge below. (NOTE: Videos are restricted by region so international viewers may not be able to view them.) If you have any interest in learning about this art, I think you’ll really enjoy watching the whole 42-minute episode. [...]
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Feb 8, 2010
|Adventure, Inspiration, TV Shows
All the hubbub over Super Bowl commercials has reminded me of one of my favorite commercials ever, Discovery Channel’s “The World is Just Awesome.” Imagine my happy surprise to find there’s also a sequel! So, if you haven’t seen these before (and even if you have) please watch. Your sense of wonder will thank you.
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Dec 18, 2009
|Cosmic Toast, TV Shows
Our Slangman’s World page at gpbkids.org has just launched! You can: Play our awesome new game, Gizma’s Robot Builder, in which you build a robot while learning the names of body parts in various languages! Watch all ten of our fun, music-filled Slangman’s World episodes! And yes, this gives you an opportunity to see my [...]
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Dec 3, 2009
|Food-n-Drink, TV Shows
As 2009 speeds toward the finish line, I’ll be posting some rather silly list-style year-in-review posts, possibly more for my benefit than for yours. (Sorry about that.) 2009: FOODIE CONTEST SHOWS Why do I love cooking contest shows when I myself do not cook? I have no idea. Perhaps, as is the case with so [...]
Read More ...People fascinate me. I love them for their frailty, their intricacies, their quirks, their passions. I love the brave ones and the scared ones, the dreamers and the pragmatists. And by watching reality TV, I get a constant stream to observe without having to lurk around at a coffeehouse or an airport. Oh, sure, reality [...]
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Sep 5, 2008
|Life Stuff, TV Shows
The first time I saw this commercial, the ending really hit me. I’m not sure if non-Californians have gotten a chance to see it, so here you go: I’m glad to see the power of TV being used for Good. (Want more info? Go here.)
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May 19, 2008
|Inspiration, TV Shows, Writing
During my commute this morning, I flipped on NPR in the middle of this story: Vampire Slayer Buffy Saves Iraq Reporter’s Soul by Jamie Tarabay. NPR sums up the piece thusly: Buffy the Vampire Slayer saved the world and the sanity of NPR’s Jamie Tarabay while she was in Baghdad. Tarabay explores why she needed [...]
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