So, it’s not new that I’m a bit conflicted about this season. On the one hand, I like each episode. They’re good, solid post-apocalyptic sci-fi. Tonight’s episode, with the mysterious calcification, the important super-red quartz stone that will Save theRead more…
Fringe: In Absentia
I laughed at Walter a few times during this episode of Fringe and when I did, it kind of made me sad. I feel a bit adrift so far this season. I hadn’t realized how emotionally invested I was inRead more…
Fringe: Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11
For those of us hoping that Season 5 would focus on the impending future doom of Observers, the Season 5 premiere tonight was not a disappointment. And the fact that Walter couldn’t remember anything, when push came to shove? NoRead more…
Doctor Who: Dinosaurs!
It’s hard not to love an episode of Doctor Who that has dinosaurs, Rory’s dad and Queen Nefertiti. On a spaceship hurtling toward the Earth. You can feel, however, the march toward the end of Amy & Rory’s run asRead more…
I Figured Out Why Newsies Hate The Newsroom
See, most people who go into journalism really want to report the news, without fear or favor. The Newsroom reminds them they don’t work somewhere that allows that.Read more…
In Which We Have to Admit that People Get the News They Want
I can tell you, without reservation, that people get the news they want, and not the news they deserve. Or the news they say they want.Read more…
The Newsroom: Greatest Hits of All the Moments I Missed Being In a Newsroom
Most of the working journalists I’ve read have shown disdain for HBO’s Newsroom. But I say this: How unrealistic is it when compared with any other profession portrayed on series television? You really think that every week is as excitingRead more…
Who is the vampire who killed Sookie’s parents?
Or was it a vampire at all? POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT! The books, apparently, have a fairy as the murderer of Sookie’s parents. Of course, the books and the HBO series separated ways a long time ago (Lafayette would be deadRead more…
Fringe: A Season Finale Post-Mortem
Post-mortem is especially appropriate, given the events of the season (fortunately not series) finale. The episode was very nearly perfect, tying up so many loose ends: What Bell did to Olivia What September meant when he told Olivia in everyRead more…
Just because the ratings for Fringe have tanked doesn’t mean it won’t be renewed
Whew. That was a long headline, I know. But it needed to be said. Again. See, Fringe is a scant few episodes away from having the 100 necessary for syndication. And syndication is where the money really is inRead more…