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Meet The X-Files
With the second X-Files movie premiering in the US, our resident X-Files addict, Plattie, takes a look back at how it all began with a recap of the very first episode. The X-Files, S01 E00: Pilot We begin, for the first and only time, with a disclaimer informing us that ‘the following story is inspired by [...]
Continue reading...Blogging Along With Dr. Horrible
16. July 2008 Posted by Marcia
Right, then. Let’s talk Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It’s fairly certain that no 13-minute Internet video has ever received quite so many blog inches in the history of the Internet, and I was as guilty as anyone of hyperbole and over-excitement. In theory, it sounded like, quite possibly, the greatest thing ever. So how did it [...]
Continue reading...End of the Line [Doctor Who]
10. July 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E13: Journey’s End This week: now we know where Russell T Davies gets his ideas - bad fanfic! Anna is disappointed by the Doctor Who finalé.
Continue reading...The Gang’s All Here [Doctor Who]
3. July 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E12: The Stolen Earth The week: everyone from the extended Whoniverse turns up in one of the best episodes of Doctor Who ever.
Continue reading...A Less Wonderful Life [Doctor Who]
27. June 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E11: Turn Left This week: What would have happened if Donna had never met the Doctor? We find out when she accidentally creates a Doctor-less universe. Apparently, Catherine Tate would have shouted a whole lot more.
Continue reading...Once More With Feeling
25. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
Right now, there are a fair number of decent shows on the summer schedule. Okay, three. Maybe four. Still, it’s enough, in theory, to tide me over for a bit. Plus, right now I should be packing, preparing for the big move in a week’s time. This, of course, explains why I decided it was [...]
Continue reading...Midnight and the Aliens of Good and Evil
Doctor Who, S04 E10: Midnight This week: the Doctor is under threat in one of the most chilling episodes yet. This episode was good. Really, really good. In fact, it was one of the best episodes of the revived Who ever. And pretty much all of it took place in one small space, with hardly any special [...]
Continue reading...Stuck in the Middleman
18. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
Every summer, I bemoan the loss of all my favorite shows, and every summer, the networks throw me a few bones to keep me entertained throughout the warm months. (Yes, I know that summer is supposed to be spent outside, enjoying margaritas on patios and long walks in the sunshine, but I live in the [...]
Continue reading...The Doctor Meets the Matrix [Doctor Who]
13. June 2008 Posted by Anna
Doctor Who, S04 E09: Forest of the Dead This week: The Doctor brings the dead back to life. Again. Also, he can open the Tardis just by clicking his fingers.
Continue reading...A Conversation at NBC
10. June 2008 Posted by Marcia
If you were lucky enough to sit in on the pitch meeting for NBC’s summer shows, in which the horror anthology Fear, Itself was greenlit, you likely would have heard something along the following lines: Executive 1: Right, it’s summer, so kids are staying up late to watch TV, right? We can’t very well expect them [...]
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There’s something for everyone on Monday night. How I Met Your Mother still makes me laugh every week, which is something I never thought I’d say for a CBS comedy. CBS, 8:30
Chuck also still makes me laugh. So does Heroes, which follows it, though I’m pretty sure Chuck is the only one that’s intentionally funny. NBC, 8:00 and 9:00
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25. July 2008 Posted by Plattie
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