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Tidbits for Monday

If you’ve been rewatching your Firefly box set in order to get your Nathan Fillion fix, Spike.com has got your back. PG Porn is a James Gunn short that features the majestically-armed one as a frisky, acting-impaired carpenter. Definitely worth a view. Still bitter about Deadwood’s cancellation? Then here’s an item for your Christmas list. HBO [...]

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More Great TV Women: Battlestar Galactica

Guest poster Shelly had far too much to say about the women of BSG to limit it to a blurb in another post. Here, then, are some of the reasons the women of BSG are worth talking about. On Tuesday, Marcia posted about the lack of strong female characters in movies, especially compared to the abundance [...]

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5 Video Clips To Help You Avoid Work

I’ve been saving up a bunch of YouTube videos with the intention of posting them, but then keep forgetting. The fact that I finally acquired a Wii this week might have something to do with my forgetfulness, I fear. Still, in the interest of helping you waste time on a Friday afternoon, this week’s Friday [...]

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5 Great Plot Twists

Sometimes, there is a fine line between surprising the audience with a completely unexpected plot development and jumping the shark, but when a show does it right, the viewers will be discussing it for weeks, and sometimes years, after the fact. I’m not talking about some “Bobby in the shower” kind of plot twist, either. [...]

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Tuesday Tidbits

Are you feeling the Battlestar Galactica love the way I am? Does Friday seem really far away? To tide you over, here are two crazy theories on who might be the final Cylon. Since I think every possible character has been repeatedly guessed by now, I’m going out on a limb and saying that it’s [...]

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TV with PV: May 2

Again, it’s Friday night, and there’s only one show I care about. Yep, it’s Battlestar Galactica night. This week, the crew finally finds Earth. No, not really. (Sci-Fi, 10:00) US viewers can also watch Doctor Who land in Pompeii at a most unfortunate time. (Sci-Fi, 9:00) In the UK, worlds collide when the fabulous Dame Helen Mirren [...]

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One Frakking Great Show

Each week, when I watch Battlestar Galactica, I feel a wee bit nervous. Will this be the week the show suddenly stops being fabulous? Will it somehow take a wrong turn, make Baltar humble, or the president infallible, or force Starbuck to deal with her issues in therapy? And, each week, I can only lean [...]

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The Post-Strike TV Slump

Something rather unexpected has happened recently. I’m not enjoying TV as much. I’m sure it’s just a phase; you can’t keep a good couch potato down for long. However, as the post-strike episodes begin to trickle onto the airwaves, I find myself with the same response over and over again: yawn. After waiting months for The [...]

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5 Best TV Characters (At the Moment)

Last week, Scooter asked fellow TV bloggers to compile a list of their current favorite television characters. What better way to celebrate the slow return of scripted television than by honoring those characters that keep us tuning in each week? This Friday 5 names my personal favorites, though I’ve got to say, it was nearly [...]

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5 Best Television Robots

In honor of this week’s season finale of the cyborg-infested Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, today’s Friday 5 celebrates the best artificial lifeforms on television. Sure, they’re electronic, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want praise from time to time. 5. Buffybot (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Sometimes, I worry that I mention Buffy too much, but [...]

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