Category Archives: Movies/TV
Excercise, painting, and eating pie
This could well be the most insane thing I’ve ever seen… It might be more appropriate on Things I’ve Eaten, but I feel that the lifestyle enrichment provided through art and excercies made this a better venue. [youtube]awRLTqNdk7g[/youtube] Notable Quotables: … Continue reading
Freddy likes to watch
I just saw what may be the greatest achievement in stock footage and repurposed celluloid ever made: Roger Corman’s Galactic Odyssey (AKA Starquest II). Of its 90 minute running time, I’d guess only about 25 minutes of footage were shot … Continue reading
Oh, my Norse!
I’m guessing that if you saw the words Vikings, Lee Majors, and1978 listed in a program description when flipping through the TV guide you’d say, “That sounds like the most sweetass awesome movie ever made!” Well, that’s exactly what I … Continue reading
Cyborgs have feelings, too.
Imagine, if you will, a man who speaks like Helen Keller right after she learned to pronounce “water.” Then, imagine that man playing arpeggio loops on a Casio and shouting the following at the top of his lungs: Mortal Challenge! … Continue reading
V for “Up Yours, Spotty!”
I finally saw the V for Vendetta and I’ve got to say, I was shocked by what I learned. Natalie Portman can act! As if that weren’t shocking enough, I learned that the Wachowski brothers, best known for their Matrix … Continue reading
Star Trek Babies
Thought the final nail in Star Trek franchise’s coffin was finally banged into place? Guess again. After the Enterprise TV show tanking (I never saw it, but the general consensus seems to be that it sucked) and the final Star … Continue reading
Charmed Shmarmed
I’ve just learned that Charmed has finally been cancelled. For those that haven’t seen the show, it’s about three witch sisters who spend their time bralessly vanquishing demons. There’s no question that this is a terrible show. From the derivative … Continue reading
Wookiee Holiday Gift Guide
Have you ever wondered, “What can you get a wookiee for Christmas when he already owns a comb?” The classic Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album, posed that exact question in its hit single entitiled, appropriately enough, “What … Continue reading
Loving the Alien
It’s easy for people to be jaded and bitter these days. Fortunately, you can recapture your childlike innocence. Just think back to the 1980s. The Cold War. Reaganomics. The Challenger explosion. Popes, presidents, and pop stars shot. Yet in the … Continue reading
LoJack: The Tripe Hawker
Fall 2005 appears to be TV’s new season of the supernatural. Nearly all the networks are partying like it’s 1993 when they were tripping over each other to bang out X-Files clones. As can be expected, some are better than … Continue reading