December 2010
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Yet Another Best of 2010 List
Since I’ve devoted this blog to the television, movies, books, and other assorted entertainment I enjoy, I guess it makes sense to revisit a few of my favourites this year (mostly TV related, but I touch on movies and music a bit as well). Best New Show Although I thought “Terriers” was the best new show of the 2010 fall season, FX launched an even better series in the spring:...
Dec 31st
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“Sure, Kill Bill’s a violent movie. But it’s a Tarantino movie. You don’t go to...”
– Quentin Tarantino. (via fightclub-)
Dec 30th
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Dec 29th
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Dec 29th
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Thoughts on Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Since “Doctor Who” returned to TV, it’s become tradition to air a special episode on Christmas. This year was the first Christmas special starring Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor. It was written by current show runner Steven Moffat and guest starred Michael Gambon and Katherine Jenkins. “A Christmas Carol” takes its plot from the Charles Dickens classic, with...
Dec 28th
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Dec 28th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 23rd
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Dec 22nd
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The Wire & Social Media →
An good read for fans of “The Wire” and those interested in social media. Be advised, there are some spoilers for later seasons of the show.
Dec 21st
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Just finished reading... The Book of Basketball
Bill Simmons, EPSN columnist and host of the “B.S. Report” podcast, has written an enormous book about the subject he loves most: NBA basketball. This 700+ page tome explores the history of the NBA and the achievements of its many stars. I’ve only been a basketball fan for about ten years, and I’ve spent that decade cheering for the perpetually dismal Toronto Raptors, so...
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
Things I want to do during winter break: get caught up on my ever-growing stack of unread comic books watch Inception again exercise on a consistent basis get up to date on “Fringe” start writing a new screenplay go see Black Swan finish reading “A Storm of Swords” and “Decoded” on my nook watch the three Lord of the Rings movies on Blu-ray I’m...
Dec 19th
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Dec 19th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 18th
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Dec 17th
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Dec 17th
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“How persistent it is, this demand that our gods be perfect. The Greeks were much...”
– Leto II (God Emperor of Dune)
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
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Received “Doctor Who” series 5 on Blu-ray as an early Christmas present. I can’t wait to re-watch the series, not to mention all of the bonus features (especially excited about the “Meanwhile, in the TARDIS” segments).  I know what I’m doing with my impending winter break… I put the first disc in, just to see how it looks in high-definition, and I was...
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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“I always pay attention to people if they stop me. If you’re a 10-year-old and...”
– Matt Smith (via hellyeahthedoctor)
Dec 10th
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Dec 10th
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Dec 8th
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Dec 7th
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Dec 2nd
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From the minute I heard the concept behind Brian Azzarello’s “100 Bullets”, I thought it would make a great movie.  A mysterious stranger hands you a briefcase with a dossier on the person who wronged you, along with one hundred untraceable bullets and the promise that you can exact revenge with absolutely no consequences?  Genius. But as the series went on and the mythology...
Dec 1st
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Dec 1st