Category Archives: Television

The people speak: Jericho returns

I wonder if they’ll bring back Gerald McRaney. Naaaah. But Jericho’s coming back. For weeks, “Jericho” junkies have been firing e-mails (effectively shutting down InBoxes at CBS and this newspaper), signing petitions and sending bags of nuts to CBS headquarters … Continue reading

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What’s wrong with monopolies

Comcast bought out Richmond’s old cable company years ago. Back when it was AT&T, it never went out, the service was great, and it wasn’t that expensive. All that changed, of course, because Comcast sucks great big hairy you-know-what. And … Continue reading

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LOTR, Simpsons style

I missed this one, what with no longer watching the Simpsons. But it’s quite funny.

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Heroes season finale open thread

Because you know you want it. I spent much of the last ten minutes yelling at the television. While sitting on the edge of my seat. I love this show. Loved most of the finale. Not all. Just most.

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Time out for a TV break

Finales. I liked one, hated the other. Twenty-two episodes into the seventh season, they finally get the spirit of Gilmore Girls right—just as it ends. Which makes about two or three shows worth watching the entire year. (One of the … Continue reading

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Heroes: Peter’s dreams

Wikipedia has the synopsis of the dreams I’ve been mentioning in the Heroes threads. Nathan arranges for Peter’s release, but when they leave the police station, Peter begins coughing and collapses, unconscious. As he hits the ground, his surroundings change. … Continue reading

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TV and the internet

The mainstream media may have trouble catching on to the uses of the internet, but TV networks are figuring it out. Besides NBC utilizing the enormous fanbase and interactivity of the internet (next year we get to choose which new … Continue reading

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Monday night Heroes/Lost thread

Post anything about tonight’s episode but spoilers in the comments. On the subject of TV shows, I caught up on the Lost episode that I missed on Wednesday (taped it, but did not watch, due to creating my Mother’s Day … Continue reading

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Heroes thread

Don’t post any spoilers for tonight’s episode (or later ones) in the comments, but have at it with guesses and discussion.

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New Heroes thread

This one is to discuss something from the end of the April 23rd episode.

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Heroes discussion, pre-episode, possible spoilers

I think I’ll be putting up Heroes discussion posts for the rest of the season. I had a good email discussion going with a couple of people. And people had some interesting comments last week about Mama Petrelli (super power … Continue reading

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From 9-10 p.m., my world stops

Heroes is back tonight. Anyone trying to contact me between the hours of 9 and 10 p.m. will be unable to get my attention. I will not be answering the phone. The computer will be shut down. All knocks at … Continue reading

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24 question

So, I have a question about 24. If you haven’t seen last night’s episode, and don’t want to be spoiled, well, too late. How is it the Chinese guy knew exactly, to the secondhttp://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3386040,00.html, when Jack would be done playing … Continue reading

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Hulk smash Conan? No! Conan smash Hulk!

This is wrong on so many levels. No WAY can Conan take on the Hulk.

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LOST: The return of the return of the Lost episode summary

[FLASHBACK TO John Locke, depressed and at the Disability office, being asked stupid questions by an annoying bureaucrat that proves once again that Hollywood script writers have zero connection to real, actual working people] [Meryl says: gee, what an exciting … Continue reading

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