Controlling the Transmissions - Year Twenty-One

"It is likely I will die next to a pile of books I was meaning to read.” -Lemony Snickett

29 October 2006

Monster House on DVD

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One of the differences between the 147 other animated films that have been released in 2006, Monster House was the same, yet different. Thi...
26 October 2006

Books of 2006, Part 13: Shadowmarch by Tad Williams

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The epic fanatsy novel. I've read a lot of them over the last 30 years, and while I've enjoyed most of them, they all still pale to ...

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green

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The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green is a light romantic comedy, based on the Eric Orner comic strip. Daniel Letterle -who stol...

Scrubs is back, so is the NBC Thursday comedy block

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NBC has announced that Scrubs will return to their schedule November 30. The Peacock Network will team Scrubs with 30 Rock , which will mo...
24 October 2006

NBC to dump scripted programming by 2008

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What might be a new trend in TV, NBC announced that by the end of 2008, it will shed up to 700 jobs -- 5 percent of its workforce -- and sla...
19 October 2006

Is Studio 60 doomed for the cancel bin?

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It seems almost certain that NBC will eventually cancel Aaron Sorkin's dramedy, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip . Ratings continue to erod...

Grey's Anatomy star T.R. Knight outs himself

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According to TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, Grey's Anatomy actor T.R. Knight confirms he is gay: The actor confirmed to People this ...
18 October 2006

Ratings slide for Battlestar, The CW cancels a show and ER to stay put

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The ratings woes for Battlestar Galactica continue, as the critically acclaimed series just mustered out a 1.6 million viewers this past Fr...
16 October 2006

Heroes: Chapter 4: Collision

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Episode 4 of Heroes continues to make this the best new show of the season, for its clever writing, its diverse cast and Masi Oka’s wonderf...
13 October 2006

Kidnapped slotted for Saturday; Medium returns in November

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CBS confirmed this week that they've picked up Jericho for the rest of the TV season, ordering the back nine. This the third new program...
11 October 2006

Battlestar's third season opener hailed by critics, fails to score bigger ratings

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After four months of hype from the press on how great it is, one would've guessed the season opener of Battlestar Glactica would've...
10 October 2006

CBS gains 3lbs. from the loss of Smith

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The 2006-07 TV season continues to evolve, as CBS has pulled Smith from the airwaves after three low-rated airings. It will air reruns of o...
08 October 2006

What's the appeal of horror films?

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Interesting article in this weeks Entertainment Weekly, talking about horror movies and their impact on the box office and why, more and mor...
05 October 2006

Kidnapped cancelled; NBC picks up Heroes and Sci Fi renews Eureka!

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The winner for first show to get cancelled is NBC's Kidnapped . The serial drama has scored way below the peacock networks expectations....

Emma Watson dropping out of the final two Harry Potter films?

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Emma Watson is hinting that she may not return to play Hermione Granger for the final two Harry Potter films. The now 16 year-old, filming H...
04 October 2006

Movie Review: Brick

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Dubious of PK’s choice of movie, I was surprised when Brick turned out to be one the best movies I’ve seen this year. Which, I guess, I sho...
01 October 2006

Jericho: The Day After will be filled with cliches

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Jericho's second episode continues to hit all the cliche buttons and thus, I'm losing interest. Now the guy who will become the new ...
30 September 2006

Past Prologue

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Funny, how things work out. I had two very close friends when I was growing up, one whom I've known for close to 40 years and another f...
26 September 2006

Jerry Falwell's attack on Freedom and Madonna

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I could give a rats ass about Madonna these days, with her crazy stunts that piss of censors across the globe and her latest CD and her fake...
25 September 2006

It's official: The Class is dumb, but Heroes shines

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Have no idea how CBS convinced these critics to praise this show, but The Class is about as funny as a heart attack. All the characters are...
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Mid 50's, a CSR, help make the indie film JUDAS KISS, THE DARK PLACE, and SOMETHING LIKE SUMMER, worked on the web based Hidden Frontier Productions. Makes occasional comments on pop culture that include TV, Books, Movies.
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