…if it ever gets made,that is. Slingers is a 60′s heist story at heart, albeit one set in the 2260′s. It’s the brainchild of Mike Sizemore and it stars Sean Pertwee — as in the son of the third Doctor from Doctor Who, Jon Pertwee — along with Adrian Bower, Tom Mison, Margo Stilley, Haruka . . . → Read More: “Slingers” looks like it’ll be my new favorite TV show…
I was a huge fan of the original Tron released back in 1982. I was 14 years old and it was a movie aimed at my people: computer geeks. Completely unrealistic fantasy nonsense and I loved every minute of it so when word came that they were doing a sequel, well, geekgasm is probably the . . . → Read More: Movies I’m Looking Forward To: “Tron Legacy” (#Blogathon)
I keep meaning to mention my love for the ABC sitcom called Better Off Ted, but I keep forgetting to do so. Back in February I wrote an entry about it before it first aired in which I opined that it looked like it might be pretty funny. Yeah, that was an understatement.
I love watching The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson but with having to get up so early I only get to watch it Friday nights. I suppose I could time shift it on the DVR, but that just seems… wrong. Anyway it means I missed this wonderful opening he did on Monday:
I loved the books and I’ve thought the movies have been about as good as they can be considering the amount of material they have to trim down. The next installment looks like it will not disappoint either:
The Times Online has an interview with Russel T. Davies and David Tennant on their decision to leave Doctor Who this year. It’s not a particularly long or revealing interview, but one bit that stood out for me was their commenting on how the show’s revival made it cool to be a fan again:
It’s official. The BBC has announced that come 2010 when the next actor takes on the role of The Doctor on Doctor Who his final form will be that of Matt Smith. Haven’t heard of him? Yeah, it seems a lot of folks haven’t:
This is one of those annual holiday classics that, surprisingly enough, I’ve never seen the entirety of in one sitting. Considering how ofter A Christmas Story runs during the holiday—Channel TBS runs a 24 hour marathon of the movie starting Christmas Eve through Christmas Day—it’s entirely possible I’ve seen the entire thing in bits and . . . → Read More: Siskel and Ebert’s review of “A Christmas Story” from 1983.
I loved the movies, even if the sequel wasn’t as good as the original, and I loved playing the first video game on my Commodore 64. So how could I not be looking forward to a modern-day update that was co-written and voice acted by the original cast?
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