Extended episodes are symptomatic of unthoughtful, inconsiderate jerks.* It was an annoying, and anger-inducing thing to actually make a show longer than the announced run-time, especially when the last five minutes can be the most important ones. The sentimental and even economic consequences are explored here. I was going to write a review of the …
Monthly Archive: November 2005
Nov 30
DC To Be Featured On USPS Stamps
Next year will see DC Comics characters appearing on the new 39 cents postage stamps. Most likely, the stamps will be released in conjunction with the San Diego Comic-Con, July 20-23 although some sources are claiming they won’t have them until September 1. There will be 20 stamps that will feature only 10 heroes; one …
Nov 30
According to a Commercial I Saw Last Night…
The broadcast of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer that we will see tonight will be extra-special because it has been “re-mastered”! The apocalypse has come. The end of the world is nigh. The obsession with re-mastering things has come to ye olde classic Christmas special? I have an odd feeling it will be in widescreen as …
Nov 29
So what if I was wrong about Threshold tonight?
It would be only the first time that TitanTV has failed me. Criminal Instinct was indeed on tonight. That the team solved the case hinges on a line based on a subplot that I found to be offensively and unneccessarily sociopolitical. I don’t need that stuff while having TV on in the background!
Nov 29
Salute to Steven J. Cannell
Scott Kurtz? Aaron Williams? A salute to the “great” television of the late 1970s and early 1980s like Knight Rider, A-Team and Greatest American Hero? I am so there. “Truth, Justin and the American Way” just went on my pull list! (If it’s no longer on the main page of PVP, then click here.) Scott …
Nov 29
Dixon interview for Comics Review
The Comics Review Forums has a nice interview with comic legend Chuck Dixon. Always good to hear from Chuck. He doesn’t plug his two upcoming books from Shooting Star, but they’re coming out in 2006 so perhaps it’s too early to mention them.
Nov 29
I now fear Scott at Polite Dissent
When I got married in 1999, I had some things I wanted to do in the ceremony. I wanted to perform “Come Live With Me and Be My Love” (which really is so beautiful you may not realize it’s a P.D.Q. Bach song from his “Liebslieder Polkas”), and I even got the sheet music, but …
Nov 29
Let’s cleanse the palate, shall we?
Okay, I watched Tom Cruise killing Oprah again and then watched Bananaphone. Then a quick visit to Khaaan and I’m better.
Nov 29
So What if Threshold is Cancelled?
TeeVee told me that Threshold was cancelled about two days ago but I was too busy and/or preoccupied to post. (My self-involvement involves getting a diploma, so I’m okay with it). Regardless of that fact, there is still an episode of Threshold airing tonight and one being broadcast on December 9th. Why should this affect …
Nov 29
Warning: This may ruin your day
Look, anyone who peruses my Amazon wish list or picks up on subtle indicators here or there in my posts can probably detect my political stance by what I read, and there is the occasional post where I may talk about politics. But for the most part, I leave it off this particular site because …
Nov 29
New experiment
I’ve signed up for a new Amazon Associates beta test, as you may (or may not) see if you hover your cursor over this link for the movie Ray (I’m using that one just because I’ve seen it work in the beta test). 1/2 of the visitors to the site will see a special floating …
Nov 29
Aeon Flux secrets revealed by Peter Chung
Chung Reveals Flux Secrets Peter Chung actually sounds disappointed with the live action movie, since Charlize Theron doesn’t resemble Aeon, doesn’t have the trademarked hairstyle, doesn’t wear the Aeon costume and the movie was made without his involvement. The only thing he likes is that if the movie widens the brand name he can push …
Nov 29
Shrek 3 plot revealed
The director of the first two Shrek features reveals the plot of Shrek 3, which he will executive produce but not write or direct. I’m putting this in an extended entry so that anyone who would rather be surprised can avoid spoilers. (Don’t worry, this is just the basic idea of the plot.)
Nov 29
Congratulations, Bob!
My buddy Bob Lipski’s comic book Uptown Girl #31 was declared Newsarama’s Indy comic of the week. Way to go!
Nov 29
It’s what I’ve been musing about for months
Jonah Golberg states what a lot of us have been wondering about the new King Kong movie: But explain to me one thing. A bunch of explorers go to an island. They find a giant gorilla. That’s cool. But they also find dinosaurs. They go crazy for the giant gorilla — which is totally legit. …
Nov 28
I want a G.I. Joe and a pony. Oh, and Vice City.
A few weeks ago I posted about the Amazon wishlists, getting some of the other MonitorDuty posters and commenters to share theirs. I thought I’d pass on a site I’ve found useful, now that it’s holiday shopping season. My Amazon wishlist is six pages long because it’s mostly for self-reference. I’ll read an article about, …
Nov 28
The Lone Ranger To Ride Again
The Pulse is reporting that Dynamite Entertainment has obtained the license to bring back the Lone Ranger (and pressumably Tonto) to monthly comics. No info was given concerning a creative team, plot concepts or when the first issue will debut.
Nov 26
Wide-Scale Speculation of the New Post-Crisis
Go over to Captain Comics Message Board here. Apparently Dan Didio is trying to restore the DCU to his own personal Golden Age…. comic books when he was 12. Circa 1982. I remember DC Comics of 1982. I can tell you almost exactly what that the DC Universe looked like around 1982. This could be …
Nov 26
Teen Titans cancelled
According to Toon Zone, the Cartoon Network has failed to pick up the show for a sixth season. No word has been given whether “Kids WB”, which has been running the show second-run, will pick up the program.
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