2009 does NOT feel like the end of a decade for me. Not the way 1999 did, but then all four numbers changed and it was the end of a century and there was Y2K, so that was a little different. But it just seems like 1-10 should go together instead of 0-9, because I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘tv’
“Because our pain makes us real, Dawson”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged cultural theory, dawson's creek, freaks and geeks, school, tv on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I fell in love with Dawson’s Creek in the summer of 2003, my first summer home from St. Thomas. If the first summer after college is indeed a universally frustrating experience, then I would guess that mine was worse than most in a number of ways. I won’t invoke past hells, but it’s just now [...]
Why American Idol Makes Me Smile
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adam Lambert, American Idol, Anoop Desai, Clay Aiken, cultural theory, Danny Gokey, fame, ideology, Kara DioGuardi, Kelly Clarkson, Kris Allen, Lil Rounds, Matt Giraud, music, Simon Cowell, Taylor Hicks, Television Without Pity, tv on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This had to be done. It’s no secret that I’ve been waaay too into American Idol this season, and I’m well on my way to not being ashamed of that, on account of there were some seriously talented and original kids this season that are going to end up maybe surpassing the Kelly Clarkson/legitimate star [...]
Shadow Games
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged children, cultural theory, language, malcolm in the middle, tv, words on May 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Today I was watching an ancient episode of Malcolm in the Middle in which Malcolm is confronted by a bully playing the Shadow game. I hate people who do this; it always annoyed me more than any other traditional tactic, but before today, I never really thought about it as anything more than that. Malcolm [...]
…And They Have A Plan.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arrested development, battlestar galactica, buffy the vampire slayer, chuck, firefly, freaks and geeks, gilmore girls, how i met your mother, jericho, jpod, life on mars, Lost, love monkey, Pushing Daisies, scrubs, smallville, that 70s show, tv, undeclared, veronica mars, wonderfalls on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I would like to get this off my chest before Friday comes and the ‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ rule goes into effect: I am wholly and unreservedly glad that Battlestar Galactica is ending.
Don’t get me wrong; I like BSG, I do. I’ve been there from the beginning, and while unlike the majority of [...]
