My super-quick impression of the TV show Fringe: SHOW INTRO Ridiculous and bad science premise results in someone being gorily murdered, often involving slime and/or blood. CREDITS roll. OLIVIA (stares emotionlessly) WALTER BISHOP Something off the wall, either grossly inappropriate or involving food, while examing some grotesque CG creature or corpse. (The audience laughs and […]
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Mad Men: Sadomasochism For the Enlightened Modern Person
This weekend, Sarah and I tucked into the first season of the AMC series Mad Men. The concept of the show is in essence a look at the lives of Madison Avenue advertising executives, their office staff, and their families. Oh, and their mistresses. Infidelity is the fuel that ran Madison Avenue, apparently. The show […]
The Mainstreaming of Science Fiction on TV?
Image via Wikipedia The ABC series Lost is, quite possibly, the most broadly successful science fiction television show yet. While ratings have been on a decline in this, the fourth season, the season’s premiere pulled in 16.07 million viewers. Now, these are Nielsen numbers, which I consider suspect at best, but it shows that the […]
Battlestar Galactica S4E4 Thoughts
Wow, was there a really big revelation tonight, or am I reading too much into things?