Man, I miss this show. The show I refer to is Homicide: Life on the Street, based on the fantastic book by David Simon (who has moved on to create one of the best shows of THIS decade, The Wire).…
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Geek, TV
Video – 2009 Emmys “In Memoriam” Video montage
Here’s the “In Memoriam” segment from Sunday’s Emmy awards. I post for one reason only: to compliment the producers of the Emmys for remembering my idol Patrick McGoohan, unlike the Oscars ceremony earlier this year, who completely ignored him in their celebration of our fallen dead (even though McGoohan was nominated for an Oscar for Braveheart). Thanks, guys.
Geek, TV
Holy Hole in a Doughnut! Adam West is 81 years young today!
Adam, all of us here in the Dickerson household love ya, and wish you the very best for your 81st birthday. [youtube]FdVJWyoncdU[/youtube] UPDATE: The song on this video is from the great animation voiceover actor Wally Wingert, who just got…
TV
LINK: Battlestar Galactica: the Complete Series on blu-ray, reviewed
You know, I am really conflicted sometimes. As the responsible head of my household, I need to plan for my family’s future and make sure that we have money saved for any rainy days that may come. And then, when…
Geek, TV
Quick review: G.I.Joe Season 1.1 DVD
Ah, the marketing juggernaut for the upcoming G.I.Joe: Rise of Cobra movie has began in earnest; I noted three end-caps full of toys based on the movie at Target yesterday, and the T-shirts and backpacks are out in the back…
Geek, Trek, TV
Video: Happy birthday Patrick Stewart!!
Patrick Stewart turns 69 today, and I can’t think of a better birthday wish for him than this: [youtube]X6oUz1v17Uo[/youtube] Make it so!
Geek, TV
New Doctor Who companion announced: Karen Gillian
She had a featured role in last series’ “The Fires of Pompeii” and will appear with Matt Smith on the next full series next year. More details here.
TV
Well, I am now completely clueless regarding what will happen next on LOST
Finally got around to watching the season five finale of LOST, and I how have NO IDEA where the show is going in the last season, which starts in January. There’s something exciting about that, though it is also, in…
Geek, TV
Goodbye: Reax to Galactica’ finale “Daybreak”
”There are those who believe that life here, began out there…” THERE BE SPOILERS HERE. I was completely satisfied with the final episode of Battlestar Galactica. Yes, it meandered a bit in the last 45 minutes, making sure every character…
Movies, TV
On the Oscar’s “In Memorium” segment…
Being a huge fan of Patrick McGoohan, I was pretty disappointed/ticked off at his omission from the In Memorium segment on the Oscars Sunday. Well, I was not the only person who noticed – This posting from Mark Evanier takes…
Geek, TV
VIDEO: Oh, and don’t have time to watch dozens of episodes of Galactica? Watch this:
If you’re curious about Battlestar Galactica, watch these vids: They’ll catch ya right up.
TV
Did Andy Griffith help Obama win North Carolina?
Mark Evanier thinks so…
The Prisoner, TV
Patrick
What should I believe? It’s an odd question, but it’s one we have all had at one point or another. We may have not even expressed this question consciously – we may have absorbed what other people told us, and…
TV
Will U.N.C.L.E. a day return? Well… maybe.
My regular reader may have noticed I have not posted an U.N.C.L.E. a day column for… well, several days (a few weeks actually). The long and the short of it is simple – the end of the year activities, both…
TV
Hooray! The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. on DVD on March 3rd!
The Digital Bits just posted a news item that included a list of upcoming releases and on said list was the 1983 TV-movie reunion of those men from U.N.C.L.E., called (appropriately enough) The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. This…
TV
No U.N.C.L.E. for a while…
In fact, no posting for a while. I’m going to Orlando for a business trip and will be taking a couple of days to enjoy the pleasures of Walt Disney World (again). So I’ll check you out later…