I can’t help it, I’m a guy who grew up watching the silly and bombastic A-Team TV show in the 80s and I’m excited about the new big-budget movie. Here’s the trailer: The opening narration! The Jeep flip! Even B.A.’s…
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Some more photos from Sydney, Australia
These photos are mostly from Darling Harbour and the Maritime Museum there…
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VIDEO: Mythbusters take on the Gorn Cannon
I am filled with joy. Check out this preview of the Mythbusters taking on Star Trek: [youtube]OclaRDU0fNg[/youtube]
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Two must-read biographies, from Nicholas Meyer and Roger Moore
Since I have been traveling quite a bit lately I have started reading more, to fill flight time. I have always been fond of biographies because they provide interesting “behind the scenes” perspectives, and I usually focus on biographies of…
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Photos: Sydney, Australia
Here’s some shots I took for my latest business trip to Sydney, still in process.
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Revisiting The Prisoner, The End: Where we find out who Number One really is
I grew impatient over this past week and decided to cut right to the chase – rewatching the last two episodes. Here’s my thoughts on the series finale, and if I have time I will post additional thoughts on the…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, part 10: Where Hammer meets Anvil
In celebration of AMC’s re-imagined The Prisoner and of the recent blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “Hammer Into Anvil” Another great episode, with (not surprisingly) a New Number Two, who starts the episode…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, Part 9: Wherein some pawns move themselves
In celebration of AMC’s re-imagined The Prisoner and of the recent blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “Checkmate” Now this is another great episode, with McGoohan leading a mini-rebellion against The Village… one that…
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Getting things done, The Godfather way: Lessons in organization from Don Corleone
I’m a big fan of both The Godfather movie and the Getting Things Done process of personal productivity that David Allen has created. One of the things that Allen says is that GTD is really a combination of techniques we…
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Revisiting the Prisoner, Part 8: Where not all the masks are worn
In celebration of AMC’s re-imagined The Prisoner and the recent blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? Yes, I’m running behind. The original intent of this series of posts was to re-watch all the original…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, part 7: Wherein McGoohan finds that you can’t go home again
In anticipation of the re-imagined The Prisoner, coming to AMC November 15th, and in celebration of the new blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “Many Happy Returns” McGoohan wakes up in a Village that…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, part 6: Where we find higher education in The Village is not all its cracked up to be.
In anticipation of the re-imagined The Prisoner, coming to AMC November 15th, and in celebration of the new blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “The General” “You’re never too old to learn.” A university…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, part 5: Wherein McGoohan chews up twice the amount of scenery as usual
In anticipation of the re-imagined The Prisoner, coming to AMC November 15th, and in celebration of the new blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “The Schizoid Man” Ah, the inevitable “Evil Twin” episode. I…
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Sydney, Australia
Some video, all shot with the iphone 3gS, from a recent trip to Sydney, Australia.
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Revisiting The Prisoner, part 4: Wherein McGoohan runs for office and, by winning, loses.
In anticipation of the re-imagined The Prisoner, coming to AMC November 15th, and in celebration of the new blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “Free for All” “Obey me and be free!” That’s a…
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Revisiting The Prisoner, Part 3: This episode sponsored by the letters “A, B and C”
In anticipation of the re-imagined The Prisoner, coming to AMC November 15th, and in celebration of the new blu-ray release, I’m re-watching all 17 classic episodes. Join me, won’t you? “A, B and C” This was an… interesting episode. The…