The Chicago O’Hare airport is really beautifully designed, as you can see from the photos below, but… After five hours of waiting for my flight, the enjoyment fades. Yes the winter weather in the Midwest has stranded me in the…
The Prisoner
Wow! All 17 episodes of The Prisoner, free online!
AMC, who is working on a new miniseries based on The Prisoner (one of my favorite shows), has just posted all 17 original episodes of the 1960s surreal spy series online. The site, with lots of extra content, is here.…
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VIDEO: Japanese Watchmen trailer
Dang, this looks fantastic.
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New Who: Matt Smith is the new Doctor
26 year old actor Matt Smith is the new, youngest Doctor ever. BBC Announcement here.
Movies
Two quick movie reviews: The Wrester and Quantum of Solace
Being the father of three and the holder of a fifty-hour work week (NOT counting household chores) I tend to be late to the game when it comes to movies, especially when the holidays roll around. Now that Chstmas/New Years…
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The new Doctor will be announced tomorrow…
On BBC Confidential tomorrow the next actor to play Doctor Who will be announced. Rumors are he will make his first appearance at the end of next year’s Christmas Special. Will post the name as soon as it is known…
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VIDEO: Howard the Duck, the movie, is on-line for your… enjoyment…
WOW. Santa came late, and delivered the Howard the Duck movie for free viewing online, thanks to Hulu. This flick is best known as a flop of Biblical proportions, but it’s really not THAT bad… And it has Lea Thompson…
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VIDEO: Animated slideshow of Christmas at Walt Disney World
Here’s a video I uploaded of some photos we took at Disney World, animated using software on my iPhone…
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RIP Eartha Kitt
Another one of the greats has left us. Eartha Kitt, star of stage and screen (and second-best Catwoman ever) has passed away.
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Nick Hotel in Orlando
My family is spending Christmas week at Walt Disney World and at the Nick Hotel. Here are some photos from the Nick Hotel…
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…
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Sad news – Majel Barrett-Roddenberry has died…
Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the “First Lady of Trek” who, among other things, played Nurse Chapel in the original series, was the wife of Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, and was the voice of the computer on almost all iterations of Star Trek,…
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VIDEO: Flight of the Conchords Season 2 premiere
I love these guys… Season 2 Online Premiere – Flight of the Conchords (US Only) – watch more funny videos
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VIDEO: G.I.Joe Resolute preview
Better late than never, I just found the bootleg video from the San Diego Comics Con for the upcoming animated “mini-series” G.I.Joe Resolute. Geared more for adults than kids, it’s very violent. Yah violence!
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First Forry, now Bettie: Bettie Page RIP…
The woman who made me attracted to brunettes has died. Pin-up idol Bettie Page has passed away at age 85. Here’s some initial details. UPDATE: Official update from the official website (some pics, naturally, are not safe for work) is here.
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T-Rex at Downtown Disney
The T-Rex dining attraction at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL