the not-so-ugly betty

This evening, I caught myself up with the closing episodes of Ugly Betty. The final episode is starting as I type this… Over the show’s run, I have had a varied response. The most consistent opinion I have held is that I am very, very happy that the show exists. At the worst of it, I […]

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pushing daisies

I hate that Pushing Daisies was cancelled. I love that they had an opportunity to wrap up their story. I hate that this world promotes hacks with no story to tell, shoving the storytellers aside for budget concerns. It saddens me that quality gets cut for quantity… That said, the ending, if a little rushed, […]

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the lost hero

I just watched the season finale of Lost. My heart is racing and my skin is tingling. Whatever they did to mess things up somewhere in the middle, they won me back. Big. Time. As for Heroes? Not so much. Their finale let me numb and uncaring. Most likely since I have since it twice […]

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heroes v3

So… The world in the future is gonna end. It’s gonna blow up. A bomb. Well, really a person with nuclear powers. The other power absorbing character. You know, not the one that almost blew up New York City at the end of season one. Only this time it is Costa Verde… And yeah, some […]

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The Hollywood Emot-o-coaster

Okay.I have been milling this around in the freak-hole I call a brain.This whole debate about the crap and drivel Hollywood calls entertainment.I have tried to keep up with the endless debates and discussions,the rants and rages, the defensive justifications. Yes.Hollywood yanks the audience around as it chooses.Yes, Spielberg movies have a noticeable three countbefore […]

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Brilliance!

I just finished watching “Parenthood” on one of the Encore channels. I forgot how frickin’ brilliant that movie is… I can SO relate to Steve Martin’s character right now. Except, I have ALWAYS been a roller coaster person. I only like the carousel for the pretty, pretty ponies…

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Spent the afternoon on my knees,staring through the hole once more. I clearly understand that this behavior is purely substitution for what I want to be doing. But, for now, it will have to do. Spent the evening thoroughly sad, but oddly content. I watched six hours of the West Wing season 6 marathon on […]

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