Dollhouse: The Hollow Men

Wow. It has been a spectacular journey, watching this show go from crappy to almost decent to interesting to total failure. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a show crash and burn this badly. Even the last episode of Battlestar Galactica had redeeming features. At least it made me feel …

Battlestar Galactica: The Plan

So, apparently, the Cylons didn’t really have one. It’s amazing, really. The Plan manages to make Battlestar Galactica – a series that prided itself on the fact that its four-season arc was completely unplanned – make even less sense. There were quite a few plot elements that felt rather forced …

Tell me what you love… (Part Four: TV Series)

This one should be easier. I love TV as a medium, but there’s not that much excellent work floating around. Babylon 5 (1994-1998) Firefly (2002-2003) Rome (2005-2007) Futurama (1999-????) Friends (1994-2004) Star Trek (1966-1969) Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1994) The Prisoner (1967-1968) The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) The Education of …

Unheroic Thoughts

Lately we’ve been watching the first season of Heroes. We didn’t catch the series when it started, and thought it sounded interesting enough to have a look. Given the orgasms half the internet was having about it, we thought there might be something there. …and while there might be, it …