At the risk of turning this blog into little more than the place where I post stuff so I can reference them later, here is an interesting blog post from Leverage co-showrunner John Rogers on writing for TV shows and the spectrum series fall along between “shows about emotions” and “shows about systems.” On the subject… [Read more…]
January 3, 2012
Some movies don’t have to be movies, in the ole “character development-story arc-solid acting/directing-having any kind of artistic merit” kind of way. And here’s why. Maybe some movies are like amusement park rides, and that’s okay. After all, would it be so bad to enjoy a multi-million-dollar, hour-and-a-half piece of entertainment without judging it on… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011
I love this bit of dialogue from Boardwalk Empire (episode: “Broadway Limited“) for its brevity and how Nucky controls the scene. (This post is more for me than you. You’re welcome.) NUCKY How is he still alive after three days out in the cold? ELI He’s fat. NUCKY What the fuck’s that supposed to mean?… [Read more…]
December 22, 2011
Maybe I only have a finite resource of words, and here I am scraping the bottom, pressing the pad of my thumb against whatever will stick.
November 29, 2011
So, I wrote a really terrible YA horror novel when I was around 12 or 13. [Okay, confession: I was 12 AND 13, 'cause it took me a year to write it.] The whole thing was the result of consuming too many R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike novels, though I have no regrets. Ten years… [Read more…]
November 18, 2011
In honour (?) of today’s release of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1, here is an old post I did about how eerily similar Twilight and Pretty Woman are. Enjoy! 8 reasons why the Twilight series is like Pretty Woman: Edward (in Pretty Woman) never eats or sleeps (almost never sleeps). Neither does Edward (in Twilight).… [Read more…]
November 8, 2011
This: If I could have that tattooed on my body, I would. (…Actually!…Maybe???) And this: “If you want something you’ve never had before, you have to do something you’ve never done before.” – Michael Jackson? (???) Onwards and upwards, my friends!
October 28, 2011
I know what you’re thinking. People can’t propel themselves into the air by excreting feces. And, yes, I suppose you’re right. In fact, now that I think about it in the light of day, it does sound pretty ludicrous. But try telling that to my subconscious. The dream starts harmless enough, I suppose. I’m watching… [Read more…]
October 4, 2011
Who’s Your Favourite Mad Man?: Breaking Bad and Dexter are two dramas about some heavy subjects and dark leading characters (a meth cook and a serial killer) that I can’t help comparing. I’ve been a long-time fan of Dexter, but I only just started watching Breaking Bad this summer (I’m caught up now). This weekend, we… [Read more…]
September 15, 2011
Yay: Despite getting cheesier, more over-the-top and ridiculous this season, this past Sunday’s season finale of True Blood was actually really good. Interesting character development, good intersecting drama between the characters and lots of sadness. Keep it up next season! Nay: The premiere of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s long-awaited (sort of) comeback to television, Ringer, was… [Read more…]
January 5, 2012
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