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Webseries: Infamous

Alpha-Girl — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:00:14 +0000

You all know I’m incredibly hard on anything in this genre. It’s not that I like hating stuff; I just hate to see so much of it done badly. Seems like I hardly like anything anymore, but I like Infamous.

Caprica: The Imperfections of Memory

Alpha-Girl — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:03 +0000

True story. While playing Mario Kart on Wii, I fell off the track on Wario’s Gold Mine, killing my driver yet again. My four year old cousin sighed deeply, in the way that only a creepily smart tot can, and said, “Lisa, I know what you have to do. Try not to die.”

Spoilers for the Next Episode of Glee from Paleyfest

jul_weiss — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:11:55 +0000

by Juliana Weiss-Roessler The best thing about last night’s Glee panel is that they showed the 14th episode of Glee that won’t be airing until April. The worst? I have to wait until April to see the 15th episode. Argh! So how was it? Well, I have to admit that the first 20 minutes or so of [...]

Another Reason to Hate on Barbies

Alpha-Girl — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:14:39 +0000

When it comes to Mattel's Mad Men Barbies, some things aren't appropriate. Like cigarettes. And Christina Hendricks' body.

Friend or Foe

admin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:51 +0000

The Adventures of Space Cowboy through Time and Space by John D. Woke up this morning with Adam Ant’s “Friend or Foe” stuck in my head. I want for those who get to know me To become admirers or my enemies… Take it up or leave it, I’m not gonna change a bit If it means heartache then leave it [...]

Interview: Composers Wendy and Lisa

Alpha-Girl — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:25:13 +0000

This interview wouldn’t have happened if Lost was delivering better episodes. The show would have kept my attention, rather than letting it wander back to Purple Rain, which I had been watching prior, and wondering about Wendy and Lisa from The Revolution. Of course, I wrote about that in my Lost post and the right person read it. So, thanks Lost, for finally doing something good.

Webseries: The Ballad of Mary and Ernie

Alpha-Girl — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:03 +0000

By Lisa Fary - The Ballad of Mary and Ernie is the most bizarre thing I’ve seen since. . well. . . I’m not even sure. Maybe the last time I tried to braid my own hair (and somehow braided a finger into it) or that time I wore bright red lipstick (and wound up looking like I had an infection).

Lost: Dr. Linus

Alpha-Girl — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:54 +0000

By Lisa Fary - I’m trying to develop a tasty adult beverage inspired by Lost. It should be mossy green, like Craphole Island. It will be mixed with my tears. I think I’ll call it the “Stop Hitting Me, Lost!” or the “Why, Lost, Why?”

Caprica: Know Thy Enemy

Alpha-Girl — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:07:40 +0000

By Lisa Fary - The lesson in this week’s episode of Caprica is related to trust. As in, don’t trust anyone because they’re either lying to you or are just using you for some other end. However, today’s Caprica Cares PSA has nothing to do with trusting or using people. Instead, it’s about digital presentation software.

Girl Comics: Marvel’s Girl Comics #1

Alpha-Girl — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:02 +0000

By Lisa Fary - Girl Comics #1 presents a dilemma. On the one hand, I want to support women working in comics by buying their products. On the other, I don’t want to support the product if it’s mediocre. Really, I expect the same quality from women creators that I expect from anyone else. That’s what equality is all about. Right?

Review: Alice in Wonderland

Wolfen Moondaughter — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:22 +0000

By Wolfen Moondaughter - Alice has forgotten her initial trip to Wonderland or rather, "Underland" save for recurring nightmares. When, as an adult, she's confronted with the possibility of an unwanted marriage, though, chasing another waistcoat-wearing white rabbit seems to offer an appealing escape at least until she finds herself in the middle of a war. Then she has to decide if she's the "right Alice" to end it even if it means facing the Jabberwocky as the White Queen's champion, as according to a prophecy.

Caprica Preview – In Which I Objectify the Adamas

Alpha-Girl — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:00:54 +0000

By Lisa Fary - Because of the James Marsters interview the other day, I was able to see an early copy of “Know They Enemy”. There are spoilers ahead, but they’ll be shrouded by my newest invention: Hot Babe Text.

Interview: James Marsters

Alpha-Girl — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 23:59:39 +0000

Pink Raygun was invited to a Q & A session with James Marsters in support of his guest starring role on Syfy's Caprica. Transcript after the jump.

The Gilligan’s Island Fantasy Casting Couch

Alpha-Girl — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:00:20 +0000

By Lisa Fary - Somehow I’m not as horrified by the idea of a Gilligan’s Island remake as I am at say. . . a remake of The Thing or Footloose. By the time I was watching it, the show was already 15 years old and I never quite developed an attachment to it. I was a science nerd as a kid, so the idea that the Professor could build a working radio out of coconuts and bamboo kinda killed the show for me. But, that’s not to say it wouldn’t be good as a remake. Let's just hope it doesn't wind up a slapstick parody of Lost.

Lost: Sundown

Alpha-Girl — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:00:32 +0000

I’m trying to figure out a mathematical equation that will tell me how much booze I’ll need to get me through the last 10 eps of Lost. Maybe I should buy one good bottle of bourbon, label it the Lost bourbon, and ration it.

Books: Monster, 1959

Alpha-Girl — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:00:46 +0000

By Lisa Fary - A monster. A dame. A monster carrying a dame while rampaging through Manhattan. Monster, 1959 by David Maine gives us everything we already know from B-movies, but doesn’t shy away from the ugly parts.

Toy Fair: Novelties and More

Alpha-Girl — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:06:41 +0000

By Lisa Fary - The people around me looked at Gelli Baff and generally agreed it was a good gimmick to get difficult kids into the bathtub. I looked at it and thought, “Now I can LARP being a Cylon.”

Caprica: There is Another Sky

Alpha-Girl — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:50:43 +0000

By Lisa Fary - Mercifully, this episode was free of any mention of Soldiers of the One or Zoe’s undead drama. Really, if I want to watch paranoia toward a given religion week after week, I’d just watch Fox News.

Finally, I Get My Jetpack

Alpha-Girl — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:01:11 +0000

By Lisa Fary - I just knew 2010 was going to be my year. It’s the end of February and there’s a jetpack on the market.

Toy Fair: Plushies

Alpha-Girl — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:00:41 +0000

By Lisa Fary - I can’t help it. Even at my age, I’m still a sucker for a good, plushy toy and there were plenty of them at Toy Fair. Naturally, I had to wander into the Gund set up. Gund plushies were a really big deal among my classmates in the 1980s - if you didn’t have a Cabbage Patch Kid and a Gund bear, you may as well have been dead. My (prized) Gund bear was a chocolate brown Snuffles. For all the big deal I made of it, I can’t for the life of me remember what ever happened to that bear.