tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63085661112582930992009-11-28T10:21:43.281-05:00A random collection of musings, observations, links, comments, analysis and thoughts on pop culture, television, movies, music, sports and life in general from someone who has painfully eschewed therapy.Shanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02912061891010047846noreply@blogger.comBlogger857125TheNonsensicalRavingsOfALunaticMindhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6308566111258293099.post-88422675625392764862009-11-28T08:57:00.008-05:002009-11-28T09:59:45.611-05:002009-11-28T09:59:45.611-05:00

After watching the DVD release of the Battlestar Galactica movie "The Plan," there are only two conclusions you can come to about its worthiness for viewing:If you're a fan of the show (even one disappointed by the finale), you'll probably love the "The Plan."If you're not a fan of the show, and are looking for a stand-alone BSG experience, you won't have a clue what's going on and it will leave

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Just about every blogger has put up posts today listing all the things for which they are thankful. Honestly, this has been a shit year, and my list would undoubtedly inspire unsolicited calls from the suicide hotline. Fortunately, with the aid of a Summer Glau-resembling cyborg, a frozen donkey wheel, an annoying Japanese comic-book fan, the Guardian of Forever and Marty McFly, I've retrieved

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In honor of gluttony, football and the subjugation of indigenous peoples, how about an overstuffed potpourri roundup?A Buffy quiz. Oddly, when I took it, I thought I was a perfect 20 for 20. However, there appeared to be one or two of the "correct" answers coded incorrectly. See how you do and if you have any complaints.A really good list of the 15 Best Sci-Fi movies of the Aughts.10 sci-fi

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UGA VII, also known as "Loran's Best," passed away today at his home in Savannah, GA, from an apparent heart attack. UGA VII had started his tenure at the beginning of the 2008 football season.

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I'm convinced the real alien on V sent to infiltrate earth's defenses is Elizabeth Mitchell. No, not the Erica Evans, the FBI agent character she plays on the show V. The actress Elizabeth Mitchell. Why, you ask? Because in a business overpopulated by no-talent famewhores and self-aggrandizing divas, Mitchell is remarkably "down to earth," talented and refreshingly normal. Geeky, even. Read

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One of the things I noted in my original review of Zack Snyder's Watchmen movie was that I would wait for a DVD that contained all the footage filmed that the director wanted to include, as well as a complete integration of the parallel "comic within the comic" Tales of the Black Freighter. Well, that DVD version has been released as "The Ultimate Cut." If you want to read my take on the movie

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Click to Embiggen

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Of course, plenty of other things do, but strangely, the cancellation of my beloved, frustrating, challenging and almost always entertaining Dollhouse, doesn't.Obviously, I'm a huge fan of Joss and his work. I've posted hundreds of times about the whedonverse (Angel, Buffy, Firefly, Dr. Horrible and Dollhouse included). Friday nights were appointment television as far as I was concerned. Amazon

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Original Link: Blag Hag

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Last night, ABC's much-discussed, much-anticipated reboot of the seminal miniseries V debuted. It was a definite hit with viewers, and received pretty well by critics. What did I think? Well, I'll give you a few quick impressions after this paragraph (WARNING: I'll be discussing SPOILERS).The original V is one of those things that many of us of a certain age regard with great fondness from our

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Georgia's demolition (again) at the hands of the Gators wasn't unexpected, given the recent history between the two programs. There may have been a glimmer of hope coming into the game, in that we had two entire weeks to prepare and Florida had looked less than stellar on offense for the last few games. However, if your O isn't clickin', UGA has just the prescription to fix what ails ya: a

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So, what does one lone fan, many miles away from Jacksonville, do to create some positive juju for The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party? This morning, watched every available youtube video I could find with Dawg highlights of victory over the lizards. Mixing up potent cocktails in a "Run, Lindsay, Run!" stadium cup. Wearing the Dawg sweatshirt with the winningest record in the wardrobe.

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Don't forget to set your clocks back tomorrow. It's cheaper than building a DeLorean, and where the hell can you find a flux capacitor these days?Best and Worst Dollhouse "imprints."15 Celebrity Halloween suggestions.7 Questions that keep physicists up at night.Speaking of Dollhouse, here's a fun quiz. (And yes, I got 15 of 15 correct. And yes, I'm a geek).Interesting recounting of 10 artists

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Sure there was that little matter of "taxation without representation." But recently, the English have given us Spaced, The Office, Shaun of the Dead, Doctor Who and Torchwood. And we send them the Tampa Bay Buccaneers? For shame. Even if you factor in the Beckhams and the remake of Coupling, that just doesn't seem fair. But the Brits weren't the only ones to watch some terrible pigskin.This

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Or rather, can you abort a storyline about a fake baby? Because tonight is Glee night, friends, and the story about Terri Schuester's fake baby is a four ton anchor strapped to the wings of a candy coated Concorde trying to soar into the skies.Glee is unlike anything on TV today. An over the top melodrama-musical-hourlong sitcom filled with wafer thin characters and plot holes bigger than

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Tuesday night is really the worst night of television of the entire week. Looking back at my fall season preview for Tuesday, I only listed four programs capable of making their way onto my TiVo. (For comparison, Thursday has TEN!) One of them (V) won't start for a while, one already concluded its delightful and promising summer run (Warehouse 13), and one is a passably entertaining procedural

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I might have Jedi Swine Flu, since my midichlorian count is low.Well, it's been a while since we did a roundup of fun stuff from around the interwebs. Here we go:Total Sci-Fi Online lists the 100 Best Sci-Fi Movies of All Time.Total Film has the recipe to make a Hitchcock movie.7 Greatest Butlers in nerd-dom.I don't necessarily agree with the list, but Den of Geek! has an interesting take on the

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I linked to this in one of my previous "potpourri" roundups this summer, but it deserves a revisiting. The fine and witty folks over at Pajiba compiled a great list of the "Other 100 Best Movie Quotes of All Time." (compared to the classic, if a bit expected, lists usually assembled by AFI or some other organization).The list itself is a good one, and includes many I reference on an almost daily

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Since it's quite apparent we've reached a point in his University of Georgia coaching tenure where Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez can no longer adequately perform the duties he has been given, we here at TNRLM thought we would offer some suggestions on future employment opportunities where his unique "skills" might be put to better use. Job Opportunity: Toll Booth Manager Why Willie is

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Since it's quite apparent we've reached a point in his University of Georgia coaching tenure where Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez can no longer adequately perform the duties he has been given, we here at TNRLM thought we would offer some suggestions on future employment opportunities where his unique "skills" might be put to better use. Job Opportunity: Major League Baseball Bench Coach

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Since it's quite apparent we've reached a point in his University of Georgia coaching tenure where Defensive Coordinator Willie Martinez can no longer adequately perform the duties he has been given, we here at TNRLM thought we would offer some suggestions on future employment opportunities where his unique "skills" might be put to better use. Job Opportunity: Bullfighter Why Willie is a Good

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Well, hello there blogverse. It's been a while. I would love to say that I've been an absentee landlord of these here parts because I've been on a fulfilling spiritual quest; seduced by a winsome nerd girl; or plotting how to spend my recent Mega Millions win (first on the agenda: "endow" a salary for a UGA special teams coach. Second? Fund a full season of a Whedon TV show and tell Nielsen

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Previously, on TNRLM's What To Watch: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.Remember when Friday used to be a television graveyard? Well, times are a changin' (at least for those of us old, nerdy and socially averse to spend a Friday night on a couch. Or who, er, have a TiVo). Long the place used to dump unwanted programs or fill with cheap reality drivel, more nets are actually programming

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Previously, on TNRLM's What To Watch: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.It doesn't matter if you are a network executive, a showrunner, a media buyer or a viewer. You might want to rework the U2 anthem to be "Thursday, Bloody Thursday," because the pile up of shows on this, the weekday's most watched night, is going to epic. Thursday has long been a high traffic, high profile night (remember "Must See

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For what to watch on Mondays (and the intro to what to watch), check here. For Tuesday, check here. Which brings us to Humpday! Show Net Day Time Priority Glee FOX WED 900 Watch Law & Order: SVU NBC WED 900 Sleepytime Criminal Minds CBS WED 1000 Sleepytime Nip/Tuck FX WED 1000 DVR South Park COM WED 1000

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