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Science fiction/fantasy Television

A well-deserved accolade

This just in: Doctor Who has been nominated for three prestigious Hugo Awards this year, according to an announcement made yesterday by the award’s administrators and the 64th World Science Fiction Convention, L.A. Con IV. Taking three of seven slots in the “Best Dramatic Presentation: Short Form” category are the Doctor Who episodes Dalek written […]

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Television

The body count on 24

Those of us who are fans of 24 have noted that there seems to be a higher body count this year. True, 24 has always had a high body count, but this year seems different. Here’s a convenient summary of the major characters killed thus far, and the season’s only slightly more than half over.

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Humor Television

All Hail Xenu: Parker and Stone on Comedy Central’s refusal to air a repeat of their episode lampooning Scientology

As many have pointed out, Isaac Hayes, who happens to be a Scientologist, quit his role as Chef on South Park last week, unhappy that the show had produced an episode that made fun of Scientology. Apparently, it’s OK with him if South Park makes fun of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, but say anything derogatory […]

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Entertainment/culture Science fiction/fantasy Television

Battlestar Galactica blogging: Season finale

I have mixed feelings about the season finale of Battlestar Galactica, which aired Friday night. Overall, the second season has been a lot less consistent than the first. Some episodes (Downloaded, for example) were as good or better than anything in the first season, while a couple (Black Market, for example) bordered on being downright […]

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Television

24 blogging: Holy crap!

Holy crap! They killed off… {Spoiler below the fold–if you’re in a time zone west of Eastern Standard, haven’t yet seen the episode because of the time difference, and don’t want to know what happens at the end of the episode, don’t read below the fold. You’ve been warned!}