The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments: 28 THE CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER: On Star Trek, Dr. McCoy goes through a time portal and changes history. Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock travel back to restore order, and a character played by Joan Collins must die. … Joan Collins must die — when it’s put … Continue reading “The 28th Most Unexpected TV Moment”
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The 76th Most Unexpected TV Moment
The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments: 76 WILLIAM SHATNER SINGS ROCKET MAN: William Shatner–at his out-of-control, lost-in-the-70s best–performs an interpretation of Elton John’s hit Rocket Man at the Science Fiction Film Awards. Shatner’s performance was not at all unexpected — it just showed a horrible lack of judgement by those who decided William Shatner performing … Continue reading “The 76th Most Unexpected TV Moment”
The 98th Most Unexpected TV Moment
The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments: 98 NEW BATTLESTAR GALACTICA SEASON SHOCKER: In the season one finale of Battlestar Galactica, Lt. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii, is revealed to be a Cylon (the enemy robots), and shoots Commander William Adama. What was unexpected about the new Battlestar Galactica is it turned out to be actually worth watching. … Continue reading “The 98th Most Unexpected TV Moment”
Rachael Ray Drinking Game
(solen from slobak) Get drunk in 30 minutes or less: Sayings: “EVOO”1 drink “Sammie”1 drink “Healthful”1 drink “Stoup”2 drinks “GB”2 drinks “Spoonula”2 drinks “Fry-o-lator”3 drinks any of the above followed by an explanation of what it stands for+1 drink “Yummo”1 drink “Delish!”1 drink “Awesome”1 drink “How _____ is that?”1 drink creates an all-new and completely … Continue reading “Rachael Ray Drinking Game”
I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered
The Prisoner ‘set for TV return’: Sky One is said to be planning a new series inspired by the original which had Patrick McGoohan as a former secret agent trapped in an isolated town. The show will not take place in the famous setting of the original – the north Wales village of Portmeirion – … Continue reading “I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered”
The Ultimate _Star Trek_ Collection
Say it ain’t so, Joe
(from the interesting juxtaposition dept.) Tonight (2005-10-22), opposite the World Series, Encore Drama is showing John Sayles‘ Eight Men Out. For those who aren’t familiar with this film, here’s a summary from the IMDb: A dramatization of the Black Sox scandal when the underpaid Chicago White Sox accepted bribes to deliberately lose the 1919 World … Continue reading “Say it ain’t so, Joe”
Money-Saving Locales
From the New York Times (soul stealing registration required, or use BugMeNot.com): Shot on budgets ranging from $1 million to $2 million, Sci Fi’s movies are made in money-saving locales like Bulgaria, Romania and Missouri. It’s nice to know Missouri is in the same league as Bulgaria and Romania. 
Doctor Blue Box
Doctor Who? – … do you know this man? Contact Clive here. I’m curious as to whether there will be a spike in the number of people searching for Doctor Blue Box because of the new Doctor Who. Star Wars is adolescent nonsense; Close Encounters is obscurantist drivel; Star Trek can turn your brains to … Continue reading “Doctor Blue Box”
There’s something fundamentally wrong with the universe…
Considering that the original Battlestar Galactica‘s awfulness was only exceeded by, ahem, Galactica 1980, I’m surprised the new Battlestar Galactica is actually pretty good. I have some minor nits to pick (for example, water is not exactly rare in the universe), but, unlike recent incarnations of Star Trek, I have yet to be disappointed. Who … Continue reading “There’s something fundamentally wrong with the universe…”