January 2010
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LOST Ponderings: (1/3) The Mythology
This is the first of (probably) three blog posts I’ll be writing in the run up to the premiere of Lost’s sixth and final season. In this post, I’ll be considering some of the mythological mysteries of the show. In the next post, I’ll have some considerations about individual characters. In the final post, I’ll make some general predictions on where I think the show...
“Tower likes to fall, and cream likes to spoil
Everything living tries to get...”
– “Clouds,” The Long Winters
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"I Am Not A Geek": A Post-Geek Manifesto
(This was written for a college writing class, and therefore the intended audience is a bit different from those of you who may be reading it here on the webweb. Nevertheless, the text has been presented in a largely unedited format, with changes made only to format. Therefore, some of the references and terms which I explain may seem a bit dumbed-down to an Internet audience, but I think the...
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All right. Someone has to say it.
The current late-night talk show situation on NBC is a complete rip-off of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel, Dune.
Really, it is.
The plot of Dune involves two families, the Harkonnens and the Atreides. The two families are struggling for control over the planet Arrakis.
For years, the Harkonnens have had control of Arrakis, as appointed by the emperor. However, their control over the...
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“I think it’s more interesting to see people who don’t feel appropriately. I...”
– Ryan Gosling (via chocolate-cigarettes)
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Not to play devil's advocate or anything, but.
alisonagosti:
How many of you are actually watching Conan regularly? His ratings indicate not many of you are. Your protests JPEGs are very cute. They do not, however, sell ad time.
Exactly.
Personally, I think (like most sane folks) that Conan is funnier than Jay but ultimately I don’t watch either show. It’s not the sort of thing I’m interested in.
Know what I am...
trappedonearth:
““It’s Series Thirty-One of Doctor Who, and it’s Series One of Matt Smith’s Doctor, Those are both real numbers. I submit that ‘Series Five of Doctor Who’ means absolutely nothing unless you really believe that Matt Smith is the third Doctor. Everyone knows he’s the Eleventh Doctor so that means it’s definitely not ‘Series Five’. Whichever number you choose, ‘Series Five’ is the...
I have a question for the many lovely Whovians,
exxmachina:
I’ve not ever watched any Old!Who so sometimes I’m left wondering, like in the instance with Davros and the Daleks. Dalek looks as if he started out human, of some form, so what is his story? Anyone care his backstory to me?
Here’s a brief summary.
Davros comes from the planet Skaro, where two societies called the Kaleds and the Thals were at war for centuries. Both the...
