No, Money Down!
“You’re a money guy, right?” “That’s right, pleb.” “Hey, that’s uncalled for.” “Can you explain to me what a dividend is?” “Well… not exactly.” “Then I stand by my comment,…
Tag: television
Recall Voyager: We need a more American way to say Greetings.
“Hello? NASA? Anyone here?” “In the back. Behind the pallets of American Gulf Berry Energizer Drink. Are you gonna move those out?” “No. Why would we?” “I thought Trump was…
So Ballard was TOO optimistic about humanity?!?
J.G. Ballard is not subtle. All his women are DTF, and when he has a point, he is going to hammer it into the text. Maybe that’s due to the…
We Need More “Northern Exposure” Exposure
“We have to boycott paperclips.” “What? Why?” “Word on X is, something about their shape supports the trans agenda.” “Whatever. I’ll put it in the database, which is really filling…
Don’t Tell Him about Hulu (or the free trial options)
The narrator of “Dreams of Zombies” cannot afford a Hulu subscription, so it would be best NOT to tell him about the upcoming series for Y: The Last Man. At…
Church is cheaper than…
You’d think, here in the South, churches would not have to resort to sad and desperate messages to bring in the flock. But on a church sign, between Houston and…
Breaking Bad did NOT Oiler it
And it wasn’t just the perfect musical choice at the end (and throughout) of the episode. The highlight for me, beyond “Baby Blue,” was Walt’s parting admission to Skyler, “I…
Breaking Bad, please, just don’t Oiler it…
We are nearing the end of Breaking Bad, and it is coming to an end at the perfect point in overall story arc. I admit, I am bubbling with excitement…
Don’t lose your PC badge in the Apocalypse
It was an interesting coincidence that The Simpsons aired their “survivalist” episode “Homer Goes to Prep School” the same night The Walking Dead was wrapping up its third season. Actual…
Changing Places
E-books, tablets, iPads, they are flipping the concept of an ending. With DVDs and Blu-rays and VOD, all movies now have trackers, slide bars, countdowns, to tell you when the…