Thanks for everyone who has weighed in with their "I'm out" moments, those onscreen instances that led you to break up with your favorite show. A lot of great examples, some of them moments that have admittedly given me pause as well. Oh, and to respond to your comment, Das, my objection to yesterday's example…
December 11, 2013: I’m out!
It happens, even with the best-loved of shows. There reaches a moment in the its run when something happens, something so wrong and downright egregious that it shakes your very faith in the once faultless series and leaves you considering the unthinkable: abandoning ship. Be it the a questionable decision on the part of the…
December 10, 2013 (Part II): Double authenticated! Dream destinations!
continuing where I just left off... 14. With nothing to lose, I enter one of the continuously changing authentication codes on my cell phone where I am prompted under the "disable double authentication" section. It works! 15. I'm brought back to the beginning and repeat the process until I am, once again, instructed to print…
December 10. 2013: Oh, WordPress!
So, I sat down to write today's blog entry when I noticed a message to me from WordPress informing me that, in order to make my blog more secure, I needed to subscribe to "two step authentication". It made sense. If my password was ever compromised, I could retain control of my blog via the…
December 9, 2013: A cultural thing?
"Ivon! I have pot!"yelled Akemi from the front porch, thus ensuring that now, all of our neighbors assume we are drug dealers. Never mind that the "pot" in question was the cooking pot Ivon had left behind last weekend and was about to forget yet again. "Should I have said "a pot"?"asked Akemi. No, actually,…
December 8, 2013: News of note! A mailbag!
Big bourbon heist in Kentucky! 190 bottles of rare Pappy Van Winkle whisky go missing. A $10 000 reward is offered for its safe return: Apparently, the stolen bottles could be worth several hundred thousand dollars on the black market. Several hundred thousand dollars! How good IS this bourbon?! Just in time for the holidays.…
December 7, 2013: My Top 10 Favorite T.V. Themes!
I don't know about you, but there's nothing that gets me revved up to watch a show like a terrific opening theme. Sadly, many shows today elect to do without, which I think is a shame. After all, I can't imagine any of the following iconic t.v. shows without their equally iconic t.v. themes... 10.…
December 6, 2013: Your government knows what’s best for you! Really!
Here in Canada, couples filing for divorce must wait one full year before a judgment will be granted. Why? Well, because the government (not YOU) knows what's best for you. They don't believe you actually want that divorce, think you two are just perfect together, and would really love for you guys to make it…
December 5, 2013: Be nice to the people you meet on your way to the top because you’ll probably meet them again on your way to the bottom!
One of the first things everyone learns when they get into this business is that they have a choice: You can either be an asshole and treat people like crap OR you can you can be kind and respectful to everyone you work with. And, by everyone, I mean EVERYONE. Not just those who can…
December 4, 2013: Wow! I’ve got my work cut out for me!
Well…"work". Technically, yes, it is. "Research" to be more precise. But that doesn't mean I won't enjoy it. Still, it's a hell of a daunting pile to get through - hopefully in record time. A little less than half I'll actually be re-reading to refresh my memory. The rest will be first-time forays. Give me…
December 3, 2013: It’s time to Rally the Troops!
For some good causes: Blog regular PBMom needs our support. She writes: "As most of you know, Patrick’s autism school is a 501(c)3 charitable organization (translation–tax write-off). I am always in competition with the Armenta family to try to beat their campaign (never quite do it). Last year was kind of sad in terms of…
December 2, 2013:
My favorite t.v. villains: 25. Lucretia (Spartacus) 24. Newman (Seinfeld) 23. Catwoman (Batman) 22. Mysterio (Spiderman) 21. Stringer Bell (The Wire) 20. Vern Schillinger (Oz) 19. Omar LIttle (The Wire) 18. The Joker (Batman) 17. Batiatus (Spartacus) 16. Cersei Lannister (Game of Thrones) 15. Al Swearengen (Deadwood) 14. Mr. Burns (The Simpsons) 13. Michael (Stargate:…
December 1, 2013: Sympathies, Snow Monkeys, and Sustenance!
I received the following sympathy card from my friend Lawren today, offering his condolences on the premature end to my Snow Monkeys' season in Stargate fantasy football league play. I can draw solace from the fact that I ended my season with a win over Robert Cooper's Landsharks, potentially knocking him out of post-season contention.…
November 30, 2013: The Mechanics of Death in Scripted Television!
[WARNING: This blog entry contains spoilers for shows you really should have already watched by now]. I came across the following article this morning: 'Walking Dead' finale: If Daryl dies, we riot. This, of course, is a reference to television's most beloved redneck, Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), who fans fear may well meet his untimely end…
November 29, 2013: Well, THIS is annoying…
Radioactive Japanese wave nears USA... "The nuclear reactor continues to leak radioactive water due to poor management, while Japanese subcontractors at the plant have admitted they intentionally under-reported radiation and that dozens of farms around Fukushima that were initially deemed safe by the government actually had unsafe levels of radioactive caesium". Oh, and also: "the Japanese government is…