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yahoo TV refreshed

I’m a little annoyed that the Yahoo! TV refresh last night broke my bookmarks. We’re luddites who’ve rejected Digital Cable and On-Screen Guides for the last few years – and Yahoo! TV has been our solution for that. But, oh well. I’ve got a new TV guide bookmark now, and all better. On [...]

So long, and thanks for all the Stargate

SCI FI Channel confirmed that it will not renew its record-breaking original series Stargate SG-1 for another season, but will pick up its spinoff series Stargate Atlantis for a fourth year. SG-1 aired its 200th episode on Aug. 18, and the SF series is the longest-running SF show on American television. Source: SCI FI Wire [...]

Serenity is a Big Damn Roller Coaster

I’ve just finally seen Serenity. So, if you’re concerned about spoilers, bugger off now—if you cared about spoilers, you should’ve already seen the big damn movie. Some quick, fully spoiled thoughts: I’m fairly certain it was the best science fiction movie I’ve seen in about 10-15 years. I’m only just about to turn [...]

Threshold, the sci-fi with 5 blades?

I’m starting to get into CBS’ Threshold tonight, having gotten 4 episodes of it. Seems like network TV goes through sci-fi cycles, and this must be the latest. This particular show looks like it might shape up to be combination sci-fi slasher and forensic drama. But, still, I find myself comparing it [...]

The Scene and geek cinéma vérité

A coworker introduced me to The Scene last night, and this morning I started grabbing the 12 episodes produced so far. I’m watching the first one right now, on the living room TV via my XBMC-enabled XBox. (At some point, describing this sort of thing will seem so quaint: In the future, of [...]