An Interview Worth Reading, If You're A Geek, That Is…

Posted by Doug on September 30th, 2005 | No Comments

I know I've been flogging the Serenity horse pretty hard these last few days, but this will be (one of) the last movie-related posts, I swear. TIME.com has posted an hilarious three-way interview with Joss Whedon and Neil Gaiman that's well worth reading. Major-league geekage alert for those who click through on the [...]

Posted in Books, Humor, Movies, Television

Even More Serenity Reviews

Posted by Doug on September 30th, 2005 | 1 Comment

The bloggers' reviews of Serenity are slowing to a trickle, but the mainstream reviews are starting to turn up (it's running a respectable 80% Fresh over at Rottentomatoes). Ebert certainly seemed to like it, as did David Edelstein (of NPR and Slate fame), while Harry "I'd Sell My Soul For A Chilli Cheese Dog" [...]

Posted in Blogging, Movies, Reviews

Morning Funnies

Posted by Doug on September 30th, 2005 | No Comments

Scrappleface: Chief Justice Roberts Greets New 'Legal Amigos'.
IMAO: The Tom Delay Indictment FAQ.
The Onion: Two Publicists, Stylist, Personal Assistant Injured As Nicole Kidman Turns On Handlers.
Iowahawk: Rainforest Iowa: Right For America, Right For Puppies.

Posted in Asides, Humor, Movies, Politics

Site Comings And Goings

Posted by Doug on September 29th, 2005 | 1 Comment

Well, if you haven't noticed, I've been converting the site over to a new look. It's based off of k2 r96, a superlative theme/mod/conversion for WordPress. I'll be cobbling previous functionality back in to the site over the next few days, but I have left the old theme in place for those who [...]

Posted in General, Site News

More Serenity Blogger Reviews

Posted by Doug on September 29th, 2005 | 5 Comments

There were quite a few additional reviews of Serenity posted by bloggers over the past 24 hours. Here's a recap of the ones I've found thus far:

Citizen Smash would pay $10 to see it again, even though he was a "Firefly virgin".
The Powerline guys thinks it's destined to become a cult classic.
It reminded Captain [...]

Posted in Movies, Reviews

Gravatarless

Posted by Doug on September 28th, 2005 | 3 Comments

Looks as if Gravatar is having some severe issues, so I've disabled all Gravatars on the site for the time being, as they were causing page render times to go through the roof.

Posted in Site News

Serenity Blogger Review Roundup

Posted by Doug on September 28th, 2005 | No Comments

The Serenity blogger reviews are starting to pour in. Here are the ones I've found thus far:

GA Mongrel says Wow!.
mrLawson apparently didn't get what all the hype was about.
G. Bob says you're sure to like it as long as you like sci-fi movies with cowboys.
booklore reckons it was worth skipping dinner and an hour's [...]

Posted in Friends, Movies, Reviews
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