by christophermwalsh | Mar 24, 2009 | Television
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. – William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I Scene VAny sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. – Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of The FutureThe best...
by christophermwalsh | Mar 17, 2009 | Television
It’s got Ian McShane being imperious and conniving. It’s gorgeous, and the story is Shakespearean. Well, technically it’s Biblical, which might get annoying. I feel I can let it go a little farther though because it is essentially an...
by christophermwalsh | Apr 3, 2008 | Television
O Frabjous Day! Friday Night Lights has been renewed for a third season in a unique deal with DirecTV. Apparently, the head of DirecTV is just a big fan of the show and was willing to shell out whatever it took just to make sure they kept making it, regardless of...
by christophermwalsh | Feb 13, 2008 | Television
Writers in Hollywood returned to work today, ending a three and a half month strike that pretty much brought the television industry to a halt, replacing everything interesting about TV with reality shows where people take lie detector tests in front of their friends...
by christophermwalsh | Oct 19, 2007 | Television
FAIR WARNING: I’m going to talk about stuff that has occurred on the show Friday Night Lights. I’m not going to mention anything that hasn’t already aired, but if you’re still catching up and wish to remain unspoiled, cease reading now.* * * *...
by christophermwalsh | Jul 20, 2007 | Movies, Reading, Television
A book hits the shelves at 12:01 tonight. It’s about a boy who goes to school to become a wizard. I’m told it’s the seventh, and last, in a series of books that have been rather popular among the clannish sort that read such things. Perhaps...
