Category Archives: Internet

Beautiful Music Meets Saturday Morning Cartoon

THIS VIDEO may not say it all, but it certainly sings a lot. Time to go find some Gummyberry Juice . . .  

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Seven Minutes in (Hobbit) Heaven

A SEEMINGLY BIG FAN of The Hobbit took some time to put together something awesome: a compilation of all of the promo material for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey that has been released just far.  Some of the quality is … Continue reading

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The Doctor’s Greatest Danger

WATCHING DOCTOR WHO AS A SINGLE GUY is always a bit unsettling.  Ever since the show returned a few years ago, there’s been an emotional edge to the character rooted in his relational deficit, which becomes obvious whenever he loses … Continue reading

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The Doctor Versus Calvin’s Snowmen?

ONE OF THE NICE ADDITIONS to my Christmas traditions has been the annual Doctor Who Christmas Special.  These “one-off” episodes are something of a long-standing thing in Britain (a few series over there get them), and the folks at BBC … Continue reading

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Star Wars and Story

IT WAS SOME TIME before I realized the cultural significance of Star Wars.  The cultural phenomena of Star Wars I knew quite well: childhood’s evidence of speeder bikes and life-size lightsabers give me away on that account.  But it wasn’t … Continue reading

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Five Minutes of New Hobbit Music

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY hits theaters next month!  And even though theaters seem stuck with playing that very first trailer for the movie, other new bits are leaking out here and there.  On Monday, Ain’t It Cool News posted … Continue reading

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Airplane Safety Should Be Hobbit-Forming

UNTIL THE HOBBIT PREMIERES NEXT MONTH, here’s a nice little video from Air New Zealand.  They seem to have a lock on Middle Earth travel and have made a surprisingly good airplane safety video.  Even has a couple of nice … Continue reading

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Choose-Your-Own Adventure Community Halloween Style

THE PEOPLE AT THE A.V. CLUB ARE RIGHT: it just isn’t Halloween without a new episode of Community.  So it’s nice that the folks at NBC have put together a choose-your-own adventure style video connecting sections from all of the … Continue reading

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TV Spot for The Hobbit Airs

WHO CARES about the trailer for Iron Man 3 when there’s a new TV spot for The Hobbit? Spin-Off Online and Empire are reporting that the first of three new films from Peter Jackson is clocking in at 2 hours … Continue reading

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New Music Wednesday: Rend Collective Experiment

CONFESSION: I really don’t care for contemporary worship music.  Part of it is a matter of content and style.  Another part of it is that I blame worship music for doing away with other kinds of Christian radio that I … Continue reading

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