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Entertainment Culture, A Warning
While tracking down a short piece by A. W. Tozer to use for the faculty in a future meeting, I came across his piece titled “The Great God Entertainment.” The piece, written in the 1950s, feels utterly appropriate for our … Continue reading
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SHIELD’S Sixth Season End
Marvel just announced that the seventh season of Agents of SHIELD will be its last. The show is such an odd duck. It never quite got the interconnectedness with the Marvel Cinematic Universe that we were hoping for. At the … Continue reading
Early Running with the Doctor
2019 was supposed to be the year that I revisited some of my favorite British television. Doctor Who. Spaced. Downton Abbey. Sherlock. The movies of Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg movies not directed by Edgar Wright. The claymation of Nick Park. … Continue reading
Elseworlds . . . or Else
It’s almost time for the annual “DC on the CW” crossover extravaganza. This year they are keeping it to three series (The Flash, Arrow, and Supergirl), but they are also doing some nice “expansions,” particularly in digging a little deeper … Continue reading
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Beyond Hot, Stinky Cat Dooky
There were two scenes in last week’s episode of The Good Place that were both hilarious and pertinent to some of the things that I cover in my upper level classes. The first was “Jeremy Bearimy,” which NBC released as … Continue reading
Closer to the Passage
The folks at FOX just released a new trailer for the January-dropping, small-screen rendition of Justin Cronin’s The Passage. The big question in my head, as a fan of the trilogy, is how in the world they can translate the … Continue reading
Jeremy Bearimy, Indeed
The Good Place on NBC went to a great place with this week’s episode. So great that I would show the entire episode in one of my classes next quarter if it didn’t give away almost every twist of the … Continue reading
