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The Difference Between a Trick and a Plan
The cinema isn’t the only media releasing trailers for hotly-anticipated properties. We’re just a few weeks away from what could be the final series of Sherlock on PBS. Here’s a just-released trailer, packed with interesting imagery and intriguing dialogue. It … Continue reading
A Flood of Sherlock
A few days ago (in connection with Doctor Who), I mentioned the dearth of British television for the 2016 calendar year. That dearth is slowly but surely coming to a close. We’ve got the Doctor Who Christmas special. But we’ve … Continue reading
Coffee, Contemplation, and LEGO Stranger Things
And the recreations of Netflix’s Stranger Things keep coming. This time, it’s a LEGO version of the show’s first season (using dialogue from the show). Quality work, for sure. And a nice reminder of the possibilities of a story well-told. … Continue reading
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The Doctor Eating Sushi
It’s been a dry year for fans of the BBC’s Doctor Who. We haven’t had much more than a peep since the 2015 Christmas special (with its amazing send-off to River Song). The team behind the 2016 Christmas special have … Continue reading
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One Other Office Goodbye
Yesterday I posted a scene of significance from Steve Carrell’s final episode of The Office. Beyond Dwight, Jim and Pam are the characters that Michael connected with most over the course of his awkward time as manager. And it is … Continue reading
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This weekend our seniors are going to their last high school camp. We often talk to our students about the transition from high school to college as a way of helping them see much of life as a series of … Continue reading
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The Monster and Dr. Wells
One of the more interesting and unexpected curve-balls thrown at viewers in the most recent episode of The Flash was the team’s decision to recruit a Dr. Harrison Wells from another Earth to replace the Wells from Earth-2 (who became … Continue reading
“A Stranger Things Christmas”
This fan-made mash-up of Stranger Things and A Charlie Brown Christmas is a classic in its own right, I think. Spoilers all through it, of course. It’s good to see the Christmas lights in good and appropriate use . . … Continue reading
Tom Haverford Talks Food
For all of the fun character on Parks and Recreation, it ends up being Tom Haverford that I laugh at the most. Tonight I watched the episode where Leslie takes tries online dating and ends up matched with the “nerd” … Continue reading
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Run, Jesse, Run
Last night’s episode of The Flash took an interesting turn . . . or at least made an interesting “stop” along the way of season three. After a conversation with Jay Garrick about tampering with the timeline, Barry Allen decided … Continue reading
Space Enough, and Time 