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On Goofy, Mountains, and Magic
One of the most interesting distinctions that Matthew B. Crawford deals with is the ascendancy of the virtual world as the “real” world for so many. He uses the “Handy Dandy Machine” from Micky Mouse Clubhouse as a modern counterpoint … Continue reading
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Has It Always Been A Trap, Barry Allen?
It’s interesting to me how quickly The Flash has become my go-to for a standard concerning super-hero shows. I don’t understand the appeal of Arrow at all. And as much I enjoy SHIELD, it is so far removed from anything … Continue reading
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Nearing the First Season Finish Line
Tonight brings another episode of The Flash on the CW. I was recently talking TV with a student who, like me, is pleasantly surprised by how quickly the “Reverse Flash” storyline has been moving. We are both wondering, though, what … Continue reading
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Open the Box
Between Community, The Flash, and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Tuesday night has become the best night for great television. And while The Flash has the best sense of coherency and direction, there’s something about SHIELD this season that has made … Continue reading
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4-8-15 . . . Happy LOST Day
Thank you, Michael Giacchino.
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Spring Break by the Numbers
7 books started 5 books finished 1 book checked out of the state library 0 movies watched 2 new cast members on Community 2 groups calling themselves SHIELD 1 day lived twice on The Flash 7 potentially cancerous spots frozen … Continue reading
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Ranking Ten Years of the Doctor
Hard to believe that even MTV has gotten on the “10 Years of New Who” train. Today’s tenth anniversary of the reintroduction of Doctor Who has had people ranking which episodes of the ten-year have been the best. You can … Continue reading
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Ten Years Running with The Doctor
On this day ten years ago, the newest iteration of Doctor Who launched. Difficult to believe that much time has passed, but I suppose you feel that way about almost everything after a while. Like so much great television, the … Continue reading
Back to the Island: All of This Matters
As I quickly put together the previous post on the origins of LOST, I remembered that I never quite finished my look back at the show while watching it again last year. In fact, I think I got up to … Continue reading
A Last Word on the First Words of LOST
In a bit I’m going to ask you to click a link, get some comfort food to sip or snack on, and then sit back for a wonderfully interesting read on the “secret origins” of LOST. For many, the origins … Continue reading
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Space Enough, and Time 