Pop Culture for Fun

Glee, that show with a little bit of song and a little bit of dance… who am I kidding, a lot of song and a lot of dance, is the fad of the moment, to the point of inspiring flash mobs. As it’s quite new, and somewhat innovative (I can remember at least a show, [...]

Posted on May 31st, 2010 by MrWiseguy
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Cancellation Well, the fall/winter/spring/summer line-up has some interesting shows. And you get invested in one or two of them. You watch the show at the edge of your seat. The story’s good, the characters well written, the dialog is smart. The season ends. And the news comes that it’s not being picked up again. And [...]

Posted on December 5th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p {text-aling:justify} Again, spoilers ahead.   So, we’re almost mid way into the third season and what has transpired so far? Sylar, err, Gabriel, is Peter and Nathan’s brother (would like to see Nathan’s reaction on that one), Nikki had not one but two twin sisters, Arthur Petrelli is still alive, and apparently the biggest villain [...]

Posted on October 28th, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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p {text-align:justify} Warning: Spoilers ahead!    The same way the African dude who misteriously hinted at time paradoxes knew who Britney Spears was (if that’s not fame I don’t know what is) the same way the entire planet is aware of Heroes. In a way the show is the pop music of television. It’s pretty, [...]

Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by MrWiseguy
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