I arrived at Community the same way I arrive at most destinations: Ass-backwards. I never watched a single episode while it was on the air, although I was aware of its existence. Of course, I knew who Chevy Chase was. I didn’t care for him on Saturday Night Live, back in the day, but I […]
Read more "Community: Season 1 — a review"Welcome to my First-Watch of the original 30 episodes of the 1990-91 television series Twin Peaks. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching the episode “The Last Evening.” On this date in history, some viewers may have missed this episode because the finale was shown on Wednesday night instead of its usual […]
Read more "Welcome to Twin Peaks:/\/\ First-Watch Recap: Season 1: Ep. 1.8 “The Last Evening” (Original airdate Wednesday, May 23, 1990) — a review"The late Elmore Leonard suggested writers should leave out the parts that readers tend to skip. You could do worse than trying to model yourself after Leonard, who knew a few things about writing. My initial response to this advice, however, was to bristle and say, “Well, I don’t ever skip anything.” You see, I’ve […]
Read more "The Parts Readers Skip: Too Much Description"I almost never just post a video. But, Rick Astley performing Foo Fighters. I just could not resist. This is wonderful.
Read more "Rick Rolled (in a good way)"Welcome to my First-Watch of the original 30 episodes of the 1990-91 television series Twin Peaks. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching the episode “Realization Time.” On this date in history, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its list of diseases. That was progressive of them. The day before […]
Read more "Welcome to Twin Peaks:/\/\ First-Watch Recap: Season 1: Ep. 1.7 “Realization Time” (Original airdate Thursday, May 17, 1990) — a review"It’s true that the first season of Ricky Gervais’ After Life may have wrung the emotional impact from the story of Tony Johnson, an acerbic, atheist, local newspaper reporter dealing with the death of his beloved wife. The first season felt like a standalone narrative. While Tony wasn’t exactly jumping up and clicking his heels […]
Read more "After Life: Season 2 (Netflix) — a review"Around two years ago, I posted 10-List: Firewater’s Feel Good Mix Tape (Side 1). This was a list of ten songs guaranteed to improve my mood, even on a bad day. True confession: I didn’t actually make a real mix tape. I don’t know if those ten songs would have fit on one side of […]
Read more "10-List: Firewater’s Feel Good Mix Tape (Side 2)"Nearly twenty years ago now, I read the first six books in Robert Crais’s Elvis Cole series, and then stopped. I’m not sure why. I enjoyed reading the novels, as far as I recall. I know, for a fact, that if I didn’t enjoy them, I would remember that. I believe it’s that embarrassment of […]
Read more "The Forgotten Man, by Robert Crais (Elvis Cole #10) — a review"Welcome to my First-Watch of the original 30 episodes of the 1990-91 television series Twin Peaks. Below are the bulletpointed notes I jotted down while watching the episode “Cooper’s Dreams.” On this date in history, actress Susan Oliver passed away. She was a veteran actor and appeared in just about everything, including The Twilight Zone, […]
Read more "Welcome to Twin Peaks:/\/\ First-Watch Recap: Season 1: Ep. 1.6 “Cooper’s Dreams” (Original airdate Thursday, May 10, 1990) — a review"In my most recent quadmonthly “Looking Forward” report, I listed the video game BioShock as a replay. When I began playing it again, I quickly realized that, while I had played the beginning of the game before, I must have abandoned it pretty early on. I soon found myself in sections of the underwater city […]
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