Apparently a live action Cowboy Bebop is in the making. Sadly, Keanu "Whoa" Reeves is cast as Spike, which is going to wound me deeply. If you haven't watched Cowboy Bebop, you should, but the rest of this post will mean nothing to you (it also won't contain spoilers).

projecttracker and I were talking about who we'd want for some of the major roles ( Read more... )

I've been watching the TV show Angel on DVD for the last few weeks. I stopped watching it when it was originally airing because the person I was hanging out and watching it with moved and because it hits a rocky patch in late Season 1. I'm currently in Season 3, about half way through. The series really picks up in Season 2 and Season 3 when it ( Read more... )

A lot of TV networks are starting to put their shows online quickly and at high quality. Kudos to Fox for having superb video quality as well as for generally putting their shows online the day after the new episode aired. I generally prefer watching the shows online because (1) there are way fewer commercials and (2) I can watch whenever I want ( Read more... )

I started watching the show Sleeper Cell over the weekend on Netflix's Watch Now. The main character is a black American Muslim FBI agent who is infiltrating a terrorist cell based in the United States. I finished the first season last night and remain impressed with the show ( Read more... )

I've watched a fair bit of TV in the last 6+ months since I posted frequently. I'm going to play catchup with recommendations for shows I don't believe I've mentioned before.

• The Wire. This is simply a phenomenal show. It is a cops and criminals show where each season is essentially a 12 hour miniseries. Don't expect it to give you satisfaction ( Read more... )

"If you've devoted your professional career to teaching World History or Western Civ, you might rather slit your wrist now than watch this clip from ABC's The View."

Via instapundit:

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Wow. Just, wow. To think, my father complains about people my age having no knowledge of history...

Last Wednesday, these signs appeared in the morning along my street saying "No Parking, Wednesday only". Thursday morning, they posted more saying "No Parking, Thursday only". They wound up towing cars because of this (not mine, fortunately). Had they posted them 24 hours in advance (as the law requires for temporary No Parking signs), people ( Read more... )

I have now finished season 1 of the show Rome. It's quite good. The first season begins with Caesar completing the conquest of Gaul and ends with the Ides of March ( Read more... )

Jason and I sat down to watch the first season of Battlestar Galactica on sunday. We had both been impressed by the miniseries, but the show was better than we expected ( Read more... )