Dammit. NBC ends contract with iTunes; iTunes responds by pulling distribution of early season episodes.There goes "Heroes", "Battlestar Galactica" and "Psych". Stupid NBC. I'm going to write them a letter telling them how much money they just lost from this fan by being greedy. I wanted to support those shows by actually buying them given how ( Read more... )

This school administrator discovered that his students aren't quite so saintly as he'd hoped: Feeding of boa constrictor causes stir at school. Video here on YouTube.

Crazy people write funny letters.

The Scientific Fairness to Women Act would require the FDA to give more consideration to women's health issues, including putting more of a ( Read more... )

Damn. Times like these I wish I had cable: Star Wars: The Legend Revealed. 9pm Monday, History Channel.

I am not pleased with the Veronica Mars double-feature Season/Series Finale. It almost gives the "Enterprise" finale a run for its money in crud-itude.

( spoilers, but it'll save you two hours of your life )

I enjoyed the "Heroes" season finale. Not as much action as many were expecting, but I liked how the character arcs ended up.

Word of the Day: "BroYay" (I still can't avoid giggling. I love TWoP)

More coherent thoughts later; I need to go to bed.

TV news:

* CW cancels "Veronica Mars". I am sad to see it go, but the third season really lost focus, so I can't really blame CW. That said, CW is sucking by cancelling all of its heavy hitting shows; they're going to be in limbo for next season unless they get really lucky with one of their new offerings.

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile ( Read more... )

20/20 story covering discrimination against an Atheist high school student. (YouTube vid, via atheistIn case there is any doubt: THAT WAS WRONG. Those actions went beyond simply ignorant to all-out brutal, hateful mob mentality. There is absolutely no justification for that in any free, modern non-theocratic society, period ( Read more... )

I'm up through 1x18 - "Parasite" and I'm loving it! Completely hooked (and grateful for iTunes). Thanks to all who recommended it!

Some good stuff: ( not really spoilers, just gushing )

Wow. They just took the American Bull by the horns with a storyline centered on a man suing the United States for being detained in Guantanimo Bay.

Excellent. I expect to see some flak in the media over this one.

ETA: And they just mentioned Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden by name. I continue to be amused.

Nielsen will be measuring college viewership of shows.

So... if you or someone you know are in college, tuning in to your favorite shows may help boost your show's ratings.