• Clan: McTiVo

    Running With Sithers

    What can one say about a movie franchise that’s been a part of one’s life for, oh, nearly thirty years or so? Well, not much. My husband David and I went to see Revenge of the Sith yesterday, as stated. Before the movie, we had a really nice, leisurely meal at Brass. After the movie, we came home. In between, we waited to see how Anakin would end up in the Darth Vader armor with the menacing breathing and codpiece and buttons on his chest and all. Once upon a time, in a locality far, far away, each installment of…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Firefly Returns, Sith Happens

    FIREFLY (FOX) – The Sci Fi Channel has landed the repeat rights to all 15 hours of the short-lived FOX series (and basis of the upcoming “Serenity” feature film). The network’s July schedule lists the series as joining its Friday lineup on July 22 at 7:00/6:00c where it will precede original episodes of “Stargate SG-1,” “Stargate Atlantis” and “Battlestar Galactica. Via ***Dave :: Shiny! Can I get a “woot?!?” We’ve been pining for new episodes of Stargate and Atlantis and now we will be in the habit of re-watching Firefly again. Yes, yes, we already have the DVD, but sometimes…

  • Books - Food, Glorious Food

    Chocolat and Non-Fat Frenchwomen

    Because Father Ted used it as an example in a recent sermon at Holy Moly, I’ve been wanting to see Chocolat again, and that’s a bit dangerous. Even more since I’ve been reading French Women Don’t Get Fat and getting a double dose of passion for chocolate, eating well, and living life to the fullest. It’s an interesting premise – eat as the French do, enjoy food, and still avoid getting fat. However, it’s pretty unworkable in practice here in the States, as much of it depends on daily walks to the nearest fresh farmer’s market, seasonal foods in great…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    I Want My M-class Planet TV

    my husband David gripes about the coming series finale of Enterprise. I’ll be very sorry to see the end of this series, not only because it’ll be the first time in years that there is no Star Trek-universe series in production. I’ve really enjoyed the current season, even after wandering away in boredom after the previous one. And the last few episodes have actually been enjoyably kick-ass. The TWOP recapper Keckler thought the episode was a simplistic snooze worthy of a D and fake fangirly hyperbole, I disagreed only because they had the presence of mind to cast Peter Weller…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    So Very Happy

    …with the outcome of the finale of the seventh season of Amazing Race. Even though they didn’t actually “race around the world” and the teams had timetables going into the final legs (ugh, that sickens me, a purist). And I really couldn’t be happier for Uchenna and Joyce, coming in first and making that big vein pop out in the side of Rob’s head. And I really couldn’t be happier for Rob and Amber coming in second, although I could make an exception if they’d come in third instead. And I really couldn’t be any more “meh” for Ron and…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Amazing Race Charity Auction

    Dammit, I want a piece of the totem pole from the finale of TAR3, where Gerard had to spin animal faces to work out the correct order that animals had been special guest stars that season (that was a season with humorous donkeys, camels, and so forth): Amazing Race Charity Auction on eBay The 2 hour finale is tonight. There’ve been spoilers circulating forever that indicate that one of my least favorite teams evah win it all; if this happens it won’t cause the psychic wounds that Flo’s win did, but I’ll be all pissed off and resentful going into…

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Claudia Black: Making Michael Shanks’ Life A Misery

    Former Farscape star Claudia Black told SCI FI Wire that her character in the upcoming ninth season of Stargate SG-1 will bedevil Michael Shanks’ Daniel Jackson for the season’s first six episodes. Oh, good. David and I really, really enjoyed their interaction in last season’s “Prometheus Unbound” and we’re looking forward to Claudia’s new ones. Can’t wait to see Vala alternately beat up and jump all over Dr. Daniel Jackson. He needs a little shaking up, we think. Best quote of that episode, by the way, has become a family joke. “[significant pause]…ow?”

  • Clan: McTiVo

    Ta Ta, Pip Pip, Cheerio, Team Fogeyhat

    I’m so confused. I have so many questions, and answers are unlikely (until at least next week, when the finale of TAR7 airs). Why did Meredith and Gretchen always pick the harder physical task? Why is TAR7 going backwards? They usually go west to east Why England? That’s too easy this late in the game. Why the hell do Rob and Amber always win prizes? Has Ron figured out his only chance at freedom is “Flee. Now.”? The mini-recap is up at TWOP: In a significant change from previous seasons, the Race course turns back to the West and heads…

  • Radio

    Air America In Chicago

    It’s good news for lefties because local talk radio is now dominated by conservative voices. WLS-AM 890 has gradually sloughed off or muted its liberal hosts, while WIND-AM 560 is now a full-time outlet for syndicated right-wing programming. It will be refreshing to hear steady chatter from Bush administration critics for a change, instead of the defenders and apologists who now dominate the dial. Even though my listening tastes run toward balanced debate and an illuminating clash of ideas and philosophies, I’ll take our side’s agitprop over theirs any day. But it’s bad news for lefties because AM 850–now oldies…