Monthly Archives: February 2010
Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains – “Episode Three”
“That Girl is Like a Virus” February 25th, 2010 Well, that’s more pleasant, at least. Yes, tonight’s episode of Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains featured another brutal physical challenge, and there were certainly some ugly moments on both sides of the … Continue reading
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Lost – “Lighthouse”
“Lighthouse” February 23rd, 2010 “I guess we weren’t looking for it…” When Lost adds new elements to its world, acts of expansion that have been quite common early in the show’s sixth season, there’s always a question of why we’ve … Continue reading
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Season Finale: Men of a Certain Age – “Back in the Shit”
“Back in the Shit” February 22nd, 2010 “The grand essentials of happiness are something to do, something to love, something to hope for.” I took a couple of stabs at making this introduction into a fairly elaborate discussion of how … Continue reading
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The Ends Have No End (Yet): Second Chances and Relegation at the Olympic Games
The Ends Have No End (Yet) February 23rd, 2010 When Canada’s Kevin Martin won his tense matchup against Great Britain’s David Murdoch on Saturday night, it was a big win for Martin: it meant that he moved to 6-0, which … Continue reading
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Life Unexpected – “Truth Unrevealed”
“Truth Unrevealed” February 22nd, 2010 Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I’m pretty sure that something actually happened on Life Unexpected tonight. Sure, the plot of “Truth Unrevealed” was just a delayed payoff from the pilot, so there wasn’t actually … Continue reading
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The Amazing Race Season 16 – “Episode Two (Chile)”
“When the Cow Kicked Me in the Head” February 21st, 2010 At this early stage of The Amazing Race, there are two primary ways for teams to be eliminated. The first is to make a critical mistake, like when Zev … Continue reading
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What’s my Genre Again?: The In(s)anity of the Saturn Awards
The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films comes together every year to recognize the best in genre entertainment (in both film and television) at the Saturn Awards. This is, at least in my view, a noble endeavour, and … Continue reading
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On the Edge of My Seat (Closing My Eyes): Anxiety, Twitter and my Olympics Achilles Heel
Day Seven: On the Edge of My Seat (Closing My Eyes) February 18th, 2010 When Martin Brodeur stopped the final shot in a shootout which secured Canada an all-important victory in its march towards Hockey Gold at the Vancouver 2010 … Continue reading
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