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The End of Battlestar Galactica

March 23, 2009

I figure any kind of analysis of the finale of Battlestar Galactica on this blog wouldn’t compare to the full on geek debates that have been raging on the web so I’ll forgo that and just say that I’m going to miss BSG. I have to admit, I didn’t start watching from the moment it [...]

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Facing the Job Market

February 4, 2009

The other night, I caught an episode of How I Met Your Mother, a documentary about life in New York City. This particular episode dealt with the issue of unemployment, one that I know well. One character faced deportation (to Canada) if she did not get a job soon. One friend, Barney, had a particularly [...]

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Look Ma! I’m on the Simpsons!

December 5, 2008

Alright, ok, not me specifically but my people were featured on this past Sunday’s episode of The Simpsons: People who like Apple products! And, there was a Muslim family in the episode too! Bart made friends with Bashir and his family who happen to be Jordanian Muslims. Homer of course thinks they are planning something [...]

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The Illogical Nature of TV’s “Smallville”

November 9, 2008

Most of my friends know that I’m a big Superman fan. He’s always been my favorite superhero despite the fact that many are hesitant to name him as their favorite because a) He’s too powerful b)They think there’s not much too him or c) He’s too well known and it is therefore cliched to think [...]

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Aliens in America

October 4, 2007

Hi All. I caught Aliens in America on TV the other day, the new show on the CW that debuted on Monday. The premise, if you’ve been living under a rock is this: A Pakistani Exchange student comes to live with an unsuspecting American family in Wisconsin. The mom was expecting some good looking Nordic [...]

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Next, On a very special Veronica Mars

May 2, 2007

Most people know that I am unhealthily obsessed with the TV show, Veronica Mars. I look forward to each and every new episode and, a few times the episodes have been pretty intense and I even have a hard time falling asleep after watching it. I know, crazy right? The episode that came on last [...]

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