Max Brooks. On Olbermann. Talking about Republicans and Zombies.
Incidentally, I found this when trying to find something on Brook’s visit to Las Vegas next month. And, yes, I’m going.
Category Archives: Interests
Scott Brown on Saving Sci-Fi From the Friday Night Death Slot
I meant to link this last week. It concerns how networks keep putting their sci-fi related shows on Friday nights.
Which, yes, has traditionally been the trend. Heck, we still watch Ghost Adventures on Fridays whenever it is on. Not that it’s a traditional scripted show.
I do, however, have a couple caveats to this bemoaning of programming ills. First, Miami Vice used to be on Fridays and it did okay. Second, Fringe just started up again and it was on last night (Thursday) and was originally on Tuesdays. It earned Thursday billing because it’s a damn good and damn popular show.
Yes, the author has a point, but it isn’t all cut and dried.
Neil Patrick Harris Steps Into The Spotlight : NPR
Another day, another Neil Patrick Harris story.
Enjoy.
Phillies’ daddy-daughter duo enjoy moment in spotlight – Big League Stew – MLB – Yahoo! Sports
More on the Monforto family. Good stuff coming their way for their 15 minutes of good-hearted fun and fame.
Plus, they got an autographed ball out of the deal. Nice to see decent folks getting a taste of the limelight for a spell.
Geeky Movies’ Top 10 Coolest Kids – GeekDad Wayback Machine | GeekDad | Wired.com
Neat list. I constantly mentally toy with a list of what movies I’ll show Gabriel, and when.
This just adds more fuel to the fire.
Patrick Swayze: A career in clips from Dirty Dancing to Ghost to Donnie Darko | Film | guardian.co.uk
The more we all collectively talk about it, the more I realize how many films Swayze did and what a variety of roles he had.
I know all the talking heads focus on Dirty Dancing or Ghost, but he really covered a lot of different genres. And, you know, I really can’t remember a time anyone ever spoke ill of the guy. That’s not a bad legacy to leave.
How Neil Patrick Harris Became Hollywood’s First (Openly) Gay Breakthrough Star — New York Magazine
Pretty cool story on Neil Patrick Harris and on how he’s managed to be true to himself and build up a nice post-Doogie career.
Japanese HR king Sadaharu Oh praises Ichiro Suzuki’s hit mark – ESPN
Watching Ichiro Suzuki has been a real joy. He’s made at least 200 hits in each of his nine American Major League seasons, and that’s pretty damn impressive.
But what is also cool is the response this got him back home in Japan, particularly in high praise from THE all-time home run hitter, Sadaharu Oh.
Congrats Ichiro!
3-Year-Old Tosses Dad’s Foul Ball Back | NBC Philadelphia
Candidate for Father of the Year.
I’d like to think I’d be as cool with my first caught foul ball being thrown back. Either way, nice reaction from the dad there.
Mad Max fan moves from Yorkshire to the Outback – Times Online
Just wow.
This guy moved his entire family – and his custom car – from England to Australia just to open a Mad Max museum. I mean, The Road Warrior is one of my favorite flicks but…damn!
Good luck to him. And kudos to his wife for allowing him to dream like this. Hope his kids are having fun with it.