Tag: tv

A quick catch up is in order, on some of the more interesting things that I should have been writing about recently…

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In which Tom wails incessantly about how he can’t have an iPhone yet.

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Argh. Two weeks without the internet! How on earth did I survive? Well, alright, I saw plenty of the internet, but that’s not the point. The point is, it wasn’t on tap at all times. The point is, I couldn’t possibly have been paying much attention to ATR.

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Ah, technobabble. Also known as ‘phlebotonin’ if you’re a writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I’m sure that to the casual viewer, all technobabble is equal.

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Two seasons of the new Doctor Who down. I thought I’d share three of my favourite moments of the past season, and my three top hopes for season three. Actually, let’s say four. I’ve got too many.

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I had a moment on the train today that warmed the very cockles of my Who fan heart. A skinny little kid on the train was reading Doctor Who novels and trying to interest a cute schoolgirl in them. Fool that he was… he gave her ‘Last of the Gadarene’ by Mark ‘Idiot’s Lantern’ Gatiss. That’s not going to impress a girl.

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June 1st: DS Lite released in Australia
2nd: iinet installs DSLAMs in Cheltenham and starts transfering customers to faster broadband. We buy a faster modem.

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First Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then Stargate SG-1, then Doctor Who, and now this. Battlestar: Galactica is getting a spin-off prequel series.

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The votes are in and ignored, the decision is final. Grapefruit(s) no longer, this website is now:

ATYPICAL REVIEW

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The musical, City of Angels, is going brilliantly. Well, pretty good. We’re a little less than two weeks out and everything feels like it’s coming together. Good cast, good atmosphere, and most importantly quite a few of us seem talented too.

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Jackson and I are in a musical currently, for those that don’t know. Hopefully Shannon has noticed as she’s the director.

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While watching season four of The X-Files — which is quite good so far; the show continually confounds my usual ‘2-3 are the best seasons’ theory. Not that it’s really been awesome yet.

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Last August, the ABC’s Media Watch highlighted a Today Tonight report on young muslims for editing together a series of interviews dishonestly. Though it was obvious that the vibe of the story had been twisted in that way that Today Tonight does so well, one interview’s cut in particular really irritated me.

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Here’s a picture of my desk at work. On the left is our printer that rarely works. To my right is a VoiP phone that remembers it’s mine even when it strays.

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It’s been a quiet time around the Grapefruit office while everyone’s away on summer break. Or at least, that sounds like a good excuse for the lack of things around here.

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Channel Ten is promoting their new US import, Supernatural as coming from “The Director of X-Files”. So, just who is the director of The X-Files, given that the show ran for nine seasons with the usual cycling of directors?

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A few random points of TV interest…

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This post was initially to only include my mini-review of Doctor Who’s mini-episode. But then I thought, let’s give this some mass appeal.

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It’s that time of year again, where I succumb to temptation and start putting up promotional Doctor Who images. Actually, this should be the only one.

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There’s lots of different ways to review TV. Over the years, we’ve had group reviews, we’ve had rants, we’ve had letters… It’s not usually hard to come up with something interesting when you’re watching something happen every week.

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Well, knock me over with a feather. I wasn’t expecting this.

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So, the new iPods are out. As the rumour sites had been alternately predicting and denying, they play videos.

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Finally got part two of Season 5 of Angel the other day; my collection is complete. It’d be the first time I’d ever owned all the episodes of a TV series, if it wasn’t for that cheating Firefly with it’s all in one boxed set.

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Joss Whedon talked to ABC Radio National while he was hanging out in Australia recently and had this to say…

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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart has been away for a week and I’ve been having withdrawal symptoms. Especially since a massive newsworthy event happened over in the USA and they weren’t able to cover it.

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Yesterday I heard the absolutely splendiferous news that there’s a JB Hi-Fi opening in Southland soon!

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Sorry about the downtime, folks. Well, sorry to those that noticed it. I’ve been using the time to sit around on my arse vaguely studying. “Vaguely studying” is when you’ve got all the study material in front of you, and occasionally you draw half a concept map, or attempt to summarise some points.

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Damn that Michael Moore. He’s spoiled my innocence. I used to be able to watch documentaries and think I’d learned something.

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This has probably been happening to all sorts of TV shows and I haven’t noticed, but I’m observing a peculiar trend in Melbourne’s ‘Green Guide’ when it comes to Doctor Who.

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Ah, what could possibly distract from the important task of writing essays and studying? Bearing in mind that these things must be accessible from the same places that I’m supposed to be doing work; i.e. my room.

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I apologise for the steady stream of Doctor Who reviews, to all of you who don’t give a rat’s arse.

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Sorry to swamp the weblog with posts, but I just saw these pictures from the upcoming premiere of Stargate SG-1.

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Delenn’s on Lost! Woah!

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That’s such a bad pun it’s almost not a pun. It’s mostly crap. Anyhow, two bits of news that excite me.

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Those areas of my brain have been quarantined as I write this post…

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What is it with Physics undergraduates and bad “Meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything” jokes? It’s like they think if they just mention ‘42’ in any given sentence, it suddenly becomes funny…

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Well, the marketing campaign for Doctor Who has started in Britain, and a bunch of teaser trailers have been released. Here’s a few screengrabs, posted mainly because Billie Piper is looking good but also coz the new console room is in the background.

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So, apparently, a rough-ish cut of the first episode of Doctor Who is out online somewhere.

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All the time, I see things about the place and think — I should write about that in my weblog. And then I forget them. So I won’t be mentioning any of those today.

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There’s a new review by a new reviewer today — Penny Cowie, a soon-to-be-ex-co-worker at AMES. This hopefully makes up in part for my laziness and Andy’s not-currently-at-a-computerness.

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Woah! TV TV TV! Going to Perth was like a television overdrive. My poor little iPod is packed with episodes of That 70s Show and Stargate SG-1. And then I return to more new Alias episodes… And then Mum and Dad finally get me the complete Yes, Minister. To think that at one point I was downloading Smallville.

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Ah, don’t mind me indulging myself. It’s not too long until March, thankfully…

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Ben Browder apparently has been signed on as a regular cast member for season 9.

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Watching Smallville the other day — yes, I’m still doing that, they don’t have patches for it or anything — I was struck by how the show has never done anything surprising ever.

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As the sole contributor to this site, I see my absence is sorely felt. Well, I can’t help it people. I downloaded Half Life 2 accidentally. I didn’t mean to.

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It’s a bad news, good news day over here. The good news is that I’ll be able to go to the Tasmanian Circus Festival in February. The bad news is I can go because they won’t let me in to stinky NICA.

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Separate entries for separate moods. I’ve got a widescreen television! Woot! It’s not plasma or anything but it works rather well, especially with component video from the DVD, or digital TV.

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Much like the red sky at night delighting sailors, so does the appearance of Stargate Atlantis on Bittorrent delight me. For where there’s Atlantis, there will be SG-1.

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Allow me to indulge myself and post this.

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Now that Lara Croft is telling people to vote there will be a decent turnout.

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I’ve been waiting a long time for today - a day when one of the greatest television series of all times makes a triumphant return.

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That’s it. I’ve run out of Stargate.

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Mmmmm. Always pays to pop by JB Hi-Fi. Certain box sets of definitive classic movie trilogies might have been released early.

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If you haven’t seen this you should now! Steal a car to drive you to a house where you beat people until they get you this video.

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By day, I am mild-mannered Andy but by night, I watch Stargate.

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More like half a season in three days. Stargate season seven is some great tv.

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Just a couple of things. First, I’d like to officially deny the following rumours…

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Oooh! Oooh! A Farscape: Peacekeeper Wars trailer is up at apple.com! And looking darned cool, as well.

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So, there I am, wandering back to work after trying out James’ favourite Subway sub, and oops! — there’s JB Hi-Fi’s DVD superstore. Better go in then.

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Yes, I know, you’re all a bit bored of grapefruit redesigns, they happen every other week. But still, here’s another one for your enjoyment.

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It’s always nice to get further confirmation that people are insane.

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It feels odd to have witnessed the final episode of Angel — ever — and not be mentioning it here.

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Ha Ha. Ha Ha Ha.

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Christopher Eccleston is the new Doctor Who!

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Rain? What’s up with this? It’s supposed to snow here, dammit.

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Ah, life is in a simple pattern now and writing weblogs doesn’t come as easily. Canada begins to feel like a kind of home, even if there are a few crazy differences.

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And suddenly, I’m starting to panic.

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USATODAY.com — Are networks losing young-male appeal?

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Ew. Last night’s MDA had the WORST ACTOR I’ve seen on TV since Matthew Waterhouse.

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I’m going to go out on a limb and say that this is a good thing.

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Things I haven’t done, but should have…

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Dear James Cameron…

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I’ve had to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming. The tv guide had an episode of Stargate on today so naturally it’s a good day no matter how long I’m at uni.

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A weekend without the ability to speak properly does not a happy Tom make. Pah.

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Ergh. I felt a vague sore throat coming on 8 at lunch time, and now it’s spread to wooziness and a headache.

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I’ve decided to outsource my assignments. Great pay, easy hours, email me.

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A detailed study of Wesley Wyndham-Pryce.

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I’m finding it difficult to watch television now, without mentally drafting reviews in my head.

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I attempted to demonstrate NTGF’s latest masterpiece — Andy C episode 1, part 3, subsection IV — to our good friend Corrinne today.

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For the last week, perhaps longer, trains to the city on the Frankston line have been running around 5-10 minutes late.

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Not long now. As of this Saturday we will once again have a full complement of staff, meaning more than one day off a fortnight.

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Firstly — I promise that my next entry will have no Buffy or Angel references whatsoever. But things have come to light that need mentioning.

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Damnit. It’s late and cold and like the guy flying over Sydney on a giant dog, things look bad. I don’t know why I bother really. Is a little organisation so hard.

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I’ve finally found a beginning to my script that I’m vaguely happy with. Which is lucky as the due date’s approaching and I’d really like to be honing it for the last day, at least.

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Having decided that neither ‘Chosen’ nor Season Seven in general is a suitable end to Buffy, I’m now left with the task of working out where the show DOES end.

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