The Independent has a great interview with Russell T Davies, the executive producer of Doctor Who. He talks about Richard Dawkins, (pan)sexuality on the show, the new companion Donna, and a bunch more:
The Doctor makes millions for the BBC, so perhaps it should listen to Davies’s anger about the time it is now being shown [...]
Posted by Chris in Science fiction, Television on April 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
IGN has a compelling interview with Ron Moore about the writer’s strike and how it affects BSG. It’s an eye-opening piece, to me at least. Suddenly it’s very clear why this is such an important issue for writers:
“I had a situation last year on Battlestar Galactica where we were asked by Universal to do webisodes [...]
Posted by Chris in News, Television on November 15th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I can’t embed the video - maybe Chris can - but here’s a link to the Fox17 newscast about the whole Jeopardy! thing.
Posted by Deana in Fun, News/Media, Plain foolishness, Television, Would you like to play a game?, You have got to be kidding on June 21st, 2007 | No Comments »
Guess who’s going to be on Jeopardy! this week?
No, not me. I’d choke up like a vegan at a hot-dog eating contest. The Global Spin community is much better represented by Deana, if this 10-second teaser video is any indication.
Deana appears this Friday, June 22nd. Check your local listings, etc, and watch with us. (Seriously, [...]
Posted by Chris in Fun, Television on June 18th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Once again, Keith Olbermann gets right to the point and says it in a way I never could:
At the dedication of the Gettysburg Memorial — barely four months after the last soldier staggered from another Pennsylvania field — Mr. Lincoln said, “we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, [...]
Posted by Chris in Government, History, Iraq, Journalism, News/Media, Politics, Television on September 12th, 2006 | No Comments »
So, you may or may not know that SciFi.com is hosting a set of ten Battlestar Galactica “webisodes” to lead up to the Season 3 premiere. They’re being released every Tuesday and Thursday, and at 3-4 minutes apiece they’ll add up to (approximately) a full episode worth by the time they’re all released. From the [...]
Posted by Chris in Fun, Science fiction, Television, Uncategorized on September 7th, 2006 | 6 Comments »