Archive for the 'Television Not Entirely Without Pity' Category

Slate on Battlestar

Thursday, November 30th, 2006

The internet’s best contrarian/liberalist magazine delves into the best show on television. Spoiler alert: Next week, Nathan Fillion will make a surprise cameo in which he fucks Starbuck in the ready room but is thinking about Inara the whole time. ZING!
• There are Battlestar podcasts? [Slate]

Three Stars of the Newscycle: 7.10.06

Monday, July 10th, 2006

Pirates of the Caribbean made a billion doubloons this weekend and brought a sense of self-worth to copy editors everywhere who thought the word “booty” would be a clever pun to put in the briefs section. Well guess what bitch? You’re not funny and that’s why he left you.
Also, that movie is long. Like really, […]

Three Stars of the Newscycle: 6.19.06

Monday, June 19th, 2006

Al Swearengen got his fucking finger cut off last night. That’s gotta hurt.
Then again, he also threw whiskey in a dude’s face before stabbing him in the chest and slashing his throat earlier in the day. Then again, the guy who sent the guy who Al killed to Al’s bar originally sent him to murder […]

A Note On Subscription Television

Monday, June 5th, 2006

Quick hits for a Monday morning:
• The Sopranos season finale was predictably underwhelming. Here is the problem with that show, it’s been A-1 for so long that it has no pressure to resolve anything in any kind of hurry. Last night we got what should have been a great midseason setup: AJ grows up and […]