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Rhea Dee is a Midwestern fat girl floating through space with a donut and an attitude. She's the co-host and co-creator of the podcast Badland Girls. 3 Comments
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i LOVED the Star Trek name-dropping!
I was like "Oh, MAN! JJ's got BALLS to put a promo for his movie in his show! Hell yeah!"
Also, my housemates and I squealed when the bus that the combustion-y girl got on was the M47. And Trekkies know why the number 47 is important.
I loved this episode! And remember that on the videotape of "Olive", she's in a charred room as she's sitting in the corner. Is she a pyrokinetic, too?
"Unfortunately, the great mystery of who shot Nina is ruined by the promo for next week, where they just up and say who freaking did it. (What the hell, show?)"
Given what I know of the TV industry, the proper question is probably "What the hell, network? I've seen several net-friendly showrunners complain about network promos giving away the big twists in their episodes. The most egregious one I can think of was a couple years ago on Stargate Atlantis. Announcer guy said "You won't believe what happens!" and then they showed the zomg!huge surprise from the last two minutes of the next episode. (!) The producers were sooo mad.
I've really been enjoying Fringe since they wrapped up the obnoxious boyfriend betrayal storyline. But then, secret global conspiracies have always been fun.
The name drop was a little much for me, especially given the casting of Bell, but I suppose a little cross-promotion never hurt anyone. I just prefer when people name-drop other people's stuff they enjoy (e.g. Veronica Mars characters saying "frak").
I like to watch Veronica Mars episodes as well Lost. I found your blog on google and read a few of your other posts. I just added you to my Google News Reader. Keep up the good work. Look forward to reading more from you in the future.