I’ve come to this zen place I never expected. I think it’s because, finally, I’ve internalized the lessons of my sci-fi geek life.
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Doctor Who: Let’s Kill Hitler
Even as a villain, I love River Song. She’s supplanting Gwen Cooper as my go to gal for awesome.
Full Story »True Blood: Burning Down the House
I’m a little in love with Terry Bellefleur. And John is a little in love with redheads wearing corsets, wielding bazookas.
Full Story »Torchwood: End of the Road
We’re having a serious discussion at Pink Raygun Galactic Headquarters about which is worse: Starz’s Torchwood or Syfy’s Flash Gordon. It causes me great pain that it’s come to this.
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Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture
The handy, compact book form makes Geek Wisdom perfect for preserving the sacred teachings of nerd culture in the event of the apocalypse. Make room for it in your Oh $#!t bag.
Full Story »Alphas: Catch and Release
You know what’s awesome about all the parenthood stuff in this episode? It didn’t get in the way of the story. Keep it up Syfy. Be careful, though. I’ll start expecting things from you again.
Full Story »Torchwood: Immortal Sins
I think my DVR is looking out for me. The recording of last Friday’s Torchwood wouldn’t play past the Starz logo no matter what troubleshooting tricks I applied as if the DVR was saying, “Lisa, you really don’t want to go there.”
Full Story »True Blood: Let’s Get Out of Here
I have so many problems right now. Leading my problems is the usual: Sookie, being a selfish dick, showing absolutely no gratitude for Alcide plucking her from the battle. There’s also the problem of Tara needing to be rescued by her white friend (which will likely lead to an apology on Tara’s part at the [...]
Full Story »A Blade Runner Reality
We’re getting more Blade Runner at some point in the future, but how close are we to that Blade Runner future? It’s looking like we’re closer than we may think.
Full Story »We Don’t Have Enough Star Wars Stuff
Somewhere, the Silver Surfer quarter shakes its silver fists in the air and shouts, “Why didn’t I think of the island nation of Niue?”
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Jane Espenson: Cheeks, Beau, and Buffy
How long have you know Cheeks? How did you meet him? I met Cheeks a while back – maybe two years ago. I found his material on YouTube and thought it was hilarious. I didn’t just admire the performance and the presence, but the writing, too; it blew me away. Strangely, though, my first thoughts were about [...]
Full Story »Jane Espenson on Producing
“Just like on broadcast TV, you just have to write like a sane person – don’t write stuff you can’t afford. That only got easier when the money was mine!”
Full Story »Torchwood: The Middle Men
Torchwood, how you’ve disappointed me. This must be what my mom felt like when I told her I was majoring in English. And planned to be a teacher.
Full Story »Jane Espenson on Writing Husbands
Last week, Pink Raygun crowdsourced questions for Jane Espenson on her new webseries, Husbands. Today, we have the first wave of answers from Jane herself.
Full Story »Falling Skies: Season Finale
Next season, I’m introducing the Falling Skies drinking game. I don’t have the specifics yet, but I know that whenever Tom or one of his kids talks about history, viewers will take a shot.
Full Story »Superheroes on HBO
Superheroes as we know them were born from the suffering of the Great Depression. It’s only fitting that in our new Depression, we take on that mantle ourselves.
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