Fox Archive
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Dearly Departed on DVD: “Firefly”
Posted on July 31, 2010 | 2 CommentsEveryone seems to have a story about their experience with this show. At least, people who have actually heard of it do. And to know “Firefly” is to love “Firefly.” Fans are hard to spot. Most of them don’t look like science fiction fans, but... -
Another Decade in Science Fiction
Posted on January 10, 2010 | No CommentsLast year (that’s 2009) cable’s foremost source for time travel, space travel, and scantily-clad aliens shocked fans with a controversial name change—from Sci-Fi to Syfy. Personally, I like it. The fandom needs to be shaken up (science fiction should never have an orthodoxy), and the... -
Introducing Wilson M.D.
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment“We just removed a screw from a guy’s lung—the weird thing is, he didn’t get better. Any idea what that means?” In a normal episode of House M.D., we might just take that question seriously. Last Monday, however, it was a throwaway sidebar to the real... -
Don Draper, Dr. House, Meet King Midas
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No CommentsLast week’s television line-up triggered a couple déjà vu moments—particularly when both Mad Men (on Sunday) and House M.D. (on Monday) put King Midas in the spotlight. In Greek mythology, Midas, the king of Phrygia, was granted a wish that everything he touched would turn... -
You Oughta Watch – Fringe
Posted on October 8, 2009 | 1 CommentFringe is community college sci-fi. No, wait, that's a good thing! -
TV Review: ‘Glee’
Posted on September 15, 2009 | 1 CommentAfter the promising pilot Fox aired last spring (and again this fall), I couldn’t help but be just a tad disappointed in the “series premiere” of Glee, a show that despite my concerns, it sure to be a hit this fall. Where the pilot blended...