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Re the new Prisoner: It’s a thankless task to recreate a role originated by one of television’s greatest, oddest actors in one of the greatest series of all time. So: no thanks to Jim Caviezel tonight. Ian McKellan was pleasantly … Continue reading →

The bottom line is that when you’ve got a show with a lead who can’t act and is consistently shown up by her supporting cast and occasional guest stars, you have a problem. When you’ve got a show with a … Continue reading →

Re tonight’s Glee: I was a little shocked by the glimpse into Sue’s backstory. It wouldn’t be surprising for any other character on TV, but then she isn’t. Some more somber narrative tones this episode, but a couple of great … Continue reading →

ARMISTICE DAY, 1918by Robert Graves What’s all this hubbub and yelling,       Commotion and scamper of feet,With ear-splitting clatter of kettles and cans,       Wild laughter down Mafeking Street? O, those are the kids whom we fought for       (You … Continue reading →

“Crow may have drawn us a roadmap to Morlock.” “The crows would never do that!” I shouted at the screen. “Morlock and them have a deal!” Then I realized… different Crow… different Morlock.

1. Belated but unbowed, I posted a sort of review of the movie Where the Wild Things Are at the Blog Gate. 2. The Sci Fi Guys Book Review guys interviewed me a while ago for one of their periodic … Continue reading →

1. A new Babel Clash post, this one about the perils and pleasures of live storytelling. 2. An insanely beautiful day today. It was that kind of autumn day you remember wistfully from childhood, thinking, “I must be making that … Continue reading →

Babel Clash: Are we living in a pop Golden Age or a Silver Age–and, more importantly, what’s the exchange rate?

New Babel Clash: Respectobiggles of the Mainstream. (Actually, respectobiggles don’t come up, but now I wish I’d thought of them. Maybe the next time this perennial topic comes up.)

New Babel Clash: Using reality, or vice versa.