Television

Futurama’s good news

Sci-fi TV show Futurama is to return.

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Battlestar Galactica: my problem now is to disengage

I haven’t been watching much TV lately — as in for most of 2008, and now into 2009. There are several reasons: I don’t want to watch too much — I have plenty of things to do in my life; I don’t need TV as a time-filler. Since I discovered audio and video podcasts I’ve [...]

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Veronica Mars on Vibe

Deb was home sick the other day, and spent the afternoon watching TV. That’s how I caught what happened to be the first episode of Veronica Mars on Vibe. I’ve seen many mentions by US-based friends and colleagues of this show, all saying how good it was, so I downed tools for the hour and [...]

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Saving Grace disappears; hooray for videocasts

About a month ago a new show popped up on TV3: Saving Grace. Wikipedia tells us: The plot focuses on Grace Hanadarko (Hunter), a chain smoking, binge drinking, promiscuous, adulterous, lying Oklahoma City police officer. Despite her many failings and her upbringing in a dysfunctional family, Grace is portrayed as a basically good person with [...]

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Throng launches web 2.0 TV listings

I don’t watch much TV these days: video podcasts and DVDs fill the ‘gap’ very nicely. Besides, I just don’t have time. But if I want to know what’s on, new website Throng is offering an easy way to find out: …throng.co.nz has today launched a world-first web 2.0 television listings format. In development for [...]

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Stargate S8 musings (spoilers)

Spoilers below. Be warned. I like watching Sci-Fi on TV, and have long enjoyed Stargate SG1. After seeing most of the first 7 series on TV I gradually bought the DVD sets. Then about a year ago I bought Season 8. Somehow between being busy and temporarily going ‘off’ Stargate I hadn’t got around to [...]

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