Posts tagged ‘scifi’

Random thoughts and tidbits from elsewhere

August 5th, 2008

When I have random thoughts I write them down, or Jott them, or record voice memos. Sometimes they accumulate into something cohesive and meaningful and less random. This… this is some of the more, uh, entropic stuff. So, Cuil. I don’t think it’ll catch on because people would rather google themselves than cuil themselves. The [...]

A viewer’s guide to Battlestar Galactica

July 17th, 2008

BSG is a great show—superb even—and awful. So if you’re watching it for the first time on DVD here is what I suggest: watch the first two seasons in their entirety. They’re great. In season three, watch through episode 42: Exodus Part 2. Then stop. Make up your own ending. Go rent something else. I [...]

I want to see some fracking explosions!

February 15th, 2007

I’m a fan of Battlestar Galactica. (In case you haven’t watched it, they say it’s one of the best shows on television. But don’t let that non-endorsement stop you—it really is good. You can rent the first couple seasons.) The show has continued to stay strong through 2.5 seasons, but a recent multi-epsiode love-square story [...]