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Month: February 2009

  • My Best and Worst Movie Experiences of 2008

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    In honor of tonight’s Oscars ceremony, and Daniel Water’s annual mega movie list, I wanted to share what I will be posting on “the Wall” at Mr. Water’s Oscar party this evening – my own best and worst list for 2008. Of course, I saw many other films, but I am only including those released…

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  • The Guild is the Next Generation’s Answer to Mary Tyler Moore

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    Felicia Day’s eight-minute webisodic-turned-cultural-phenomenon The Guild revolves around the character Codex, a single woman in her late-twenties, early thirties who is not widowed or divorced or seeking a man to support her, but who holds a position of great importance in her online guild – that of the Healer. The show can similarly assert itself…

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  • President Obama Pushes Through Bill to Delay Digital TV Switch

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    After some stonewalling from the Republicans in Senate, President Obama managed to push through and sign a bill delaying the transition from analog to digital signals for television broadcast in the United States in order to give people more time to prepare for the irrevocable transition.

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