Category: conflict
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LOST Series Finale and What It All Means
The Culturepin talks about LOST and the series finale, esoterica, JJ Abrams and his love of mysterious boxes.
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First The Muppets, Now Disney To Buy Marvel Comics
Now the monster Mouse Corp is set to take over Marvel Comics – and seeing as I worked as an actor in the very edgy and first Marvel Knights title Punisher: War Zone, I can only wonder what the PTA mop that is Disney will do to the comics company.
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Why TV Isn’t Dead And Won’t Die Anytime Soon
In response to an article on Gawker about Why Television Is Dead. Well, it isn’t and here is why it won’t die anytime soon.
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On February 17th, 2009 Your TV Will No Longer Work
The government was set to issue $40 vouchers for every household towards the cost of the new digital set top converter that would replace the old analog antenna that we have seen in so many John Hughes films. The campaign for awareness of this fundamental transition did alright, but penetration hasn’t been nearly as high…
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Very Scary Business Going on at Screen Actors Guild as Chief Negotiator Doug Allen is Ousted
Because the vast majority of my audience is likely not a member of the Screen Actors Guild, I am going to repost a letter from twice-elected Nation President of the guild Allen Rosenberg expressing his outright disdain for the events of the past week that have led to the National Executive Director Doug Allen being…
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2009 Oscar Nominees – Complete List + SAG drops Strike Vote?
After all the haranguing and rhetoric, the ad campaigns and endless comment threads, stories surfaced that SAG has decided to forget the whole vote to authorize a strike thing altogether, citing they didn’t feel they could get the 75% majority they would need to move forward. *Eyebrow raised up into the hairline* WTF? Meanwhile, the…