Like, I think, most people, I first heard Junip's mesmerizing song "Line of Fire" in the promo for the final episode of Breaking Bad:http://youtu.be/Mbm8UqQUXYgSometime afterward, I decided to check YouTube to see if there was an official video for the song. I found it here, but along the way I also found something far more entertaining in this fan mash-up from someone … [Read more...] about Step Back From the Line of Fire, Batman
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A Sad Gray Day in Geek City
It's a gray, rainy day in Chicago and somehow that's fitting my mood right now. Elisabeth Sladen (aka Sarah Jane Smith) died after a battle with cancer today. As a kid I had a crush on Sarah Jane. Heck, I had a crush on her as an adult when I saw her again in the new Doctor Who series just a few years back. I understand an actress is not the character she plays, yet I can't … [Read more...] about A Sad Gray Day in Geek City
There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
Hey, does everybody remember those viral dance videos from OK Go? They did them for songs like "A Million Ways" (the one in the back yard) and "Here It Goes Again" (the one with the treadmills). If not, you might want to follow those links to take a look (they won't let me embed them). Those are great fun, and I have a lot of respect for the amount of work OK Go puts into … [Read more...] about There’s Dancing and There’s Dancing
In Plain Sight – a review
This new summer series stars Mary McCormack (West Wing, Murder One) as a U.S. Federal Marshall for the witness protection program. Her personal life is almost non-existent because her job requires that she keep a low profile. Or at least that's what she tells herself. As she slowly realizes the need for more in her life, she has to deal with her ditzy alcoholic mother and a … [Read more...] about In Plain Sight – a review
Hollywood Is Calling
I can't decide if this is kind of cool or kind of sad. Check out Hollywood Is Calling: Now for the first time ever you can have a real celebrity make a live phone call to someone you know for just $19.95. You can also purchase an email video greeting card with a message from your favorite star for just $5. Whether it's for a special occasion or just for the fun of it, there's … [Read more...] about Hollywood Is Calling