Idiot Box
Back when I was writing columns for SFist, one of the things I kept harping on was that Apple should make a DVR. If they could do for television what they did for the iPod, that’d be huge, right? An interface for TV as slick as OS X, without as many of the weird limitations…
No Post Left Behind
Even if I weren’t too busy to ramble on at length about TV shows, there’s just not a lot to say about this week’s episode of “Lost.” Just look at the final score: Pro About a minute of marginally interesting character development from Locke Cool, creepy scene with the smoke monster flashing itself at Juliet…
Two more of my favorite things
The planets must be aligning or something. I saw that two more of my favorite things are coming together: the RiffTrax guys released a track for the pilot episode of “Lost”. I haven’t listened to it yet, but of course I bought it the second I saw it and realized what it was. This RiffTrax…
A few (well, two) of my favorite things
Matt sent me this link to a really, really well-done fan video. It’s The Walt Disney World Tower of Terror in a Half-Life 2 mod. All it’s missing is the fog in the courtyard and a few of the effects in the ride.
Sakura to Taiko
Another cherry blossom festival, another reminder that there’s a concert from the SF Taiko Dojo at the Kabuki on Saturday, April 21st. And another reminder that they’re always awesome, and everybody should check it out. The shows at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley for the fall annual festival are usually longer and more spectacular, but here…
Razzle Frickin’ Dazzle
I can’t describe how much I liked this week’s episode of “Lost.” No exaggeration, it’s one of my favorite episodes of the entire series, and maybe even one of my favorite episodes of any television series. It’s like Darin Morgan “X-Files” good. The reason I thought of Morgan is because “Exposé” does the same for…
