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Life On Mars: Series Finale
By Steve on April 12, 2009
Last night Tammy, Gabriel and I watched the series finale of the TV show, “Life on Mars.” The final 6 or 7 minutes was a mindbending, thought provoking, ending to the tragically short lived show….
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Ron Silver 1946-2009
By Steve on March 17, 2009
Character actor Ron Silver has passed away after a two year battle with cancer. I blog about this for two reasons: 1: Ron Silver was a wonderful actor who I have enjoyed immensely through the…
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Life on Mars axed!
By Steve on March 7, 2009
Ok, I’m a little irritated! One of my favorite TV shows was just cancelled and I want to sound off. In an earlier post I mentioned some of the new shows this fall season that…
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Joaquin Phoenix on David Letterman
By Steve on February 13, 2009
OK, no deep thoughts, discourse, or editorial here. Just plain funny! Joaquin Phoenix was on David Letterman last night and made a complete fool out of himself. Letterman at first was being gracious but finally…
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The Fall T.V. Season Pt. 2
By Steve on November 16, 2008
As promised, I continue with a little review on a mere slice of the Fall TV season in America. Last time I looked at some of the new shows the Hackman’s have been downloading on…
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The New West Wing
By Steve on November 8, 2008
Back around 2000 when people asked me why I loved the TV show The West Wing I would reply that it was the best Science Fiction show on. When I was given a quizzical look…
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Opinion Polls and “Yes Minister”
By Steve on November 4, 2008
Watching the news this week I was realizing again how much our political process is guided and reinforced by “polls”; and how every poll seems to show Obama in a wide lead over John McCain….
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Saturday Night Sarah
By Steve on October 19, 2008
For a number of weeks Tina Fey has been doing a spot on impersonation of Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live. Last Sat. Gov. Palin got to turn the tables on Tina as she…
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Life on Mars: The Fall T.V. Season Pt. 1
By Steve on October 17, 2008
Lets pause from the deep reflections on life and politics. I want to blog on a topic that is slightly more important than either John McCain or Barack Obama; and that is the new fall…
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Addicted to I Tunes
By Steve on September 25, 2008
Since moving to China, the availability of English speaking TV shows have taken a bit of a nose dive. I always knew people that watched TV on their computer either by streaming or download, but…