As the TV season comes to an end, nature does everything it can to force us outside. The days are longer, the weather is warm, the skies are blue, it’s beautiful, really. For the normal people, it’s ideal. Unfortunately, some of us are pale, withdrawn, and prone to respiratory infections […]
Author: EJ Feddes
LOST Revisited: The Orchid Instructional Film (May 23)
No Lost this week, which makes me a sad panda. However, in anticipation of next week’s two-hour season finale, I think it’s high time to take a look at one of the bonus features from the Season Three DVD. No, not Terry O’Quinn’s knife-throwing demonstration, even thoug h that is […]
The Office Spin-Off: An Open Letter to Greg Daniels
Dear Greg: I can call you “Greg”, right? We go back, you and me. Back to your days on The Simpsons, really. If you never did anything other than write “22 Short Films about Springfield”, you’d be my hero. But, and you may know this about me, I’m a giant […]
Dancing WIth the Stars–The Finals! (May 20)
Finals Week, people! It’s been a long journey to get here, a long journey involving a unicycle, food poisoning, deafness, spray tan, butt pads, showmance, a ruptured tendon, freaky dancing kids, and Def Leppard. You know, what Joseph Campbell would call the classic hero’s journey. Hey, did you know this […]
LOST Revisited: “There’s No Place Like Home – Part 1” (May 16)
OK, it’s time for the bonus points. All of this week’s points go to spunkybean reader Julie who points out that both Benry and Lock have mothers named “Emily” and theorizes that the two could be half-brothers. Tell me that’s not genius. You can’t, because it is! It adds a […]
A Beautiful Gory Display: Iron Man from Page to Screen (May 15)
Iron Man is one of those characters who’s much better in concept than in execution. A billionaire playboy with a suit of armor should be the best character ever. Sadly, in the 45 or so years since Iron Man debuted, that potential has been largely unrealized. Unlike most of Marvel’s […]