As you may or may not know I am a huge Columbo fan. I've see every episode of the original 7 seasons 4 or 5 times each. I'd consider it one of the best shows of all time. You can read more of such gushing here. So when I heard that there was a new …
Creating a Podcast
Have you ever read my posts and thought to yourself, "this is nice, but I wish I could listen to these read by an AI voice instead"? Well, now you can! I have created a new podcast where you can listen to my posts. There are very few up there so far, as I am …
Psycho, in all its various iterations
I recently watched the A&E series Bates Motel, and was impressed by the acting of Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates) as well as Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates). The show did a good job of telling their story, which was intriguing and engaging. However, as with many of these TV dramas, they had to add in 78 …
Picard, Episode 2: Have these people even seen TNG?
I'd love to ask the writers of this show what their favorite part about The Next Generation was. For me it was the show's optimism, and the sense of unity between the characters. Never, that I remember, was interpersonal conflict a focus of the plot on The Next Generation. Everyone treated each other with kindness …
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Hill House vs Hill House
The 1959 Shirley Jackson Gothic horror novel, The Haunting of Hill House, has spawned two  Hollywood movies, a radio adaption, numerous parodies and copycats, and has influenced novelists and film writers for decades. Most recently, it’s been made into a TV series by Netflix which, after I heard from so many people how great it …
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