So I'm going to go insane this year in part because I'm preparing for my generals exams. For those of you who aren't familiar, these are the giant exams at the end of my PhD course work where I read a couple hundred books and than take written and oral exams on them ( Read more... )

auralan and I have been annoyed at the pronouncements that Michael Phelps is the "greatest olympian ever" and we've been coming up with other candidates for the title. Problem is that we're both Americans ( Read more... )

Olympic mascots are nearly always ... unfortunate, but usually so bland people easily forget them. The mascots from Beijing were a gang of generic anime knock offs, as is entirely appropriate for the host nation. The Atlanta games had a blue ... thing named Izzy that looked like a cartoon character on meth. The Canadians managed to do reasonalby ( Read more... )

Despite my interest in things military and my thing for hot women in uniform... I've avoided the show Army Wives like the plague. For one thing it was on lifetime, and for another it's promos this year involve women in cocktail dresses walking around during a hurricane outside. A few years ago I tried to make it through the first season but the ( Read more... )

"Your president worked so hard to lift their shame. But they should feel shame. I came to Germany to forgive. But I still hate them."

If Karine Vanasse doesn't become a huge star there is no justice in the world. If she doesn't get considered for an emmy it's a fraud.

Episode Stills have been released today for the next three episodes of Pan Am including some pretty amazing shots of Kate and Colette in pretty dresses.

1.3 Ich Bin Ein Berliner

1.4 Eastern Exposure and 1.5 Coin in a Fountain

Several friends of mine have asked for screencaps from the new ABC series Pan Am...

All the hires I have run into up until now and the first two episodes screencaps can be found here. Standard rules, take what you want, just tell me what you are taking so I can bring you similar things in the future.

OMG Pan Am might be even better in episode 2 than it was in the pilot. Seriously folks, ignore the marketing campaign this is the best new tv show in years. Full of spies and strong women and strong women who are spies! And complicated mother daughter relationships. And men who are arm candy!

This is an incomplete list, mostly shows I'm intending to watch ( Read more... )

Promotional Photos for the Fall 2011 Season 4 of Castle. These are high quality.


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