I don't have cable right now so I'm rewatching old shows and movies. A lot of them are animated. Such is my way. I'd like to have a nobler reason for rewatching them--something like when James 
Let's say you're the newly-sentient internet. How would you decipher
the meaning of all the bits and bytes whizzing past you? And what about
the real world outside your electronic realm?
Former Comics Editor, Guy Leshinski
has very kindly given us permission to reprint a prophetic interview
with Bryan Lee O'Malley in 2005. Will Bryan Lee O'Malley attain the
Holy Grail of cartoonists? As Bryan says, "We'll see..."
Results tagged “Galactica” from The Cultural Gutter
Rule One: Entertain Me!
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter with each editor writing
about something outside their usual domain. This week James Schellenberg
writes about tv.
I'm a demanding SOB: I want to be entertained. I want shallow, repetitive, and sheer fun, but I also want a little depth, moments of substance, some flair or style, something that lasts. I want it all, but most basically, I always want that kernel of great storytelling. Easy to demand, difficult to deliver!
That's why I like Burn Notice. It's the cheesy, unpretentious show that delivers the goods again and again.
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Spoilers: Galactica Mini-Finale
Abigail Nussbaum thinks the recent Battlestar Galactica mini-finale would have been good, if not for the following:
"With very few alterations, many of Battlestar Galactica's
episodes during the second half of its second season and the entirety
of its third season could be jettisoned, and the result would not only
make sense as a story, but would probably be tighter and more compelling."
We the People (Are Robots)
Robots! They are some of the most durable figures in pop culture — action movies have used everything from the robots who terminate to the robots who are in disguise, but not all robots show up in big budget Hollywood cheesefests. Some thoughtful stuff goes on here too. A good example is the protagonist with a heart on a sleeve in Sue Lange’s We, Robot.
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BSG Surprise
Spoiler alert! Abigail Nussbaum talks about the finale of season 3 of Battlestar Galactica: "In fact, I find myself dangerously close to the 'but it's not supposed to make any sense' mindset that keeps people watching 24 and Lost."
Inevitable Decay
Season 2 slump? Abigail Nussbaum says Lost and Battlestar Galactica had nowhere to go: "they have a story, and they don't know how to handle its ending."
Beware A Cylon's Love
For those of you who've just seen the stellar Battlestar Galactica morph from a fascinating West-Wing-In-Space premise into something very very different in the recent season finale, check out this heartfelt commentary.
Rule One: Entertain Me!
This month we're mixing it up at the Gutter with each editor writing
about something outside their usual domain. This week James Schellenberg
writes about tv.I'm a demanding SOB: I want to be entertained. I want shallow, repetitive, and sheer fun, but I also want a little depth, moments of substance, some flair or style, something that lasts. I want it all, but most basically, I always want that kernel of great storytelling. Easy to demand, difficult to deliver!
That's why I like Burn Notice. It's the cheesy, unpretentious show that delivers the goods again and again.
Continue reading...
Spoilers: Galactica Mini-Finale
Abigail Nussbaum thinks the recent Battlestar Galactica mini-finale would have been good, if not for the following:"With very few alterations, many of Battlestar Galactica's episodes during the second half of its second season and the entirety of its third season could be jettisoned, and the result would not only make sense as a story, but would probably be tighter and more compelling."
We the People (Are Robots)
Robots! They are some of the most durable figures in pop culture — action movies have used everything from the robots who terminate to the robots who are in disguise, but not all robots show up in big budget Hollywood cheesefests. Some thoughtful stuff goes on here too. A good example is the protagonist with a heart on a sleeve in Sue Lange’s We, Robot.
BSG Surprise
Spoiler alert! Abigail Nussbaum talks about the finale of season 3 of Battlestar Galactica: "In fact, I find myself dangerously close to the 'but it's not supposed to make any sense' mindset that keeps people watching 24 and Lost."
Inevitable Decay
Season 2 slump? Abigail Nussbaum says Lost and Battlestar Galactica had nowhere to go: "they have a story, and they don't know how to handle its ending."
Beware A Cylon's Love
For those of you who've just seen the stellar Battlestar Galactica morph from a fascinating West-Wing-In-Space premise into something very very different in the recent season finale, check out this heartfelt commentary.
