Danny Novo
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This bit from Alan Sepinwall’s review of the last episode of Lost is key to why I loved it, and the series as a whole. “Ultimately, “Lost” didn’t succeed because of the mythology. We’ve seen too many examples of mythology-heavy, character-light series fail over the last six years to think that. “Lost” succeeded on emotion, whether […]
So, we set the TiVo to tape the Democratic Convention on CNN. It started coverage at 5:00pm, so I figured it would be the most comprehensive. Several hours into the replay, all I’d gotten was Wolf Blitzer yapping for hours, John King playing “Master of the Map,” and a bunch of bit players trying to […]
Million Miles, by J.Ralph (then going by the name SPY), just cycled through on iTunes, and brought to mind my second favorite VW commercial ever, called “Big Day,” in which the song is prominently featured. The commercial is a gem. It tells a spellbinding story, unspooling perfectly, with an unexpected twist and an uncertain ending. […]
We’ve just started watching a new show, courtesy of our renewed membership with Netflix, that is proving both entertaining and educational. The characters are interesting, the situations in which they find themselves are eye-opening, and we’re learning a lot of new vocabulary. Even the title implies an educational experience. And you thought this was going […]
Been obsessed with Feist’s song, “1234,” lately, and then this passes across my feed reader. Thank you, Entertainment Weekly. That said, is that a wee French (Canadian) accent I hear?
