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flix pix

Posted on Saturday, 2004 January 03 by Anton

Another neat thing about Netflix is that it encourages me to make a list of all those movies that I “always meant to see someday”. My list has 240 entries so far, of which 163 are series: 44 discs of … Continue reading →

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you can’t take the sky from me

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 30 by Anton

Thanks to Netflix I’ve just seen the first episode of Firefly and found it good. Even my housemate (“You’re making me watch American television?”) was won over. It doesn’t hurt at all that one of the cast has the same … Continue reading →

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family entertainment

Posted on Sunday, 2003 December 28 by Anton

Monday I saw The Return of the King with family. I was a bit surprised that Allegra the vegan was the biggest fan in the bunch, since all that photogenic carnage tended to crowd out the plot somewhat. — Most … Continue reading →

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noldo ar perian

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 27 by Anton

I just happened to read this exchange written six years ago: That’s six foot six; Galadriel is man high, which is one of the problems with casting her if there were ever to be a movie. Since the movie doesn’t … Continue reading →

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“But, Holmir, the Warg did nothing in the night-time.”

Posted on Monday, 2003 December 15 by Anton

I don’t happen to agree that tTT (even extended) is the best movie ever, but wholeheartedly endorse the remainder of John Holbo’s remarks: The extra two discs with the behind-the-scenes stuff are fantastic as well. All these geeks. They had … Continue reading →

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Sunnydale so far

Posted on Saturday, 2003 December 13 by Anton

A reader writes: I’m fascinated that you’re watching Buffy for the first time. I’d be delighted to read as much commentary as you could possibly feel like generating . . . . Part of it is envy that you’re coming to it new, … Continue reading →

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slayage

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 December 09 by Anton

Thanks to a borrowed set of discs I get to see Buffy, woo hoo! only about a decade after everyone else. Noticed a funny blunder in “Teacher’s Pet”, an early episode: the bio teacher talks about ants while displaying a … Continue reading →

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