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This was not a good week for movie viewing for me.
First, I cancelled the premium movie channels off my satellite dish because nothing really worth watching’s been on in months, and the stuff that’s been on that I would watch I already own on DVD.
Second, we caught Mission: Impossible 3 this weekend, and as part [...]
I guess it really was just a matter of time.
I finally bought a new video cable and spun up my old Sony MDP-605 laserdisc player to check out some old discs, and was met by an interesting surprise.
The sound was fine, but the picture didn’t work. Best description is that the vertical hold seemed [...]
…having a roommate who buys you Serenity on DVD.
I belive I mentioned somewhere how Joss Whedon’s intro speech to the sneak preview of Serenity filled me with wonder and glee. Well, someone transcribed that speech at last, and so I present it to you:
Hi, my name is Joss Whedon. Before we begin the special screening, I have a little story I want [...]
I actually stood in line with the other Browncoats last night, and the lot of us got to see Serenity with Nathan Fillion in the audience with us.
That’s right… Captain Malcolm Reynolds was there, and not only is he as funny as hell, he’s even prettier in person than he is on screen. Didn’t [...]
The quasi-secret and 101% sold-out screening of Serenity was tonight… last night… whatever. It’s early in the AM, and I’m just getting home from it.
I can’t say anything about it… not yet. Not for a while.
There was a taped intro from Joss Whedon; a “hello” and a “thank you for believing so much [...]
I finally saw RoTS Sunday morning.
I think I got more out of it, having read the novelization first; but while I was happy with what I saw on the screen, I think I was disappointed at a few of the nuances in the book that either didn’t make it to screen or didn’t translate well.
In [...]
