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Parks and Recreation (season 3)
{5/5} “I won’t publicly endorse a product unless I use it exclusively and I really believe in it. My only official recommendations are US Army issued moustache trimmers, Morton’s Salt, and the C.R. Lawrence fine two inch style oscillating knife blade.” The entire Pawnee government shuts down because it’s out of money, but after 3 months everyone is […]
Parks and Recreation (season 2)
{4.5/5} “The mural that normally resides here is called ‘The Spirit of Pawnee.’ And it’s very controversial. We’ve had someone throw acid at it, tomato sauce. Someone tried to stab it once. We really need better security here. We also need better, less offensive, history.” Leslie marries two penguins in the zoo for publicity, and […]
Parks and Recreation (season 1)
{4.5/5} “This is where the rubber of government meets the road of actual human beings.” Leslie is the deputy director of the Parks and Recreation department in Pawnee, Indiana. When she discovers a pit that’s been abondoned she vows to turn it into a park. Ann, a nurse and the girlfriend of a man who fell […]
God, the Devil and Bob (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Some mornings you don’t feel very evil but you get out of bed every day whether you like it or not and you destroy souls because… that’s your job.” In “Date from Hell” the Devil dates Bob’s daughter — of course, Bob is the only one who knows it’s the Devil. In “The Devil’s […]
Stargate Universe (season 2)
{4.5/5} “Out here on the edge of the universe who you are and what you believe is everything, so it’s up to you to decide if this is a blessing or a curse.” In “Trial and Error” Young has vivid recurring dreams about the same situation but no matter what choice he makes the ship […]
Match Game (premiere)
{4/5} “It isn’t that much money, so it’s kind of halfway between a game show and a sitcom, and what you’re hoping is that people are going to keep tuning in to see their favourite panelists make the kinds of jokes that they make.” — Seán Cullen Match Game is a game show that’s been […]
Stargate Universe (season 1)
{4.5/5} “We can’t all be Mozarts, right? Some of us are Salieris. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I… I like Salieri.” In “Darkness” the Destiny experiences a severe loss of power — lights go out, and basically everything except life support is nonfunctional. Then the ship enters a solar system — but it’s […]
Awkward. (season 2)
{4/5} “OK, let’s stop making drama cakes for a sec and think tank this.” Our favourite awkward high school student Jenna Hamilton is back for a second season. At the end of last season Jenna had found out who had written her the letter, and she had chosen between her two suitors. This season she […]
Stargate Atlantis (season 5)
{4/5} “I’m not wandering aimlessly, I’m exploring. There’s a big difference.” In “The Queen” Todd (the Wraith)’s Queen has been killed. Teyla poses as the Queen in order to convince the alliance to a plan to rid the Wraith of the need to feed on humans. In “First Contact” Daniel Jackson arrives on the station […]
Dragons: Riders of Berk (premiere)
{4.5/5} “An egg’s an egg, right ladies?… Until it explodes.” The Vikings and dragons are getting along fine, but even though dragons just eat fish the farm animals are spooked by the scary-looking fire-breathing dragons. The yaks aren’t giving any milk and the chickens aren’t laying any eggs. Stoick asks Hiccup to do something about […]