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Stargate Atlantis (season 4)
{4.5/5} “Perhaps the future is predetermined by the character of those who shape it.” In “Tabula Rasa” almost everyone gets sick — and the symptoms include amnesia. How will they solve the problem if they can’t remember there’s a problem to solve? In “This Mortal Coil” Sheppard gets a cut that heals immediately, so he […]
The Glee Project (seasons 1 & 2)
{4.5/5} “Never seen a contestant flirt with the band before, so good on you for that.” The Glee Project is a reality show — the winner gets a role on Glee. Last summer the first season ran for 10 episodes — they started off with 12 contestants and 4 of them ended up on Glee. […]
Stargate Atlantis (season 3)
{4.5/5} “Nothing renews your appreciation for the military like the threat of invasion from life-sucking aliens.” In “The Return” they discover a ship going by that has Ancients on it — when the Ancients return to Atlantis, they decide to keep it. In “Common Ground” Sheppard is imprisoned next door to a Wraith — they […]
Political Animals (premiere)
{5/5} “I hate campaigning. It’s an Olympic sport in hypocrisy. Fat smokers frowning on and on about their… medical coverage. Smiling when babies with runny noses are shoved in my face. And most of all, I hate lying… telling people that things are going to get better when they never will.” Elaine almost becomes the […]
Stargate Atlantis (season 2)
{4.5/5} “I’m not crazy, I just have another consciousness inside my brain.” In “Aurora” they find an Ancient ship with all of its crew in stasis. When McKay discovers that they’re communicating with each other in stasis, Sheppard goes into stasis himself to find out what they’re saying. In “Duet” McKay and Laura Cadman are […]
The IT Crowd (season 4)
{3.5/5} “When I was eleven I broke the patio window and my mother sued me… She’s always been a very aggressive litigator.” In “The Final Countdown” Moss makes it onto a TV game show — he then discovers that there are perks for people who do well on the show. On the other hand, “Jen […]
The IT Crowd (season 3)
{4/5} “You best put seat belts on your ears, Roy, cause I’m going to take them for the ride of their life.” The highlight of season 3 is in “Are We Not Men?” when Roy and Moss pretend to know about soccer in order to talk to “real men.” In “The Speech” Jen wins employee of […]
The Newsroom (premiere)
{5/5} “We stood up for what was right, we fought for moral reasons, we passed laws, struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbours, we put our money where our mouths were and we never beat our chest. We built great, big […]
The IT Crowd (seasons 1 & 2)
“Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again?” {5/5} The IT Crowd season 1, aired in 2006 {4.5/5} The IT Crowd season 2, aired in 2007 The IT Crowd is a British show that’s very funny. I’d seen season 1 a couple of times but somehow had never gotten around to season […]
America’s Got Talent (seasons 1 – 7)
{4.5/5} “One thing about our show is that we get to see these gems because there’s no other stage for them than ours.” — Sharon Osbourne America’s Got Talent seasons 1 – 7, aired in 2006-12 This show is, of course, extremely similar to Canada’s Got Talent. It’s the same format: Contestants get 90 seconds […]