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Thoughtful, articulate, and extremely absurd and subjective reviews of films and television series that are so old that you either have no interest in them or an unwavering preexisting opinion.

How Doctor Who Ends

by Jason Thomas Kocher August 1st, 2010 Culture » Culture » Film and TV »

Should Doctor Who ever need to end – if the end of the human species and its knowledge be imminent, unavoidable and irrecoverable – the last episode should take place on planet Gallifrey with whomever the current Doctor is stealing a Tardis and escaping just before being mortally wounded and regenerating into the form of the first Doctor, William [...]

Caprica: Cylon Babies

by Jason Thomas Kocher March 22nd, 2010 Culture » Film and TV »

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So far through its first season, Caprica, the prequel spin-off of Battlestar Galactica, has proven a very unique and satisfying series. Taking place on a relatively peaceful Caprica, around the same time as the invention of the Cylons, but well before their cataclysmic wars with humanity, [...]

TRON Legacy – 3D IMAX in Your Pants!

by Jason Thomas Kocher March 13th, 2010 Culture » Film and TV »

The original TRON, released in 1982, was a spectacle of special effects and a childhood favorite. Yes…at the age of one, I was keenly aware of its groundbreaking technical innovations and a great fan of its exploration of video game artificial intelligence and the ethereal [...]

Stargate Battlemeh

by Jason Thomas Kocher December 27th, 2009 Culture » Film and TV »

Near the end of the spectacular-but-for-its-ending Battlestar Galactica, panic reasonably began to creep into the cybernetic hearts of its loyal geeks. What to do when its all over…MAN!?

SciFi, the network prior to rebranding as the less logical and only slightly more catchy moniker of SyFy, seemed to be making attempts to preemptively fill your hole with a [...]

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