Browsing the blog archives for December, 2009

White Christmas

I watched White Christmas for the the first time this weekend and was surprised at how little it has to do with the holidays (the plot mainly focuses on romantic misunderstandings and post-war nostalgia/patriotism). Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye and Rosemary Clooney are all great, but it’s Vera-Ellen who steals the show. Despite being a fan (she’s [...]

Wizards Lose in OT Shootout

It was a highly competitive game last night between the Wizards and the Sled Dogs. Regulation play ended with the teams tied 2-2. Five minutes of overtime didn’t change the score so we got down to a shootout. It was a controversial call that ended the game. Peter gloved the third shot from one of [...]

Admit One by Jenna Hilary Sinclair

“I was so tired of being my own fortress.” – Tom Smith I picked up Admit One because of this line from its blurb: “Months later, while Tom serves as reluctant assistant director for his school’s production of Rent, he fears that the show’s same-sex love angle will somehow out him.” Of course the word [...]

Friday Geek Out: Remember WENN

Remember WENN is an awesome comedy/drama that ran on AMC (back when it was known as American Movie Classics) for four seasons between 1996 and 1998. The series was set in the 40s, around the start of World War II. Based in New York, the staff of WENN worked hard to create great radio on [...]

TV Dance-a-poolza, Week 11

As hard as it was to to loose two people going into the Top 10 last week, it was more difficult to watch two more leave the competition this week because, with the exception of one performance, So You Think You Can Dance hit it out of the park this week. The dancers were put [...]

The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers

I’m posting this for Jeff (because it’s his kinda thing) but seriously, how much fun does this look!?! The LXD are scheduled to perform on tonight’s elimination episode of SYTYCD.