Incredible!

'DUCK DYNASTY' FAMILY LAUNCHING GUN LINE

"'What makes me happy? To blow a mallard drake's head smooth off'"

In the video one of them also says something like "What makes me happy? Killing things. Poppoppoppoppoppop".

I've never watched the program. I'm not much into reality shows. I do know that there's a huge line of Duck Dynasty 'Faith' products for sale at one of our Christian book stores that caters to the Evangelical and Mennonite groups. They're really setting the bar for Christian violence.

Naow ah kin git my own Duck Dynasty gun. Hoooo-eeeeee!

Bah, humbug!

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A paraphrase

"I'm not bright or handsome, but I'm kind. " Me, quoting Derek (who, I'm certain, was talking about me)

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Another Apple product

Well, another Apple product has entered the house.

An Apple TV has joined the household list of technology in anticipation of a new Netflix account. We don't have a full HD television yet (just 780p), but we will when the basement is finished. For now, this will do just fine, even if I have to buy a gigabit desktop switch to app ports to my router, an HDMI expander to add another port onto my TV and a 35-40 foot ethernet cable, in order to get it to work.

I haven't seen one of these since they first came out. They have gotten so small! It won't take up any room at all!

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A 2-in-one special

I've got a terrible cold, so I'm sorry that I won't be blogging today. Or yesterday. But that was, this is. Still...






Despite my cold, my fanboy tendencies force me to wish a Happy Birthday today to one of the big ones, or perhaps the biggest one, in fanboy fandom,

William Shatner

He's 81 today. In Earth years, by our current standards. Can someone convert that to a star date?

Mr. Shatner, a Canadian, has always been quite comfortable with his talents and quick to poke fun at himself. Which makes him a very special sort of celebrity...

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I decided some time ago that,

while Homer has some remarkable flashes of insight, I can't pattern my life after what he states.

Struggling with the question of belief? Homer Simpson's got the answer

"The Springfield philosopher shows us that the issue of God's existence or non-existence is of little importance"

I'm sure that neither he, nor his creators, are great philosphers, brilliant comedians though they are...

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A funny guy and his faith

He speaks of pain in the usual Catholic manner...

Colbert, comedy and the cross

...but the last line of the last quote of his, his words on manners, is something we all should take away from this.

Ignore the comments. Whether he's orthodox or heterodox in his beliefs is none of our business. Only if we are looking to him as an icon to follow would that matter. I can't believe the targets of interest of some moreCatholicthanthePope Catholics...

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Sure. Just a joke.

I wonder if he'd consider it a joke if someone on another program said the same thing about people who star on 'live topical programs'? I suspect he wouldn't consider it a joke at all...

Jeremy Clarkson apologises over strike comments

"Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for saying striking public sector workers should be shot, after his remarks were widely condemned."

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Oh, hey! Can you tell me how to get

how to get to

Sesame Street ?

Today is the anniversary of the premiere of this wonderful program on PBS in 1969! Happy birthday, Sesame Street!

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Yes, this is

EXACTLY what bothers me about these television programs!

CSI: Seems Legit

This is barely an exaggeration sometimes...


 

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R.I.P. - Elwy Yost

No more Saturday Night At The Movies...

Elwy Yost: an appreciation

A true lover of film. He will be missed.

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You can be

your favourite Time Lord!

Time Travelling Tees

Out of a select few, of course. Most of the people these would attract wouldn't remember the really early Time Lords, and those that do already dress like them in real life...

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I love film

and I love art and other visual media. So do these folk...

The films and TV shows that may just cure your ills

"Looking for a mood enhancer? A way to unleash your tears? Need help falling asleep? Or just a cure for a really bad day? Here's what Dr Birch has been prescribing..."

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I don't know if we get the program here

but just reading about it tells me all I need to know.

THE CULT - Blog

"The Cult is an ambitious TV Show produced for New Zealand's TV2. But how does it compare to the real thing? Mark Vrankovich Cultwatch's founder and director compares the fiction with the reality of cult existence."

Education about cults with a hefty dose of humour, all by commenting on a television series...

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Wow!

Signing Away My Life?

If you get to go on their show they own any artistic property you create anywhere in the universe for all time? You may want to consider giving a waiver like that a miss.

On another point, aren't most 'reality tv talent shows' shows antithetical to most Christian values? Don't most people watch them to see people humiliated and belittled rather than for the talent or success of people? I may be wrong, but most people I talk to seem to focus more on that than on people's talent.

And don't get me started on all the other types of reality shows. It's all about trying to get people to stick around and watch, and human beings seem to want to watch train wrecks rather than cute little animals...

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While not the site I would go to

to read any real news, they seem to have his number...

Did Glenn Beck Just Blame the Japanese Quake on 'Radical Islam'?

How can the American public even listen to the tripe he spews? In any normal culture he'd be put away somewhere where he couldn't hurt himself or others. Or put on meds (other than pain meds, like some other right-wing loony pundits...)

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R.I.P. - Nicholas Courtney

Legendary Doctor Who actor who played The Brigadier opposite five Time Lords dies aged 81

He was one of my favourite recurring characters on the Doctor Who series.

Rest in peace, Brigadier.

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A goodly number of most accurate words

are expounded very precisely about this late night soap opera in this review. Daniel Mendelsohn has a good eye...

The Mad Men Account

I watched the show once. I don't know when before I have been as repelled by an initial watching of a television program. I thought 'soap opera' right away. I haven't watched enough episodes to be able to describe it as Mr. Mendelsohn has.

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Very...strange...

In the unending quest to keep us entertained, strange things are happening with some television series. There is a current BBC television series production called:

Being Human (TV series)

I won't go into detail about it other than to say that it is very popular, and very well done. Not allowing it to be a popular show on its own, an American television production company has produced a remake, showing on the SciFi Channel, starring American actors:

'Being Human,'and entertaining to boot

The series has exactly the same name, theme, characters, and, if it's a remake, episodes. Now, perhaps this is done in conjunction with the Beeb to make the show more palatable, or understandable, to American audiences, but to be honest with you, I truly don't understand this. The British show is great, the dialogue is completely understandable (there's no unitelligible British accents of any kind), and the actors do terrific work. It doesn't seem to make much sense.

The only sense I can make of it is that perhaps American audiences respond better to American characters, and the actors in the American series are much prettier - they're the Twilight-looking type of characters. Perhaps American audiences only want beautiful people to watch?

This has been done before, with the British comedy series 'The Office'. I really do wonder what it is all about...

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R.I.P. - Steve Landesberg

Steve Landesberg, 'Barney Miller' Star, Dies

The quiet, reticent, brilliantly funny Sgt. Dietrich has died. Thanks for so many wonderful hours of entertainment.

(It's funny. He worked in many shows and films, but the instantly recognizable reference is 'Barney Miller'. One of my favourite television sitcoms, 'Barney Miller' really was a wonderful program, one of the best television has produced. 3 seasons of it are out on DVD...)

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I really like

the urn, though. It's like an award I've never won...


Gadgets for God #217: Star Trek casket or urn

Star Trek items. They're everywhere. For always. You can't escape.

"Beam me up, Lord"...

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