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Television Tuesday, the Wednesday Edition: Krypton

I’ve started watching SyFy’s Superman prequel Krypton intermittently. The opening episode did not impress. It seemed predictable, and Seg-El, Kal-El’s grandfather (or great-grandfather, I’m not sure) was a conventional boring male character; cocky, mostly focused on how good-looking he was, … Continue reading

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The Expanse Season Two; A Stellar Preimiere–or is it Extra-Stellar?

The Expanse opened Season Two last Wednesday night with a double episode that ran for one hour, forty- five minutes with limited commercial breaks. I confess that I was fretting, the same way I fretted over the opening of The … Continue reading

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Wynona Earp; Supernatural with Girls? Not Exactly.

This is Syfy’s new offering based on the comic book written and drawn by Beau Smith and Joan Chin, published by IDW.  I caught the premiere. I’m sure many people will say (or are already saying), “It’s just Supenatural with … Continue reading

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The New Werewolf

Syfy has made a fantasy series based on the “Otherworld” books of Kelly Armstrong. The first book is named Bitten and that’s also the name of the show. Since vampires should have peaked by now (we hope), programmers have moved … Continue reading

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Being Human is Being Boring

Right now the best show on Syfy is Lost Girl, a sexy, smart and quirky import from Canada. In fact, in content and tone it reminds me of another sexy, smart and quirky import that used to show on Syfy, … Continue reading

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Lost in Space

Syfy has the latest incarnation of the “Stargate” series, Stargate Universe.  This incoherent casserole of a show has a spaceship that looks like an Art Nouveau lapel pin, magic rocks and an incomprehensible plot.  They showed a marathon earlier this … Continue reading

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Good Books, Bad TV

 I checked into the Breakers Inn on Friday, then I walked up to The Four-Eyed Frog and bought two novels, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and The Godfather of Kathmandu. After wandering around Gualala photographing the awesome waves, … Continue reading

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Names Have Power. I’m Talking to You, Syfy Channel.

I know I’m way behind the curve on this one. The SciFi channel changed its name back in January, I think. Since my cable package no longer includes the channel, I wasn’t paying much attention. But come on! Syfy? Did … Continue reading

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