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Torture Cinema Poll #3 Results

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We’d like to thank Eoghann Irving for launching a small, but not inconsiderable, campaign for our next Torture Cinema movie selection.  Without him, we’d likely be watching something like Jumper, which is only moderately bad as a movie.  In fact, after all the awful movies we’ve been forced to watch in the last year, we might have actually come to like Jumper.  Maybe. But such niceties are not in the cards, it seems.  Instead of Jumper, we get to watch this: Thanks, Eoghann.  Really.  You’ve just given us the much-needed rationale for committing homicide…

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SFFTV: The 9 Lives (Episode 5) of Teen Wolf (Episode 7)

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A week late and a few dollars short, here is the review for last week’s episodes of Teen Wolf and The 9 Lives of Chloe King.  Both were a pretty big improvement over the previous week, but  Teen Wolf still suffers from weak acting out of its main character, and 9 Lives still suffers from including were-cats. Spoilers Ahead!

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SFFTV: Falling Skies — Another Monumental Disappointment

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I’m done with TNT’s Falling Skies. This is the second science fiction TV show they’ve produced that I’ve given up on and I’m starting to see a trend. The first was The Walking Dead, which suffered from many of the same issues that make Falling Skies such a weak piece of science fiction. Namely, the moronic use of the generic/subgeneric conventions (for The Walking Dead, post-apocalyptic zombie survival; for Falling Skies, post-alien-invasion post-apocalypse survival). But if failing to use the clichés of the genre effectively weren’t bad enough, perhaps the series’ blatant political agenda and its wishy washy handling of normally interesting and relevant subjects (to Americans) kills the show for good. Falling Skies, essentially, is about how conservative America—in the current conception of that ideal—can save mankind

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SFFTV: The Alphas (Pilot) of Warehouse 13 (Episode 3.1) in Eureka (Episode 411)

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Yes, I realize I’m a week behind in giving you some spoilery reviews, so perhaps they’re not so spoilery anymore!  Regardless, last Monday was the highlight of my Summer and tonight will be even more exciting in a super geeky way – Felicia Day makes her first appearance on Eureka!!  Yay!  I know you’re all super excited about that.   Quick thoughts – Eureka made a strong showing for its first episode of their half season, Warehouse 13 is definitely improved for having brought in a new character, and Alphas is giving me renewed hope in the Superhero genre. Spoilers Ahead!

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Feed the Machine: Life, Camera, (RN)Action!

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Clicketh and Readeth This week’s FtM will be short and sweet. Simply, what would happen if scientists tried to create new life in the lab using RNA reactors and succeeded? What if they put this lifeform in a hothouse and rapidly accelerated its evolution? What would come out of it? What would be the social, cultural, political, and theological ramifications of such an outcome? Come on, I am throwing you one underhand. You better hit it out of the park. Adam    

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SFFTV: True Blood (Episodes 4.2 & 4.3)

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Wow I’ve had a crazy busy couple of weeks, but I’m back in the game and ready to zombify myself in front of the boob tube!  And what better way to enjoy the boob tube then by watching a show with actual boobs?  Yes, I realize these shows objectify women, but they also objectify men so it’s equal opportunity!  Lots and lots is going on in Bon Temps and Shreveport, which is still the biggest problem True Blood has.  So much is going on that I’m starting to forget who has which story line and which one I even care about!  Tighten it up, HBO, or you’re going to start losing viewers like flies… (or humans at a Vampire party). Spoilers Ahead!

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