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Generation Kill: Holy Verisimilitude, Corpsman

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

I’m not sure how I decided to watch Generation Kill. Maybe I was looking for something to download while Julie was away (and thus something she’d be uninterested in watching). In any case, I’m glad I did.
“Generation Kill” is a riveting 7-part HBO mini-series about a Marine platoon engaged in the early days of the […]

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The Average Age of a TV Viewer Hits 50

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Via Reddit, I read this Variety article (written in a peculiar style) discussing a study released by Magna Global. It reveals that, for the first time, the average age of a TV viewer has reached fifty:
Fueling the graying of the networks: the rapid aging of ABC, NBC and Fox. The three nets continue to grow […]

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The Weird Connection Between Kelsey’s Restaurant, Kelsey Grammer and Cheers

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Last week I had a very forgettable meal at Kelsey’s (Caution! Cheers theme music ahead!), a restaurant at the Calgary airport. It’s apparently a chain of restaurants with over 100 locations in Western and Central Canada.
The entire place has this weird, indirect connection to the TV show Cheers. The Kelsey’s logo is similar to the […]

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