On last week’s X-Factor, Simon Cowell’s new reality talent show, there was a singer showcased named Stacy Francis. The story she told was a sad one: single mom, two kids, abusive relationship in her past, struggling artist, too old (she’s 42) to make it in the industry. It had all the elements of a great...
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September 27, 2011September 27, 2011Television
Service With A Smile – Actor Ethan Phillips Talks Star Trek: Voyager
When you are a stranger in a strange land, it helps to have the advice of someone who knows the locals. Fortunately, when Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew of the U.S.S. Voyager were flung 70,000 light years from home and into the Delta Quadrant, they were able to count on an alien named Neelix...
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September 23, 2011September 23, 2011Television
Digging Into The Dead Files with Amy Allan and Steve Di Schiavi
Travel Channel already has some of the best paranormal reality programming around with wildly popular Ghost Adventures, launching its fifth season tonight, and Paranormal Challenge. But I am totally charged about a new show debuting tonight, right after Ghost Adventures, that is both more objective AND more subjective than other investigation shows – The Dead...
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September 22, 2011September 22, 2011Entertainment
The Movie Spew: Universal Will Remake Scarface Again, Again
Seriously, A Scarface Remake? Universal created quite a hubbub about the release of their Scarface Blu-ray in September, and that should have caused a little suspicion. I just assumed they were promoting what they assumed would be a big ol’ moneymaker, but in fact it looks like they were testing the waters for a new...
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September 19, 2011September 19, 2011Video
Netflix Cracks Up and Introduces Qwikster
Back in July, Netflix announced they would be splitting up their streaming and DVD rental plans. If you wanted to keep one or the other, you’d end up saving money. But if you, like so many others, had come to enjoy both options, your monthly subscription would be increasing. A lot. A whole lot. The...
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September 19, 2011September 19, 2011Television
Q & A With Paranormal Witness Producer Mark Lewis
WARNING – make sure you are not alone in the house and have all the lights on when watching Syfy’s Paranormal Witness. Airing Wednesday nights @ 10:00 p.m. EST/PST, this drama-documentary series uses a mix of interviews, actual home video and spine-tingling drama to bring peoples’ real stories of paranormal and other similar unexplainable and...
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September 8, 2011September 8, 2011Music
Bentley’s Bandstand: Hugh Laurie, Tommy Stinson, Bob Seger
Hugh Laurie, Let Them Talk. New Orleans is such a seductive city it’s almost impossible to withstand its allure, especially musically. It can suck in willing listeners, often for lifetime stints. Once that bug bites you, it don’t let go. Hugh Laurie is one of its ecstatic victims. His passion for Crescent City sounds goes...
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September 5, 2011September 5, 2011Television
Back Where She Belongs: Interview with Warehouse 13’s Joanne Kelly
As human beings we all try to give each other a second chance and the benefit of the doubt. That is exactly what Agent Myka Bering did last year on Warehouse 13 with H.G. Wells. On the surface it appeared as if the former Warehouse agent had turned over a new leaf but, in fact,...
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September 5, 2011September 5, 2011Music
An Interview with Ben Folds on Retrospectives, Reunions, and TV Stardom
Ben Folds has been a major force on the musical landscape since 1995 when, with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Darren Jesse, he formed Ben Folds Five. This October, after almost two decades of making albums solo and with Ben Folds Five, Folds will release a comprehensive collection of his work entitled The Best Imitation...
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September 3, 2011September 3, 2011Entertainment
Interview: Supergiant Games’ Greg Kasavin on Bastion, Part 2
For part two of our interview, Greg dissects the business side of things, including dealing with Microsoft, Valve’s Steam service, and pricing structures. Switching over to the business/marketing side, one of the comments over at Major Nelson when the game went live was, “This game looks like a masterpiece, but I’ll wait for a price...