The third explosive season of Fringe continues and, because of the vagaries of life, I am quite behind on the show. Others are ranting and raving about the season finale, and I am only at episode 18. On the one hand, I am dying to know what is going to happen and what everyone has… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 18: Bloodline – Part I
I don’t have any through research nor lots of data to back the following statement up, but it seems to me that one of the reasons for the recent upsurge in prejudices, as expressed in various anti-insert-a-culture-or-religion-here sentiment is intimately linked with fear of the unknown, which, mixed with a liberal dose of misinformation, can… Read More Normalizing “The Other”: The Case of Little Mosque on the Prairie
Considering the past helps us trace the path to the future before us a lot better – or so it is hoped. By going back to the 1980s to explore the consequences of what happened after Walter brought Peter to our side from the alternate universe, we can also understand better Walter’s recent reactions to,… Read More TV Review: Fringe, Season 3, Episode 15: Subject 13 – Part I
While it might seem that I have been remiss in my Glee-reviewing duties, I actually have been diligently doing my homework and going through the first half of Season 1 (I’m hoping to make both Chelsea and Bukem proud). I have to say, it’s quite different from when I started watching the show, and that… Read More Some Thoughts on Glee’s Season 1, Volume 1: “Road to Sectionals”
Straight on the heels of the best-selling Power of Madonna mini-album comes Showstoppers, the music to the second half of Glee’s first season. Now while some people might find Glee filled with cheesy clichés – and let’s be honest, it is – the cast members really know how to sing. Even if you don’t watch… Read More Music Review: Glee, The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe)
Glee’s 18th episode of Season 1 featured many songs, five of which are available as part of a digital bundle tied in with the episode: “Jessie’s Girl”, “The Lady Is a Tramp”, “The Boy Is Mine”, “Rose’s Turn” and “One”. These songs all have to do with the assignment Will gives the Glee club members… Read More Music Review: Songs from the Glee Episode “Laryngitis”
Six words to start off this review: Neil Patrick Harris as Bryan Ryan. Wasn’t he great? I do hope his character has a reason to make another appearance on Glee, if only to sing a second duet between his character and Will Schuester. In “Dream On”, Will has to face yet another Glee club enemy,… Read More Music Review: Songs from the Glee Episode “Dream On”
The concept of evil has been a recurrent theme in Fringe. With the introduction of Walternate’s extreme focus on revenge, at the price of the life of his own son, it feels like this theme is going to come at the forefront of many a review and fan discussion forum this season. One of the… Read More Good and Evil in Fringe’s “The Box”
As a new Gleek (thank you to fellow BC writer Chelsea and to my littlest sister Bukem), I still find some things rather confusing. One of the main things that has been bugging me is the fact that the storyline in Glee is treated rather superficially. Hey, I watch Fringe guys – and that show… Read More Music Review: Songs From the Glee Episode “Home”
Fans have been clamouring for a Peter-centric episode for quite some time now, especially after the big reveal in “The Man from the Other Side.” “Northwest Passage” definitely delivered, using a monster-of-the-week type story to further develop Peter’s character while topping the episode off with a reveal that makes the upcoming two-part finale all the… Read More TV Review: Fringe – “Northwest Passage”