The Event–H+ and Aliens Among Us Meme

On: October 5, 2010

By SHARON K. GILBERT Thanks to the replays at Hulu.com, I’m catching up on the NBC series, The Event. Warning: SPOILERS AHEAD! ‘The Event’ is trying to be the next ‘LOST’, and uses the same non-linear storytelling, which can be annoying at best. At worst, constant flashes backward, forward, andContinue Reading

X-Files Revisited

By: Sharon

On: September 22, 2010

In: Film and Television, Media Memes, Uncategorized

AS I HAVE been preparing to speak at the upcoming conference in Canton, Ohio, I’ve been spending each night watching 2 or 3 episodes of the X-Files. With our Netflix subscription, we’re able to download and watch all nine series of the remarkable program, in order, with opportunities to pause,Continue Reading

LOST Rewatch: Season 1, Episode 3 “Tabula Rasa”

By: Sharon

On: June 11, 2010

In: Film and Television, Hollywood Series, LOST Rewatch, Season 1

By SHARON K. GILBERT ALTHOUGH the title of this episode is ‘Tabula Rasa’ (latin for ‘blank slate’, an 18th century philosophical term coined by Jean-Jacques Rousseau), it might better be titled ‘Lies, Lies, and More Lies”. This is the first of the character-centric stories, writing upon the slate for step-daddyContinue Reading

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