Tag: television
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The John Barrowman Theory
What if the television shows Doctor Who, Desperate Housewives, and Arrow are all part of the same universe? Crazy, you say? Well sure. But let me explain The John Barrowman Theory to you anyway. After the events in Doctor Who and Torchwood, the enigmatic man who calls himself Captain Jack travels forward in time and…
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Ugly building in “Silicon Valley” show
Mike Judge’s new show “Silicon Valley” satirizes Bay Area tech culture. From Peter Thiel paying kids not to attend college to unconventional social norms to strange business practices, the show has some pretty easy targets to mock. One of my favorite aspects of the show is the unusual architecture it highlights on the Peninsula. From…
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Journeyman’s San Fauxisco
Did you ever see the 2007 TV series Journeyman? No? Neither did anyone else. The short-lived series is about a newspaper journalist in San Francisco who accidentally travels through time to hang out with his ex-fiancee. And if that wasn’t strange enough, this man lives in a bay area mansion on a journalist’s salary. The…
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The iPhone with the untraceable manufacturer
“The tech inside is military grade, I can’t even trace the manufacturer.”— Arrow season 1 episode 10 Come on, your average Best Buy employee could “trace the manufacturer” of an iPhone 4. I’m starting to think this town only needs Archer McRockabs because of their incompetent police force. Arrow hooks you with action and drama,…
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The Treats of San Francisco
A Quinn-Martin production! Wait… what? This is some kind of cheesy Muni ad for buying a Muni Passport and visiting Ghirardelli Square. It has nothing to do with Karl Malden and/or Michael Douglas.
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Straight Eye for the Closeted Guy
I want to pitch an idea for a TV show I had*. It’s like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, but in reverse; a group of straight men have to help a gay man stay in the closet. The straight guys help the closeted guy act straight. He needs help to dress poorly, get his…
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