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5 TV shows that I am sad are cancelled

May 26th, 2009 · 2 Comments · What's on the screen

The beginning of summer is such a sad time. All year long, TV shows have jostled and begged for your attention and now, their reckoning day is due.  Did you love them enough to bring them back in the fall?  Did they have your votes, America?
Apparently these did not.

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Same old story, different network

March 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Popology

We need to make more movies out of Old Testament stories.  I mean, come on, the story of Ruth is crying out, crying out! for some serious HBO attention.  And 1 Kings through 2 Kings? There’s some stuff in there that could be like 300 — but with Jews.
So I was mildly interested in the [...]

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All the pretty young things today don’t make any sense

October 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Popology, Whatever ...

So I thought I would start watching this Gossip Girls teevee show thingy that the kids are supposedly all into these days.  So I did. And I understand none of it. And subsequently feel even older than I actually am.

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5 reasons I love my new TV

September 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 5 things, Popology, What's on the screen

I love TV.  I’m not ashamed to admit it.
So here are the 5 shows I’m thrilled to welcome back this fall

Brothers and Sisters.  Love it, love it, love it.  Except for Kitty and Robert who I can’t stand and if the show spends more than the absolute minimum on them I will be annoyed.  But [...]

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Roundup: A cool pot of water

January 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · "Those shiftless Mennonites", Popology

Lancaster Conference district goes wild, ordains second woman; Conference bishops vow to stop the insanity
Survivor: Lancaster
The poor you shall always have with you, Seattle
EMU arts degree pays off for someone
Mennonite Weekly Review staff changes: “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore”

A weekly roundup of Mennonite or Mennonite-related news, blog chatter [...]

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