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Review: Stargate Universe - Earth {TV Squad}
Nov 7th 2009 4:49PM I'm not sure what this says about the episode in general, but my favorite moment in "Earth" was Eli identifying himself as "Phillip Fry" to his mother - Eli's a "Futurama" fan!
Travel professionals: stop going the extra mile {Gadling}
Nov 6th 2009 1:00PM This is dead on from the customer's perspective. A few years back I was flying from PHL to AUS (through O'Hare) to a conference; the outbound plane at PHL was delayed for repairs, and when it looked like I'd miss my Chicago connection (and a cancellation looked inevitable), I approached the gate agent. I politely mentioned that I had to be in AUS by a certain time; she answered back that she couldn't do anything until the flight was officially canceled, but she took my information and said she'd call me back up to the podium when she could act.
Fast forward about 90 minutes. The flight is officially canceled due to a mechanical. Everyone and their mother (literally) mob the podium to try and rebook. I patiently wait my turn while other passengers scream at the gate agent, hurling insults, threatening to complain to customer service, etc. I catch the GA's eye, and she asks me to step to the side while she helps a family of four rebook an unnecessarily complex itinerary to Salt Lake. 10 minutes later, she prints a set of boarding passes and hands them to me - she's rerouted me through DFW and upgraded me the whole way. She thanks me for my patience, I wish her good luck with the mob, and I'm on my way.
The moral of the story: the best thing you can do as a passenger is be nice to the gate agents and know when to step aside. You may be pleasantly surprised by the result.
Travel Channel to find new home {Gadling}
Nov 4th 2009 10:42PM The odd thing is that even though they were sold to Cox in 2008, Travel Channel still shares some production commonalities Discovery Communications' networks, including the format of the end credit roll. Hell, the Travel Channel logo still includes a spinning globe, which is the 'mark' of the Discovery networks.
TC belongs at Scripps, although I worry that some shows, like Man Vs. Food, will get poached for Food Network or cancelled outright for being too similar to existing Scripps properties.
Has Flight of the Conchords flown the coop? {TV Squad}
Nov 3rd 2009 8:09PM I'm a bit confused by all this - I read a long time back that FotC was ending at the end of season 2, so how is this news? (Also, the deportation at the end of the season finale sort of puts a kibosh on season 3.)
U.S. airdate announced for next Doctor Who special {TV Squad}
Nov 2nd 2009 3:08PM You'd be making a fool's bet, then. BBCA doesn't typically release shows to VOD before their airdate.
Continental moves to Star Alliance -- your impact as an everyday traveler {Gadling}
Nov 2nd 2009 2:55PM I flew CO on the day of the changeover (the 27th) - I joked with another passenger to take a drink every time the FA doing the overhead PA announcements says "SkyTeam" instead of "Star Alliance". I would have been pretty buzzed by the end of that flight.
Rena Sofer cast on NCIS {TV Squad}
Oct 31st 2009 11:50PM Sorry, but...WHAT? Isn't Rena Sofer second only to Ted McGinley in her show-killing powers? What are the producers thinking?
Review: The Venture Bros. - Handsome Ransom {TV Squad}
Oct 27th 2009 6:20PM Don't overlook the fact that the episode also turned the superhero convention on its ear - it was never made clear which was the 'secret identity'...Captain Sunshine, or Chuck Scarsdale? Notice in the final sequence - everyone was totally accepting the house as belonging to Captain Sunshine, but the second he walked in as Chuck Scarsdale, Rusty & Co. ran to hide (for fear of being on the news - not of being arrested for trespassing).
I love the continuity on The Venture Brothers. No other show (save, MAYBE for Arrested Development) would do a full half-hour based on a throw-away laugh line from three seasons ago.
Stargate Universe is starting to remind me of Firefly {TV Squad}
Oct 18th 2009 12:06PM Clearly that's a reference to McKay on "Atlantis", but who was the 'unlikable' genius on "SG1"? Daniel Jackson was very likable, albeit a little intense.
As much as I like Robert Carlyle, the Rush character reminds me of all the worst parts of Baltar from the BSG reboot and early Rodney McKay from SGA (and, to a greater extent, his SG1 cameos). I'd like to see him become more than just the 'angry Scot'.
It's Halloweekends time at Cedar Point! {Gadling}
Oct 5th 2009 1:23PM Most regional theme parks do some sort of Halloween theme in October. All of the Cedar Point-owned parks (including Dorney Park in PA and Canada's Wonderland in ON) run the Halloweekends promotion, and Six Flags parks run something similar called Frightfest. In fact, Six Flags has been running a discounted 2010 season pass promotion in conjunction with Frightfest.
