Green is Universal

I feel I should give a nod to the NBC Universal networks, who are trying to save the world this week.  Sure, it’s basically a PR stunt to make viewers feel warm and fuzzy toward them, but who cares?  In the end they’re still doing A Good Thing.

If you’re wondering why you keep seeing TV bugs with a distinct shade of green (bugs are the logos that appear in the corner and occasionally flash and contort in order to distract you from that all-important plot point in whatever show you’re watching), it’s possibly part of Green is Universal week.

I’m just wondering how much jet fuel they could have saved if they left the Today cast in the studio instead of flying them all around the world.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

So I went to see the latest Harry Potter movie last night.

Go see it. Despite a minority of reviews that claim otherwise, the movie is an excellent attempt to translate the book into something appropriate for the big screen. When comparing the book to the movie, you should also consider that the book is enormous and would require a Lord of the Rings sort of length to even begin to cram everything in. At just over two hours, the younger kiddies in the audience are only just beginning to get restless, but all but the smallest adult bladders will be able to comfortably enjoy every second.

Torchwood is coming (finally!)

For those who are interested in such things, BBC America was advertising Torchwood all weekend, and I even saw a date once: September 8. I also heard the words, “Sci-Fi Saturday,” so it seems they’re going to give that concept another shot.

So what will happen to Harry Potter?

Keith Olbermann knows! Ok, so he doesn’t exactly know, but I think his guess is at least as good as some hacker’s revelation about the book’s ending.

There’s one way to know for certain: buy the book and read it for yourself.

Battlestar will battle on

Ah, it’s like manna from heaven.  Battlestar Galactica has been renewed for a full 20 episodes next season, plus a two-hour movie.  The original was a standard 13-episode order.  I guess it proves that somebody over at NBCUniversal is more interested in quality than in just counting eyeballs.  Or maybe they’re just hoping to see Jamie Bamber naked… or turning gay.  Either way, it’s a good thing.  Fox already has the LCD crowd.