How To Fix The New Facebook Home Page

On Medialoper: How To Fix The New Facebook Home Page

Now, with the new Home Page, Facebook has broken its own back. It currently lays on the ground like a wounded bird, reduced to retardedly chirping over and over again: “What’s on your mind? What’s on your mind? What’s on your mind? What’s on your mind?”

But it can be fixed. Easily. And I know how.

Battlestar Galactica Recap: Daybreak, Part 2

On Screen Junkies. Battlestar Galactica Recap: Daybreak, Part 2

All of that is a roundabout way of saying that while I get why people might not have liked certain aspects of the Finale – especially that last, last bit of silliness – I think that, on the whole, it doesn’t really matter. Battlestar Galactica is beyond the damage that any single episode – even the last – can do it it.

The Worst Cover of All Time is The Epitome Of American Idol

On Medialoper: The Worst Cover of All Time is The Epitome Of American Idol

Idol, of course, isn’t so much about musical expression, per se, — which is why I love music — as it is about outdoing the other person. Just as Baseball players as naturally great as Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez compelled to do steroids because that was the culture, or Nadia Suleman “wins” because she had eight babies at one time, this version of “Ring of Fire” epitomizes the Idol culture of “the more notes you sing, the better it is.”

Battlestar Galactica Recap: Daybreak, Part 1

On Screen Junkies -- Battlestar Galactica Recap: Daybreak, Part 1

After the commercial, we see Bill Adama in his quarters packing stuff in boxes, which are helpfully labeled. I guess that they’re hiring movers? So if you need to reach him, the Admiral’s quarters are going to be Deck 74 of the Cylon Baseship. However, be advised that his phones and email are going to be down for at least a week, because Cylon IT is really really backed up because of this last-second move.

Battlestar Galactica Recap: Islanded in a Stream of Stars

From Screen Junkies - Battlestar Galactica: Islanded in a Stream of Stars

The producers of the original Battlestar Galactica had a plan. In the late 1970s, it wasn’t uncommon for a male lead in a TV series to have a major pop career. So when they found out early on that the Bee Gees – the biggest recording act in the known universe – were fans of their show, they reached out. The plan was this: the Bee Gees would write a thumping disco tune; Dirk Benedict would sing it; coke and hookers and cash to every AM station imaginable and voila! a world-wide smash that would guarantee a second season of Galactica.

That song was called “Islanded in a Stream of Stars.” I’ll be giving you a taste of the words throughout this recap. For example:

Islanded in a stream of stars
Death and betrayal is what we are
Trust and love have gone so far
Islanded in a stream of stars

Battlestar Galactica Recap: Someone To Watch Over Me

Battlestar Galactica Recap: Someone To Watch Over Me

Oh, and Starbuck takes the pretty drawering of stars that Hera offers her. Thanks Hera! Now can you be a tad less creepy? Maybe a good kidnapping might loosen you up! Either that, or turn into Battlestar Galactica’s version of “The Ransom of Red Chief.”