Category Archives: television

TV Review: “Going Postal”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Josh Roseman

I have written a review of the TV miniseries version of Terry Pratchett’s Going Postal. Read it here. TV Review: “Going Postal”

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TV Review: “Orphan Black”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Josh Roseman

My review of the new show Orphan Black is now up at Escape Pod. Read it here. TV Review: Orphan Black

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TV Review: “Dog with a Blog”

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Josh Roseman

I think it’s safe to say that most kids — at least, most of us who had dogs — always wanted our dogs to be able to talk. Odds are good it never happened to you, but it did happen … Continue reading →

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TV Review: “The Booth at the End”

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Josh Roseman

I found Booth to be strangely compelling. I didn’t know how much I would like it when I first started watching, but it caught me right from the start. Though the writing is deliberately obfuscatory at first — sometimes annoyingly … Continue reading →

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“Smile Time”, or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust in Whedon”

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Josh Roseman

“Oh crap… it’s the puppet episode.” Indeed. Read about how I changed my tune by clicking here. “Smile Time”, or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust in Whedon”

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How Bad Technobabble Hurt A Good Episode: “Our Man Bashir”

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Josh Roseman

My “review” of the Deep Space Nine episode “Our Man Bashir” is now up on Escape Pod. Read it here. How Bad Technobabble Hurt A Good Episode: “Our Man Bashir”

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“The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Josh Roseman

So, in the end, Janeway’s actions — which today I see at the very least as being misguided and at worst reprehensible — turn out to be “right”. “The Gift” of Choice… Unless You’re a Borg : Escape Pod

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