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For Jane Austen Fans

Hooray! My first blog post for the new year (and January is halfway done…oops). Some of you may have noticed that I’ve switched over to wordpress. Please note that this will be my last post to amithaknight.livejournal.com and amithaknight.blogspot.com so … Continue reading

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Writing Tips from TV: 3 Reasons Why ABC’s V Doesn’t Work

Have you seen V on ABC (see above preview)? Basically it’s about what happens when an alien race makes first contact with earth. I think the show is meant to appeal to Battlestar Galactica (aka BSG) fans as well as … Continue reading

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3 Writing Lessons from Battlestar Galactica

(Inspired by Peta Andersen’s blog post “5 Things I Learned From ‘The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh‘”. We had a bit of an online conversation on the commentary section of her blog about learning from TV shows, and I … Continue reading

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Shelley poem (as seen on TV!)

Wondering about the rest of that lovely Shelley poem from last weekend’s episode of Inspector Lewis? Here it is (from Bartelby.com): Love’s Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley The fountains mingle with the river And the rivers with the ocean, The … Continue reading

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My Own Worst Enemy

My Own Worst Enemy So when I read the description of My Own Worst Enemy on NBC and saw the ads I thought it would be boring and/or annoying. In fact I almost didn’t watch it at all, but thought … Continue reading

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The List

So I was starting a blog about the TV shows that I watch and realized in horror that my list is very long. Too long to post on my blog without being embarrassed. I showed the list to James to … Continue reading

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Life on Mars, Kath & Kim, Knight Rider update

Life on Mars Based on a hit BBC series, Life on Mars is about a police detective sent back in time to the 1970′s after he is hit by a car. It reminds me of Journeyman or Quantum Leap, only … Continue reading

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Knight Rider and The Ex List

Two more TV shows (I know you’re wondering where I find the time, and frankly so am I): Knight Rider on NBC – I don’t think I need to tell you what this show is about since it is based … Continue reading

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The Mentalist

Psych + Monk +added intensity = The Mentalist. This season, it seems that CBS decided to copy two of USAs hit shows to try to create a hit of their own. It worked. The story goes like this: Patrick Jane … Continue reading

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Do Not Disturb

The next new show I tried this week was Do Not Disturb on Fox. I chose to record this program because it was written by Abraham Higginbotham, who was formerly a writer for “Arrested Development”. Unfortunately (or fortunately) for some … Continue reading

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