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Day June 24, 2005

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Comic Review: Achewood

Jun 24, ’05 10:33 PM

I treasure the things that make me laugh out loud — David Sedaris is one, Blazing Saddles is another. Achewood is not only one of the few comic strips that makes me laugh out loud on a regular basis, but it does even more: It regularly baffles, inspires and amazes me.

It’s just possible that Chris Onstad is the Wes Anderson of comic artists, and to peek inside Onstad’s brain would be like spending a day at the Friar’s Club with the illegitimate son of Charlie Chaplin and Lenny Bruce. That’s the cleverest thing I’ll come up with, so the review is going to be all downhill from here, but keep reading, because Achewood is amazing.

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Have a blog? Take the survey.

Jun 24, ’05 1:19 PM
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Take the MIT Weblog Survey

The MIT Media Lab is conducting a “general social survey of weblog authors.” I just took it, and they’re interested in how long you’ve been blogging, the relationship of your blog to your personal and professional lives, and the influence of the internet on your offline relationships (the creation thereof).

It look less than the estimated 15 minutes, and the results will be freely available. So, go take it. The more people surveyed, the broader and more accurate the reults.

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The Browncoats Rise Again

Jun 24, ’05 11:25 AM

M.E. Russell writes a fantastic review (if you can review a preview of an unfinished movie) of Serenity, the movie based on the sadly-cancelled Firefly.

If you’re not familiar with it:

Created by Joss Whedon (of Buffy and Angel fame), Firefly is one of those shows like Sports Night — beloved by fans and critics alike, but it just didn’t pull in the ratings numbers, so Fox cancelled it. They subsequently released the entire series (including un-aired episodes) on DVD, and sales went through the roof.

On the strength of those sales, and the online community that has built up around the series, Universal green-lit (green-lighted?) Serenity, named for the series’ spaceship. The fans are going crazy, and the movie is sure to be a success.

I caught on to the hoopla a few months ago, when I finally Netflixed the DVDs. The show is really, really good. The perfect writing, the unique world-view and the fantastic chemistry the actors have make it truly great television.

» Weekly Standard: The Browncoats Rise Again

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