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That time I talked to Splinter about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…

January 27th, 2013 · No Comments

A while back, I had the pleasure of interviewing veteran voice actor Rob Paulsen about voicing Donatello in the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” animated series on Nickelodeon. It was a fun little chat, and I was fortunate to have the opportunity to talk with another member of the TMNT cast last week. Hoon Lee [...]

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I watched the Doctor Who Christmas Special with The Doctor and Neil Gaiman. That actually happened.

December 17th, 2012 · No Comments

Sure, Christmas is a big deal and all, but let’s be honest: the event we’re all looking forward to the most each December is the premiere of the “Doctor Who” Christmas Special. In fact, I’m pretty sure that if you trace back the history of the holiday, you’ll discover that Christmas was actually invented as [...]

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Talking TMNT, Biker Mice, and Spaceballs with Rob Paulsen…

November 8th, 2012 · No Comments

Chances are, if you watched a cartoon made in the last 20-30 years, you’ve heard Rob Paulsen’s voice. His career in voice acting has covered just about every major and minor animated series that’s aired on television (and any of the movies based on those animated series) since the early ’80s. He’s most famous for [...]

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My “Prometheus” review (a.k.a. So. Many. Questions.)

June 8th, 2012 · No Comments

“Prometheus” premieres today in the U.S. after making its debut in London last week. I wrote up a review of the film for Space.com and Newsarama, but here’s a spoiler: I really, really liked it. On the subject of spoilers, I managed to keep my review remarkably spoiler-free — which is actually a pretty amazing [...]

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Talking aliens and origins with the Prometheus writers…

June 6th, 2012 · No Comments

During my trip to merry ol’ England for the premiere of “Prometheus,” I sat down with the film’s writers — “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof and “The Darkest Hour” writer Jon Spaihts — for a long chat about the movie, its origins, and lots of fascinating peripheral topics that came up in conversation. Along with all [...]

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Damon Lindelof, why is Benedict Cumberbatch so darn awesome?

June 3rd, 2012 · No Comments

Here’s one particularly fun segment from my interview with “Prometheus” co-writer Damon Lindelof, in which I ask him about Benedict Cumberbatch and the mysterious role he’s playing in the “Star Trek” sequel — which Lindelof also co-wrote. I knew Lindelof couldn’t reveal anything about the “Sherlock” star’s character (which everyone thinks will be popular “Star [...]

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From London with love… my “Prometheus” premiere report.

June 1st, 2012 · No Comments

You should know that I am writing this from London, so if you’re reading this anywhere in the United States, it is coming to you from the future. Just in case you haven’t been following along on Twitter or Facebook or Google Plus or any of the other multitude of ways I overshare my life, [...]

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