I have a new, horrible obsession – the History Channel’s show Ancient Aliens. On Saturday I found myself drinking with a group of my boyfriend Sean’s friends, when one of them announced that we must play an Ancient Aliens drinking game. I had no idea what the show was, but became intrigued when they started …
Category Archive: television
Sep 15 2011
The sacrificial atheist?
Spoiler warning: This post contains discussion about the season finale of True Blood and the movie The Ledge. Atheists are popping up more and more in the television and movies. And like any minority group engaging in a civil rights movement – which, admit it or not, is what we’re doing – portrayals of atheists …
Sep 05 2011
Skepticism in supernatural universes
Spoiler Alert: This post talks about last night’s episode of True Blood. Read at your own risk if you haven’t watched it yet. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a bit of a True Blood fanatic. It’s a guilty pleasure. I love the campiness, the puns, the one liners, the cliff hangers, and …
Jul 18 2011
Ricky Gervais to make atheism themed TV show
From Entertainment Weekly: Ricky Gervais, the creator of The Office and Extras is teaming up with former Dexter showrunner, Clyde Phillips, for a new show called Afterlife, about an atheist who dies and goes to heaven. They are writing the pilot episode now and plan to film in early 2012. Gervais will take a cameo …
Sep 16 2010
Brides + Plastic Surgery = New reality TV show
What the fuck? The network is set to announce “Bridalplasty,” where brides-to-be compete in wedding-themed challenges to win extensive surgical procedures. Each week, a group of women competes head-to-head in such challenges as writing wedding vows and planning honeymoons. The winner receives the chance to choose a plastic surgery procedure from her “wish list.” She’s …
Aug 15 2010
OMFG True Blood
I know some of you are fans like me. Discuss in comments. I’ll put my thoughts down there as to not accidentally spoil the episode for those of you who haven’t watched it yet. But beware, the comments will include spoilers!



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