There's Just Too Much TV by Eric Berlin (Jan. 2)
Having experienced the phenomenon of "too much TV" myself, I felt Eric's pain as I read his article about all the choices available on television today. This hit home most recently as I ended up ill during the holidays. The cure for my boredom? TV. And, I discovered some great shows that I missed while watching my pre-programmed favorites. I finally understood the buzz behind certain shows (I'll refrain from naming them here) and realized that I needed to invest in TiVO. Eric has given into the temptation, too, and explored the depths of "you gotta see this!" programming.
Can't Stop Serenity by Alisha Karabinus (Jan. 2)
When a movie spawns such deep devotion, how is it possible to continue to find compelling material for new articles? Alisha does a bang up job here. Summarizing the premise of the show Firefly and segueing into the film Serenity, she takes us to a brand new world that is intriguing, but somehow familiar. She also offers us a peek at past coverage from Blogcritics.org. Had it not been for this article, I might have missed some of the finer points of the Serenity charm as well as our site's influence in an interview with Joss Whedon. This is how it's done, folks!
More Best of Blogcritics.org Articles of the Week
As chosen by Blogcritics who have had their work highlighted by editors last week
No picks this time, which is likely due to the holidays and post-holiday ramping up to full-speed rather than a lack of fine selections to choose from!
Production Notes
Blogcritics selected this week: please feel free to make a selection for next week's edition. You can leave them in the comments or send them to Eric Berlin: dumpsterbust@gmail.com.
All are more than free to leave general impressions and personal selections for this or any week below!
How'd we choose these things? Find out here.
Please send you input, ideas, and suggestions to Eric Berlin: dumpsterbust@gmail.com.
Thanks for stopping by!
Article comments
1 - Aaman
Egad! Thanks mates!
Much fine reading here - get it while it's hot
2 - Ken Edwards
Gaming pics fixed. They now show the new picks.
3 - Deano
Hey Eric,
The editors picks missed Dec 21 through to December 26! Your last batch was Dec. 14-20th and this batch is Dec. 27 to Jan.4th....What gives?
Of course I ask from a completely altruistic perspective...not because I posted a terrific (and brilliantly written) news post on Dec. 21st (which you obviously criminally missed reading completely)...(that's a hint by the way...)
4 - Eric Berlin
Congrats to all pickees !
Deano, I mention up top that the editorial staff took the week off over the holidays. Sorry that your post got lost in the mix!
5 - Deano
Curses! Another piece of scintillating breathless prose lost to the ages because of the vageries of #$@#&*%^!* editors...
6 - Eric Berlin
Dude, editors need some time off, just like everyone else! We publish over 400 stories a week -- that's a lot to cull through, even with the burst of energy that scintillating breathless prose gives.
7 - RJ Elliott
Ah! Thanks for the mention, Suss! :)
8 - Al Barger
Thank you for your kind words.
On a related note, check out my new Beatles Photo Gallery.
9 - uao
Thank you Connie, for the kind thoughts on the article, I really appreciate it. I can't really take full credit though; the Blogcritics and visitors who commented made the piece a lot better.
I didn't know about the picks picking picks, but I will do my bit. Just want to read some of the ones I've not gotten to yet this week...
10 - Nik
Thanks also for your kind words toward my meager scribblings! Much appreciated!
11 - Diane Kristine
Thanks! For my editors' pick pick, I'm going to go with Brandon Valentine's DVD review of Pi (http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/01/03/165123.php). Brandon's reviews are always well thought out and well written, and this one is for a lesser-known movie that isn't for everyone, but he really captures why those of us who like it, love it.
12 - Eric Berlin
That's brilliant Diane but you jumped the gun a little -- time frame is 1/4-1/10 for the next set of picks. No worries though, if you don't check in with a new one, we'll see if we can sneak Brandon's piece through!
13 - Diane Kristine
Oh, sorry, I thought it was for the same time period as the title. You're asking for a lot ... good reading comprehension AND that I'll remember to think of this in a week.
14 - El Bicho
Thank you for the selection, Connie. Is the brief mention with it yours or Eric's?
15 - Eric Berlin
Diana -- We know you can do it!
El B -- All annotations here are the work of the section editor(s). I personally commented on each pickee's article page this week as well.
16 - Eric Berlin
Joan -- Thanks for selecting my television piece! (I didn't pay her, I swear!)
17 - diana hartman
my sincere thanks for the pick!
*smiles* abound!
me and my younguns have been sick since new year's day so this was a great pick-me-up!
18 - Bennett
Thanks for the nod Lisa! Okay, here's my nominee for editorial pickin' glory
NFL Picks of a Thoughtful Fool, Season Wrap-Up by David Mazzotta
David started doing a weekly NFL column during week eight of the season, and immediately became one of my "must read" favorites. His scientific tomfoolery and solidly logical predictions were one thing, his deadpan humor was another thing altogether.
He delivered more laughs from day one, than almost anyone else on BC, in a football column no less.
I'm not kidding when I say that I looked forward to the "Thoughtful Fool" each week as much as I used to look forward to Joe Bob Briggs' Drive-In Movie Column in the Sunday paper, back when I was a younger pup.
David's clever writing should be rewarded with enough hard cash to allow him to bet big in Vegas. Every single week of the football season.
Mr. Mazzotta is a huge asset to blogcritics.
19 - sal m
I'd like to nominate Mark Steyn Predicts The Collaspe Of "The West" - Sadly I Agree, by Hugh Hewitt at
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/01/08/060238.php
as an editor's pick for the week of 1/4-1/10.
Mr. Hewitt has crafted a well-thought out addendum to a great piece by Mr Steyn, that deals with a very difficult and complex subject.
This kind of well-thoughtout and well-written article is a great example of what blogging is all about.
20 - Nik
If it's not too late, I'd like to tap H. Michael's piece here for 1/4-1/10:
"Buy the World An iPod" was a nice paen to that must-have consumer good; bought my first one myself last fall and it's my favorite material possession. J. did a nice job just summing up the simple pleasures of the pod, without lapsing into critical overhype or aimless wandering. A fun, short piece!
21 - Scott Butki
Congrats to all picked. There's a bunch of pieces here - especialy the tv ones - that i am going to bookmark to read this weeken.