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I love Jesus, but I drink a little

Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

One of the funniest clips I’ve seen in a long time:

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Heroes Disappointment

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

Anyone else watch Heroes last night and then just go, “Blah.”
What a letdown. Hope it gets better…

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The Chiefs Are Embarrassing

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

That’s all I have to say about that.
I said I’d give Herm Edwards a year when he started. I didn’t like him. They made the playoffs (though losing one more game than the year before), and he blew it.
Now this year, he has successfully dismantled one of the most potent offenses in the NFL, and [...]

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First Parable Films Ready to Edit

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

I’ve had a dream for a long time of making short films based on parables… or at least making films that are parables about biblical truths.
I have the first two of those films ready to edit! I produced and directed one film over the weekend and on Monday a friend of mine directed the other [...]

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Weeds Season 3 Premiere on Showtime

Monday, July 9th, 2007

Weeds is set to return on Monday, August 13 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Just over a month away, and I can’t wait!
Coming up on this season of Weeds:
Zooey Deschanel (Kat – Andy’s crazy ex-girlfriend) returns for at least one episode, Matthew Modine and Mary-Kate Olsen join the cast, and Silas starts out the season on the [...]

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http://www.sho.com/site/announcements/052407mkolsen.do
Color me a bit surprised when I find out one of the Olsen twins is going to be on Weeds, one of my favorite shows.
Even better, she’s going to be part of a “newly-developed mega-church community called Majestic,” which is just outside of “Agrestic,” the name of the suburb in the show. Which, by the [...]

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Fans fit the battle of 'Jericho,' and CBS came tumbling down – MSNBC: “

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Fans fit the battle of Jericho, and CBS came tumbling downMSNBC’- 1 hour agoIts official: After being pressured by fans, who sent 50000 pounds of peanuts to its New York office, CBS has brought back ‘Jericho,’ the America-after-the-bombs drama that the network [...]

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Weeds Season 2 on DVD

Friday, May 18th, 2007

Weeds Season 2 can now be pre-ordered on Amazon.com!
Update: And now…

Click for Weeds Season 2 on iTunes!
Weeds has become one of my favorite shows, and judging from the hits from searches for the show on this site, I’m not alone. And with a pre-order price of just $25.99, I imagine a lot [...]

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Actor Website

Saturday, May 12th, 2007

I recently did a website for my friend Jack Maxwell.
You can watch him this Tuesday on House at 9 PM EST/PST! He’s had a good run this season, and he’s appeared on Ugly Betty, Beyond the Break, and Lost (he was the guy who punched Desmond a couple of episodes ago).
Great job, Jack!

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I wrote this as a draft quite awhile ago, and I forgot to post it
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One of my favorite shows has been renewed for a fourth season. Battlestar Galactica ended with quite a cliffhanger, which I won’t spoil for you in case you tivo’d it. Let’s just say one big question gets partially answered [...]

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