Tag Archives: television

Book Review: Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Plays

Posted on December 1, 2016 by nathanalbright

Creative Writing Masterclass:  Writing Plays, by Lesley Bown & Ann Gawthorpe In reading this book, one has to ask oneself a few questions:  do you enjoy writing plays or have an interest in writing plays for the theater, radio, or … Continue reading →

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Why Aren’t They In The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame: The Monkees

Posted on November 16, 2016 by nathanalbright

Normally I write about a band or singer a month that has been unfairly excluded from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but I feel it necessary to talk about a band whose exclusion appears particularly puzzling.  If you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Who Do You Think You Are?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by nathanalbright

Who Do You Think You Are?:  The Essential Guide To Tracing Your Family History, A Companion To The NBC Series, by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak If you’ve ever seen the television show Who Do You Think You Are, which aired on … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Firefly Role-Playing Game

Posted on September 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Firefly Role-Playing Game, Gaming In The ‘Verse:  Core Book, by Monica Valentinelli, Mark Diaz Truman, Brendan Conway, Dean Gilbert, and Jack Norris For those browncoats who are sufficiently passionate about the world of Firefly [1] that they are willing to … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Go Big Or Go Home

Posted on July 27, 2016 by nathanalbright

Go Big Or Go Home:  The Journey Toward The Dream, by Scotty McCreery with Travis Thrasher [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Zondervan in exchange for an honest review.] This is a fine memoir from a singer … Continue reading →

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Tranquilize Until The Day We Die

Posted on July 20, 2016 by nathanalbright

Between 1969 and 1972, a television show featured an unusual household, made up of a thirty-something businessman, his freckled and precocious son Eddie, and their Japanese housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston [1].  The television show, “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father,” featured the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: I Said Yes

Posted on April 14, 2016 by nathanalbright

I Said Yes: My Story of Heartbreak, Redemption, and True Love, by Emily Maynard Johnson with A.J. Gregory [Note: This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] Reading a book like … Continue reading →

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Non-Book Review: Arthurian Animation

Posted on December 4, 2015 by nathanalbright

Arthurian Animation: A Study Of Cartoon Camelots On Film And Television, by Michael N. Salda When I had the opportunity to select another book to review for De Re Militari [1], I took the opportunity to request a book about … Continue reading →

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Cold Hands, Warm Heart

Posted on November 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

This morning, for the second time this week, I had to scrape ice off of my windows before I could make my way to work, after dropping off some books at the library that I have read [1] before heading … Continue reading →

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It’s Only A Television Show

Posted on June 15, 2015 by nathanalbright

One of the hazards of being a fan of speculative fiction is the fact that the fanbases of such series are so passionately identified with various characters. While some authors, like J.R.R. Tolkien, were actually fairly fond of keeping most … Continue reading →

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