Good post, Kurt.

Re: the Star Trek / Terra Nova connection, that's EXACTLY what worried me when I saw the opening credits the first time. Being an SF fan, I always give these shows and extra viewing in the hopes that they'll develop.

Star Trek (TV Shows and movies in the Rick Berman era) was so steeped in PC it was gag-inducing. I kept hoping for some "inter-philosophy conflict" as I watched and was continually disappointed. In addition, "Seven of Nine" walking down the corridor with those outfits on and NO ONE turns their head? C'mon...that's just not right.

I thought "Enterprise" would remedy that (I had hoped) and did to a small degree, but it was not to be...

Maybe one day we'll have an SF show that includes the intensity and "non-pc" approach of "Breaking Bad".

Sorry, but when no crew members turned their heads to check out Seven of Nine in those scenes when she walked down the corridor, that's when I knew that this show had no insight into humans

One by one, they're all breaking bad. It's the domino theory in action, I tell ya!

Haven't seen "Walt Jr." much this year. Wonder if he's going to "break bad"?

Yes...even though they used the same music cues in every episode, it worked every time.

Not to mention Cameron ripping off SF author Poul Anderson's novella:
http://io9.com/5390226/did-james-cameron-rip-off-...

Call me pessimistic, but I fear they are going to take what would be a beautiful moment, and turn it into reality TV "drama" like "Kate Plus 8" or something. People aren't themselves when they know video cameras are around.

I'll bet that, while you can watch the real homecoming videos on YouTube, tearing up at some of them, this show will have all the emotion of a brick.

Modern Conservatism debate 101: accept the premise of a liberal's debate, then go on the defensive, thus proving the liberal's premise of "how stupid are you?"

...and those stills of "Media Matters HQ"...good stuff!

When Sarah Palin first came on the scene, and was subsequently mauled (yes, some self-mauling did occur, didn't it?), one of the first things I thought of were the scenes in this film of Edward Arnold (Big Jim Taylor) firing up his "machine" to take Smith down.

I'm not a big Palinista, but I couldn't help but think that the hidden hand of today's "Big Jim" was pulling some levers somewhere.

John; if possible, maybe you could shoot a link to a video our way? It would be interesting to see.