Tag: TV
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…I busted him up.
The further I go into my leadership quest, the more I understand this quote from Jean-Luc Picard. Perhaps this is wisdom? “It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness, that is life.” Jean-Luc Picard, “Peak Performance” (Star Trek: The Next Generation S2E21) In the episode’s B-plot, the android…
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Bullseye.
This quote is swiped from a cornerstone moment in the first season of Ted Lasso. Ted builds an entire soliloquy around this quote he attributes to Walt Whitman, using it to teach a life lesson to a series antagonist and to the viewer. It’s so in character for Ted that the quote itself is not…
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I’ve had the strangest dream…
Bob Newhart (1929-2024) Comedy comes in many forms, and no one was a greater master of the dry wit than Bob Newhart. With not just one, but two successful TV shows in the golden era of the TV sitcom he will remain not just one of my favorite comedy actors but one of history’s favorites.…
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SignPosts: …Try and Take Over the World!
The writers flipped, we have no script, why bother to rehearse?!
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SignPosts: Good writing doesn’t need color.
“You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. Your next stop…the Twilight Zone.” The Twilight Zone debuted in 1959, running for 5 seasons and over 150 episodes. It’s a testament to what you can do with good…
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SignPosts: Sokath, His Eyes Uncovered!
“Darmok” is one of the best single episodes of Star Trek ever written. If you haven’t seen it, go watch it. You don’t need to be a Star Trek fan or have any prior knowledge to be moved by this episode. In “Darmok”, our intrepid heroes are sent on a mission to make contact the…
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SignPosts: It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker.