The Connector
The Connector

Quantum physics and the theory of sarcasm

With overused laugh tracks, generic premises and the endless rehashing of jokes, the traditional TV sitcom hasn’t had the greatest record of originality. I usually detest those comedies in the
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Friday Night Funhouse

For a man who has entire panels devoted to him at several sci-fi and fantasy conventions, including Atlanta’s DragonCon, Joss Whedon hasn’t had a lot of luck in television in
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Is this The Real Life?

I don’t usually like cop shows. While they are perfectly suitable shows, I’ve never really been intrigued by solving murders and capturing crooks in a world that mirrors my own.
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Morning in O-merica

By Mark Ziemer November 4, 2008 will go down in the history books. It was on this night that a 47-year old product of Kenya and Kansas triumphed after a
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(Don’t) Say What?

Students analyze the debate beyond the words. By Mark Ziemer In this crazy election season, one that finally ends today, there has been a lot of talk about what the
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Sneaks and Geeks

The writer strike carried out by the Writers Guild of America last winter affected the entire film and television business, but nowhere was its effects felt more than broadcast television.
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