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I'm a twentysomething white male with ambitions to be a professional film critic and generally spend my days getting paid to watch movies and write about it. A compulsive reader and stubborn cineaste, I take an often contrary stance to my more fundamentalist peers and upbringing by celebrating the pursuit of the good, and the Good, in life, love, art and film. If you watched enough episodes of certain TV shows — for starters, "The Hungry and the Hunted," "The Cut Man Cometh," "The Body," "The Zeppo," "Waiting in the Wings," "Out of Gas," "April Is the Cruelest Month," "20 Hours in America," "Colonial Day," "An Echolls Family Christmas," "Look Who's Stalking," "The Garage Door," "Charlie Gets Crippled," "Wind Sprints," and "Corner Boys" — you would understand me completely, and you'd also realize that much of my worldview and philosophical insights are heavily influenced by fictional works/programs, and many of the good things I've said in my life are just a regurgitation of someone else's imaginings, or at any rate a heartfelt attempt to interpret them. I guess I was made to be a film critic.

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October 3, 2007

At Night We Swim The Laughing Sea; When Summer's Gone, Where Will We Be?

By Dan Carlson

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Today in the Willamette Week, I attempt to handicap the survival odds for a few new fall series. But really, aside from "The Office" and a few other lighthearted joys, my heart won't beat again until "Lost" and "Battlestar Galactica" come back in January. That's why I used the above photo from "Bionic Woman." Until the spring, this is all the Katee Sackhoff I'm gonna get.

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Comments: 4

Erik

I've enjoyed Battlestar Galactica and Katee Sackhoff's performance, but have never fallen in love with her like many others.

That may change with the badass photo there. The color scheme reminds me of that VM episode you broke down a couple months ago.

Now, Kristen Bell...that was love at first sight...

Oct 3, 2007 2:26 PM

Julie

God, I would go so very gay for Katee. But only if she kicked my ass.

Oct 4, 2007 12:02 PM

Tom the Dog

Don't forget Battlestar Galactica: Razor -- more Katee, coming your way in November!

Oct 9, 2007 7:39 PM

Cody D

"But the success or failure of a given show is rarely related to its quality or lack thereof; if you tried to plot it on a chart, you would kill yourself messily before coming up with a remotely workable solution. However, being a sadist, I just can’t help but try and call the game before it starts."

Wouldn't that make you more of a masochist than a sadist?

Also, I've enjoyed the first 2 episodes of Pushing Daisies. Unique premise and quirky storytelling make for a good time. And even though, 90% of shows have a doomed/impossible relationship at the forefront, the central characters in this show will have a particularly difficult time overcoming the obstacles that separate them. Should be interesting - if it survives.

Oct 14, 2007 9:53 PM

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