The Chuck Review

Since 2007, my wife and I have thoroughly enjoyed the NBC cult favorite television dramedy Chuck, starring Zachary Levy as the titular character. For most of its existence it has struggled to stay on the air with at least one fan launched campaign to save the show from cancellation. I have to admit right up front that this is more of a retrospective than a standard review. In a more standard review, the show has more or less just started and the review has much to do not just with what has been on the show but what could be — and what kind of future the show might have. I have been meaning to review Chuck for awhile but it never happened — and now that the show is coming to a swift end soon, it behooves me to look back and think about the show that was and a few places where the show went not quite right.

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American Horror Story Review

We may not all care for the stylings of the television show Glee. Tonight, however, I would like to introduce you to another show created by the same makers of said Glee that, should you choose to sit down and watch it, will make you wonder how the makers of one show could possibly be the same as the makers of the other. The television show of which I speak is American Horror Story, and even though the season is about to be over, I would like for you to seriously considering going back and watching the whole season any way you can and then watching the season finale when it airs.

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Extreme Chill for Trauma Patients

“Hi!  Welcome to the emergency department!  Take off your coat and shoes, your freezer is right over there.  Have a seat and we’ll be with you in a moment.”

I imagine that hospital welcome will be more unspoken and mostly mandatory in the coming years as we begin to realize, and accept, that our bodies are basically big bags of meat and freezing us preserves us while cooking us, ends us.

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Wondering About The Caveman Diet

A relatively new breed of dieters out there are looking to lose weight and get in shape by sticking to a simple diet, similar to the kind embraced (by necessity) by the people living in the Paleolithic era.

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