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Steven Yeun, aka Glenn, AMAA on reddit

Silicon Valley Dazed — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:03:38 +0000

What I love about Glenn on the Walking Dead is that he’s an Asian guy who isn’t a nerd or a martial arts master. He was just a pizza delivery guy before everything went crazy, and it was a pleasant surprise to see Steven Yeun’s (the actor who plays Glenn) AMAA on reddit.

Steven Yeun, Im an actor, currently on TWD, AMAA : IAmA.

Low-tech sets on Star Trek TOS

Silicon Valley Dazed — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:15:18 +0000

I’ve been watching some of the first episodes of Star Trek TOS on Netflix, and it’s amazing to see the difference between the sets of a 60s tv show and the razzle dazzle CGI effects of the present day movie reboot. On TOS (The Original Series) episodes, the viewscreens around the captain’s deck are made of painted paper, and in the Charlie X episode when Charlie throws Kirk and Spock against a wall, Spock puts a huge dent into the drywall. The weirdest thing about the captain’s deck in the movie reboot was the crazy amount of lens flare going on – I was loopy with lens flare by the end of the movie.

Season Finale of The Sarah Connor Chronicles

Silicon Valley Dazed — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:01:06 +0000

The season finale of season 2 of The Sarah Connor Chronicles had two memorable scenes for me which involved John Connor. The first scene was John’s intimate scene with Cameron. The setup of Cameron taking off her top and bra so that John can find out more about her played with the cliches of coming of age stories which fit the plot of the story rather than being merely gratuitous. The second scene where John is thrown into the future and sees both his uncle and brother leaves one wondering how the time continuum will be dealt with in future episodes… which will now never come to be. I started writing this review right after I saw the last episode of season two of TSCC, but now the show has been cancelled. There were some bad episodes, but overall, I liked the actors Lena Headey, Summer Glau, Thomas Dekker and even Brian Austin Green. The two actors I found somewhat annoying were Leven Rambin and Richard T. Jones. Leven seemed to whine too much and Jones was too stiff and introspective. Garret Dillahunt made a great transformation from his shify loser role in Deadwood, and one could believe Shirley Manson as a tech CEO and a T-1000. I hope to see Headey, Glau, and Dekker in future roles and stories that have a longer run time.

You’re fatally flawed, but you have a heart

Silicon Valley Dazed — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:03:29 +0000

That’s how Hank’s daughter describes him in the final episode of Season 1 of Californication, and that’s a big reason why I love watching the train wreck of his life.

Dick-punched by Californication

Silicon Valley Dazed — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:54:28 +0000

I watched the first half of the season 1 of Californication yesterday night, and I found it very entertaining. Jennifer found it less so, but I can understand that given the frankness and “depravity” of the subject material. There are so many beautiful topless women in that show that one grows desensitized. The wastrel life of Hank is cliched at times, but I can relate to his rage and cynicism. And getting dick-punched at his book signing was pure comic gold.

Summer Glau – Even a Terminator can dance

Silicon Valley Dazed — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:13:36 +0000

It was funny to see how the writers incorporated Summer Glau’s ballet dancing background into her role as a Terminator in the show Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. It turns out that Cameron (Summer Glau’s character) has to track down a Russian who took the Turk, and it just so happens his sister is a ballet teacher…

I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of the show. All the main characters work well with each other, and how can you really mess up a show where two gorgeous women kick ass and shoot guns?