chris . word » tv http://chrisword.com the personal blog of chris ullrich Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:03:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Eagle Has Landed http://chrisword.com/2012/01/13/the-eagle-has-landed/ http://chrisword.com/2012/01/13/the-eagle-has-landed/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:11:12 +0000 Chris http://chrisword.com/?p=1497 I found this while at my Mom’s today. It’s a Dinky Toys Eagle from the TV series Space: 1999. Made in England, circa 1979.

I wonder if it’s worth anything? Even if it was, I doubt I would sell it. Of course, now that I found this I have to wonder what else is hidden in those closets. One day I really need to find out.

That day is not today, however.

Enjoy your weekend.

]]> http://chrisword.com/2012/01/13/the-eagle-has-landed/feed/ 0 Obligatory “Best of 2011″ Post http://chrisword.com/2012/01/01/obligatory-best-of-2011-post/ http://chrisword.com/2012/01/01/obligatory-best-of-2011-post/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:23:52 +0000 Chris http://chrisword.com/?p=1345 Even though I try to stop myself, I’m still a slave to some conventions. One such convention is the “Best Of” lists that invariably crop up at the end of the year.

Of course, I bowed to convention and did one. It was published over at The Flickcast. However, because I like to help and I like you, I’ve included it below as well.

No need to thank me.

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As is the usual practice almost anywhere were column inches or post counts matter, writers such as myself take to their keyboards and make lists. I am no exception and, with a great deal of difficulty and toil, have managed to cobble together a list of what I think are some of the best things of 2011.

I don’t really want to bore you with a lot of explanations as to why I picked what I did. Suffice it to say these picks are mine and mine alone. Also, they are not in any particular order, mostly because I find it hard to rank them that closely. Or, I was just too lazy.

Either way, here you go.

Movies

Drive
The Artist
Attack the Block
X-Men: First Class
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The Descendants
Thunder Soul
13 Assassins
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
Hugo

TV

Game of Thrones
Fringe
Community
Homeland
Breaking Bad
Justified
Sons of Anarchy
Archer
Happy Endings
Boardwalk Empire

Games, Gadgets, Software, iOS Apps, etc.

Apple iPhone 4S
Apple iPad 2
Apple iOS 5
Wordpress
Final Draft
iA Writer
Batman: Arkham City
Cal of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Saints Row: The Third
Forza Motorsport 4

Comics

Detective Comics Batman (DC)
Justice League (DC)
Green Lantern (DC)
Irredeemable (BOOM! Studios)
Daredevil (Marvel)
Criminal: Last of the Innocents (Icon / Marvel)

]]> http://chrisword.com/2012/01/01/obligatory-best-of-2011-post/feed/ 0 The new ‘The Flickcast’ Site is Alive! http://chrisword.com/2009/05/21/the-new-the-flickcast-site-is-alive/ http://chrisword.com/2009/05/21/the-new-the-flickcast-site-is-alive/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 22:05:11 +0000 Chris http://chrisword.com/?p=1132 flickcast_avatar.pngI’m pretty darn excited about my latest venture The Flickcast. I’ve been working on it for a couple months now doing a weekly podcast about movies, tv, comics and other geek stuff and its been great fun and pretty successful so far.

In addition to the podcast, I’ve also started a news site as a companion to the weekly show that’s also been doing pretty well. One thing that had always bothered me about the site, though, was that it looked too much like a blog and not enough like a professional news site should look.

Fortunately, that’s no longer the case because my new favorite web designer, Robert Palmer, has done a kick-ass job and totally redesigned the site to make it look awesome and professional.

This site and podcast are just the start of what I hope will someday be a giant media empire. Meanwhile, if you get a minute, head on over to The Flickcast and check out the new look, read a review or two and listen to some great podcasts.

I feel very privileged to be able to start this new venture and it wouldn’t be possible without some other great people like my podcast co-hosts Matt Raub and Christina Warren, my “web guy” Robert Palmer, site contributors like David Press, John Carle, all the Mahoneys (Sean, Tom, Adele and Heath), some great tools like WordPress and last, but not least, the inspiration, encouragement and help I’ve received from various friends, colleagues and mentors.

Thank you all. I sincerely appreciate it.

Also, if you’ve got any feedback, feel free to drop it in the comments here or at The Flickcast site.

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