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Burn Notice

This is a smart, funny little show that does a lot of things I want to accomplish with Nyx and co. You’ve got the gun-toting former IRA member ex-girlfriend, the alcoholic FBI-informing best friend (played by Bruce Campbell. Seriously!), the chain smoking hypochondriac mother who’s really bad at being a mom, and the ex-spy who’s

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Lost Highway

Continuing my Twin Peaks-inspired Lynch kick, I watched Lost Highway last night. This is a Lynch I’m a much more comfortable with. The obscure cyclical story. Messages to yourself from the future. Dopplegangers. Body jumping. Choppy, nonsensical narratives. Creepy fellows. And, also, whores who get slaughtered. Ho-hum (I’m thinking that one of the reasons I

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Blue Velvet

The robin in the opening credits of Twin Peaks? It’s apparently supposed to symbolize love. Also, watching Blue Velvet will help you win a lot more rounds of the Kevin Bacon game. Blue Velvet is a David Lynch murder mystery that came out in 1986. It’s set in a small 50s town, where Agent Cooper

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Twin Peaks: Final

Dude, that was a silly ending. In no small part because that’s what should have happened back at the beginning of the season with the owls, and the end of the season should have been bringing him back. Srsly. EDIT: And you know, there’s only so many damsels in distress you can take before it

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