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Completist Destiny

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in "The X-Files"

Completist Destiny, as defined by Wikipedia, is the belief that a television addict such as myself is destined—nay, divinely ordained—to watch a series completely and completely chronologically. Fine, I admit: that might just be a dogma of my own creation. But I stick to it. (This is where you, in solidarity, shout, “Leave no episode behind!”)

Of course, I have to compromise sometimes, like when networks boneheadedly air episodes out of [...]

The Everywhere Actors

Michelle Forbes in "24," "Lost," "Battlestar Galactica," "In Treatment," "True Blood," and "Alias"

When you watch as much television as I do, you see familiar faces all the time, and then you have to ask yourself (or IMDb), “Where have I seen him/her before?” For example, I’m watching the first season of House, and I’ve recognized guest stars from elsewhere in thirteen of the first fifteen episodes.

And then there are actors like Michelle Forbes and Željko [...]

Give These Actors a Take Two!

The following post was originally published on my old blog on March 29, 2009.

The following actors are all alumni of some of my favorite shows, and I want them back on television. Post haste!

Merrin Dungey

Merrin Dungey Dungey is one of my beloved Alias actors and probably one of the most under-appreciated. She spent two seasons playing Francie Calfo and then made a couple of repeat performances later in the series. She spent two seasons on the sudsy, frothy mess known as Summerland. And then good news! [...]