Tag Archives: Nicki Aycox

Back Ally 3: Pig

[Contains remotely adjustable high-heels and SPOILERS!!!] The third season of Ally McBeal (1999) seemed a little grimmer than its predecessors, with the untimely demise of a central character and several acrimonious break-ups and betrayals out-weighing the usual wacky antics. Personally, … Continue reading

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“Never Let ‘Em See You Leak”

[Contains pre-soaked cereal and SPOILERS!!!] The second season of 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996) was just as much fun as the first, and featured several great Sally episodes… including one where she’s mistaken for a man-in-drag and courted by … Continue reading

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The FBI’s Most Unwanted 9.5: What’s Up, Doc?

[Contains two-headed doggies and SPOILERS!!!] As I said when I began this folly, what frustrates me most about The X Files as a TV series is that the writers never seemed to accept that they were terrible at writing long-term … Continue reading

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The FBI’s Most Unwanted 7: God Wants You Hot!

[Contains baby snakes and SPOILERS!!!] The seventh season of The X Files saw two plucky new writers joining the creative team… a couple of starry-eyed ingénues named William B. Davis and Gillian Anderson! Davis’ episode (#7.15, “En Ami”) saw his … Continue reading

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Stupernatural

In a cunning bid to get viewers hooked on long-running American TV shows, my local supermarket has a whole stack of first season boxsets on sale for the ridiculously tempty price of seven pounds sterling each! I tried to resist … Continue reading

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