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John Stevenson
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  • The Breaking Bad Migration (No Spoilers)

    I don’t want to be one of those bloggers who comes on and begs for readers, but this is too interesting not to share. When I began writing on Breaking Bad I was getting pretty steady traffic here, I’m not breaking any records or anything but I was pleased with the amount of readers I… Read more

  • Breaking Bad: Where Is Hank?

    Last week the writers of Breaking Bad wrote themselves into a corner, it was a situation with no apparent escape or hope for a good resolution. That’s why I suspected that Lydia might show up with a gang of mercenaries, or the Tribal Police would show up and scare off the neo-nazis. That’s what happens… Read more

  • Breaking Bad: The Death of Walter White

    So Breaking Bad is coming to its last three episodes and I think its time to launch a series of articles on why this god damn show is so fucking good. I briefly made love to this show last year, but didn’t really get into the meat of what makes this show so good; mostly… Read more

  • The One Kickstarter You NEED to Support

    Back in August of 2011 I went to go see something at the Historic Everett Theatre. Something amazing, something truly unique. It was called Aeterno Elementum and it was a Heavy Metal Opera. Just what is a Heavy Metal Opera? Well that’s what I asked when I went to go see it, and to this day I… Read more

  • Bioshock: Sins and Revelations

    So I’ve been singing the praises of Bioshock Infinite for several months now, and now its time to go back and analyze the narrative missteps it took and figure out why the ending threw so many people for a loop.  I’m glad I didn’t write this article immediately after the game came out, because I… Read more

  • What I Learned at my Best Friend’s Wedding

    My best friend, who I’ve written about before, had her wedding this last weekend. It was a great honor to be included in the ceremony (I gave a speech at the beginning) and it was a beautiful experience. I haven’t been this happy in a long time, and I wasn’t even the one getting married!… Read more