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The stream is starting! Visit http://connectcast.tv/noiseless for the big, live, online farewell to the ALF Reviews series. We’re streaming for five hours! That’s time for six episodes, the Project: ALF TV movie that was meant to wrap everything up but was actually just a big pile of shit, and lots of other fun curios / stuff that will give you nightmares. What episodes are we streaming? You’ll have to tune in to find out, but I’ve selected… A cute one A funny one A crazy one An insightful one An ensemble one A good one So, yeah, stop reading this and join us in the chat room. It’s always a good night, and this time it’s not even for charity so you won’t have to feel bad about all the curse words you’ll say.

Your big ALF feature this week takes the form of a live stream! The main attraction is Project: ALF , which we will all watch together and riff, in real time, in the chatroom. It will be a lot of fun, and I bet at least one of the viewers will make a joke about smoking crack, so don’t miss that! But that’s not all. We’ll also be streaming a whopping six episodes of ALF in the runup, along with some smaller, odder curios scattered about. It’ll be a fun night, and it really is our big farewell party, so be sure to join in. The date and time: Friday, May 20. 7:00 PM Eastern / 5:00 PM Mountain. All you need to do is come to this very site on that date, at that time. You’ll see the stream, or a link to it, and you can join us there. If you are worried that a live riff of Project: ALF will influence my review, don’t! I already reviewed it, and I’m looking forward to sharing that with you. It’ll come in three parts, and I think you’ll enjoy it, even without funny Ma...

Gabe Durham is the brains (officially the publisher / series editor, but, whatever, brains) behind Boss Fight Books , an excellent series about video games that spans authors, generations, and genres. Depending upon the title you could read about somebody’s childhood, design theory, personal identity, or theological grappling…all through the filter of that author’s game of choice. But whatever the game at the heart of the book, whomever the author writing it, you’re in for a thrillingly unique reading experience, and one that’s immensely rewarding. If that sounds like a gushing introduction, it’s only because the series has undoubtedly earned it. I’m far from alone in thinking that; Boss Fight recently launched a Kickstarter for its third series of titles, including books on Mega Man 3, Katamari Damacy, and Kingdom Hearts II , and as of this writing it’s at about $30,000 of its $5,000 goal. That’s the result of a lot of satisfied readers. The Kickstarter is clearly ...

  ALF Reviews: The ALFies! (Season 4) Well, folks, this is it. The final ALFies. Our last chance to celebrate all of the things  ALF  did hilariously wrong. And sometimes right! But, come on. You’re here for the hilariously wrong. I’ll miss this just as much as you will. I didn’t want to end it, but Brandon Tartikoff politely asked me to put the ALFies on a skateboard next year, so I told him to go fuck himself. It was clearly the only way to maintain my dignity. So — one last time — sit back and enjoy the ALFies, brought to you by  Giggles, The National Inquisitor , and by Sendrax. Sendrax: CFCs 4U & Me. The ALFie for… BEST ACTOR ANNE SCHEDEEN Let’s be frank: I would have given this to her anyway, as some kind of legacy award, but this season she absolutely earned it. She slacked a bit in season three, to the point that I was terrified we’d be going into season four with  no  redeeming qualities to look forward to…but, for whatever reason, she sprung r...

  ALF Reviews: Character Spotlight – Willie Tanner When I decided to do these character spotlights, I didn’t give the concept much thought; I just figured they were ways to delay my misery and increase yours for another week. But now, as we near the end, I’m glad I wrote them. They’ve given me a lot of insight into the process of bringing a character to life — how to achieve that and, of course, how not to achieve that — and looking more critically at sitcom characters than the writers ever intended allows you to see the scaffolding. It’s like that shot of Brian in the opening credits of the first two seasons. We can clearly see a stage light now, but back when the show aired, most televisions would have had a frame obscuring it. As much as I like to joke about the slapdash nature of  ALF  (ironic since every episode took approximately 12 weeks to shoot), viewers at home wouldn’t have seen that. Now, though, we can focus on more of the frame…and catch a little glimpse of ...