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Please Nominate Are You Just Watching?™ for Movies/Films in the Podcast Awards

Daniel J. Lewis — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:56:03 +0000

The annual Podcast Awards are upon us! Would you please nominate Are You Just Watching?™ and the rest of the Noodle.mx Network podcasts for awards? No related posts.

CONTEST: Win a Free Tron: Legacy Poster

Daniel J. Lewis — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:04:44 +0000

Subscribe to the Noodle.mx Network email newsletter to be entered to win a free promotional poster for the upcoming Tron: Legacy. No related posts.

Oops! We Released Our Tangled Review Too Early!

Daniel J. Lewis — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:40:00 +0000

UPDATE: We’re publishing the full review on Tuesday, November 23, over here. My deepest apologies if you came here looking for our Christian critical thinking discussion on Tangled. Unfortunately, I (Daniel) had confused the release date and published my thoughts on Tangled more than a week too early. Please come back late Tuesday night, November [...] No related posts.

Updating URLs, Some Links May Not Work

Daniel J. Lewis — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:20:33 +0000

In an effort to optimize several things on the Noodle.mx Network website, I am changing several things and links may momentarily not work. Please be patient; it won’t be long. No related posts. No related posts.

The Blind Side: Born Again and Adoption

Eve Franklin — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:57:03 +0000

Is it about football, Christian charity, booster loyalty, or just plain greed? Is this story a Christian parable, an insult to Christianity, or worse, a tragedy of how a black man was exploited by wealthy white Republicans? Eve Franklin explores prominent spiritual themes in the book The Blind Side (made into a 2009 movie by [...] No related posts.

Please Nominate the Noodle.mx Network Podcasts in the 2010 Podcast Awards #pca10

Daniel J. Lewis — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 01:26:46 +0000

Your support of the Noodle.mx Network has been fantastic! We’re very happy to see from all of the positive feedback that you appreciate what we’re doing by providing critical thinking, podcasting and software skills, and making you laugh. You have also given us many suggestions and stories, too. Now, we come to you requesting a [...] No related posts.

Secretariat (2010, movie review)

Eve Franklin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:26:27 +0000

Reciting from the book of Job, playing “Oh Happy Day,” and employing double meanings to the word “race,” Secretariat attempts to be much more than a predictable movie about a housewife with guts and a very special racehorse. In some ways it even succeeds. Eve Franklin previewed Secretariat and shares her critical thinking. Read the [...] No related posts.

Call for Critical-Thinking Comments: I, Robot

Daniel J. Lewis — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:54:21 +0000

We’re jumping back into science-fiction this time! Our next full podcast episode will share critical thinking from the movie I, Robot. Watch the movie and share with us your thoughts! Leave a message on our listener voicemail line (903) 231-2221, email feedback@AreYouJustWatching.com (audio files are welcome), or comment here in the shownotes. This will be [...] No related posts.

Live-Show Schedule (June 2010)

Daniel J. Lewis — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:30:31 +0000

For now, here’s what I have decided for the schedule of our live shows: the Ramen Noodle™ live on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) The Audacity to Podcast™ live on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (ET) Are You Just Watching?™ has yet to go on a live schedule, but we usually record our episodes on a [...] No related posts.

Welcome!

Daniel J. Lewis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:43:45 +0000

This site is still very much in beta. We all already know what “beta” means—I want your feedback! Email me at feedback@AreYouJustWatching.com. In the meantime, I will continue to progressively enhance the site as I also launch The Audacity to Podcast™. No related posts. No related posts.

Maybe Upcoming: Toy Story 3

Daniel J. Lewis — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:07:28 +0000

There are some movies I watch specifically for critical-thinking exercises, and some are for pure enjoyment. Toy Story 3 will probably be the latter. Tonight, I’m going to see an advanced screening of Toy Story 3 in 3D. Eve can’t join me, so I’ve asked a fellow critical-thinker, but I don’t know if he’ll join [...] No related posts.

Upcoming: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Daniel J. Lewis — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:37:49 +0000

Based on an already-movie-like video game, Jerry Bruckheimer's Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time could be another success for Bruckheimer, or another video-game-to-movie fail. We'll be there to see it! No related posts.

Dollhouse and Facebook

Daniel J. Lewis — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:32:57 +0000

Daniel is preparing some thoughts on the Dollhouse TV series. Do you have some thoughts to share? Email feedback@AreYouJustWatching.com or call (903) 231-2221. This show will be posted before the month is over. We have a Facebook page (Are You Just Watching?™ Podcast), but we need more fans before we can register our username. Would [...] No related posts.

The Twilight Saga: Spiritual Truths, Part 1

Eve Franklin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:35:33 +0000

There are some brief spiritual gems in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga that caught my eye. One of them was a quick statement in Breaking Dawn that opened up a spiritual parallel that has a subtle strength throughout the series—that of members making up a body that needs a definite head. There are good examples of spiritual leaders throughout this saga both on the werewolf side of things and on the vampire side. Another spiritual gem that is quite obvious is the parallel of the vampire with spiritually dead man. Meyer presents vampires as walking, talking corpses, which makes an interesting picture of the spiritual condition of unregenerate man. No related posts.

Help Promote Us in CleanCasts.com

Daniel J. Lewis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:47:44 +0000

Are You Just Watching?™ is listed in the CleanCasts.com directory, which is a great place for more clean podcasts covering a variety of topics. Can you help us make the top-ten list? All you have to do is click the Clean Casts button below, and then clicking something that links back to our site would also be great.

Thanks for your help!

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Serenity Scorecard

Daniel J. Lewis — Mon, 18 May 2009 02:09:14 +0000

Our short reviews and total scorecard for the movie Serenity. No related posts.

Are You Just Watching?™ AUDIO PROMO

Daniel J. Lewis — Wed, 13 May 2009 11:51:33 +0000

Our 30-second audio promo for Are You Just Watching?™—the one and only podcast that shares critical thinking for the entertained Christian. No related posts.

The Twilight Saga: Marriage, the Sanctity of Life, and Religion

Eve Franklin — Wed, 13 May 2009 03:41:29 +0000

There are a couple things that I really appreciate about the underlying worldview that Meyer's reveals in her storytelling. First off, through her character Edward, she demonstrates marriage as a lasting and true commitment. No related posts.

The Twilight Saga: Origins and Ultimate Destinations

Eve Franklin — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:32:23 +0000

In my last post I talked briefly about how Meyer used the vampire myth in her popular series, but with the undead as main characters, it's a given that death and eternity are going to be discussed, as well. I also found out after reading the saga that Meyer is a Morman, and so I'm sure her faith does influence her worldview, which is bound to have some influence on her stories. So it was no surprise to me that Meyers has her characters speculate a lot on spiritual matters—especially those having to do with death and eternity. No related posts.

The Twilight Saga: Vampires, Demons, and Angels

Eve Franklin — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:20:22 +0000

Taking into account that the Twilight Saga books are secular fiction and do not observe a Christian moral code, one of the only objectionable elements that could be argued over is the subject matter of vampires, so this is the first topic I’d like to discuss at length in my first of several critical thinking posts on this intriguing series. No related posts.

Are You Just Reading? An Introduction

Eve Franklin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:34:59 +0000

A lot of people spend hours watching movies and television, but some of us spend as much time (if not more) reading books. If someone asked me for the top five things I spend time doing, reading would be near the top of the list. But just like movies and television can influence the way you see the world, books can have the same subtle effect on your thinking. No related posts.

Coming Soon: Serenity, Firefly, and Twilight

Daniel J. Lewis — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:21:18 +0000

Our upcoming episode will discuss Serenity and Firefly. Get your thoughts in now! And watch for Eve to post her review of the Twilight saga. No related posts.

Scorecard for Batman: The Dark Knight

Daniel J. Lewis — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:08:27 +0000

Our short review and scorecard for The Dark Knight. No related posts.

Calling for Comments: The Dark Knight

Daniel J. Lewis — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:42:49 +0000

Episode 2—and most likely 3 (since we’ll probably have to make a two-part episode)—will begin the critical thinking process on the second of the latest Batman movies, The Dark Knight. Eve and I plan to watch the movie Thursday night and record the podcast this weekend. We’d love to get some early thoughts that we [...] No related posts.

We’ve Finally Launched!

Daniel J. Lewis — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:41:18 +0000

After a lot of technical issues, and a bunch of those life things that tend to take higher priority over launching new podcasts, Eve and I are so happy that we finally have our new site and podcast online! Please show us some love by subscribing and commenting on the episodes. Make sure you also [...] No related posts.