Category: TV

30 Day TV Meme

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000UX6THK&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrMy LJ friend darth_kittius found this meme, and I think I can talk about TV every day for about a year. Day 01 – A show that should have never been canceled It is practically cheating to have this one first, as I just finished… Continue Reading “30 Day TV Meme”

Oh. How True.

Robert Bianco, a TV writer at USA Today, does a regular column called Critic’s Corner.  It is basically a What to Watch.  He made a comment today for the Wednesday post that rather hit home for me: “David Tennant stars as Hamlet (PBS, 8… Continue Reading “Oh. How True.”

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=leartojugg-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00005JPI6&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifrWhen The West Wing ended, I was thrilled to hear that creator Aaron Sorkin was writing another series. It was Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, a behind-the-scenes drama of an SNL-like show. That premiered at the same time as that Tina Fey show.… Continue Reading “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip”

The Civil War, Ken Burns

I borrowed my mother’s DVDs of The Civil War when I went on vacation and just now finished it.  Of course, I had seen most of it before, but always in bits and pieces.  Not full episodes in order. The episodes are broken out… Continue Reading “The Civil War, Ken Burns”

One Lost to Live

I sat down in front of the family room television last night and turned on the pop up video of last week’s Lost.  Because it is time for my mother to step awaaaaay from Madness.  She watched the first two seasons and then quit. … Continue Reading “One Lost to Live”

The End of the TV Season

USA Today is reporting that this season is it for Kiefer Sutherland and 24.  I’m good with that.  I have been watching the entire season on double-speed DVR.  And maybe, if 24 is done and Lost is done, I can get back to Academic… Continue Reading “The End of the TV Season”

About Tony Kornheiser

I’ve read several articles about Tony Kornheiser’s suspension from his post at ESPN for making snarky comments about an outfit his colleague Hannah Storm was wearing on the air.  I like this one the best, from the New York Daily News, since it actually… Continue Reading “About Tony Kornheiser”

What Would Brian Boitano Make?

People. On what planet am I living that I did not know that Brian Freakin’ Boitano has a cooking show on the Food Network?! It is actually called, “What Would Brian Boitano Make?” This is a clip of him on the Today Show with… Continue Reading “What Would Brian Boitano Make?”

Lost Groundhog Election

I was driving home from work to vote in the primary.  Somewhere on Willow Road, I was cut off by my mother.  She turned to head home and I figured that she had either voted that morning or wanted to let the dog out… Continue Reading “Lost Groundhog Election”

Christmas Day 2009

You might be aware that I celebrate with my family on Boxing Day, the 26th, rather than on Christmas Day. For the third year in a row, this has given me the extra day to inish whatever Christmas crafty-gift I hadn’t yet completed. This… Continue Reading “Christmas Day 2009”