A ‘Hunk’ of Nostalgia

Because I grew up with seven older siblings, I developed a great appreciation for classic television. I have great memories of the shows I grew up with – “ChiPs,” “Three’s Company,” and the Saturday night tandem of “Love Boat” and…

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Turn TV Good Again

We have a problem, people. A problem with our television sets. Actually, I feel no animosity toward the sets themselves. The developments in television technology never fail to astound me, and I can’t wait to see what comes next. But…

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Blergh! ’30 Rock’ Is Ending

Tonight, I will lose some friends. “30 Rock” airs its final episode, an hour-long finale. I have had my ups and downs with the NBC comedy over the years, but the approach of this final 60 minutes has me realizing how much…

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Questioning My Loyalty

I often keep watching TV shows simply out of habit or because I feel a sense of loyalty after putting hours and hours into finding out where the characters will go. In the case of “How I Met Your Mother,”…

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Viewing TV Differently

I originally intended to write regularly about TV. Then I got cast in a play and my general laziness just crept up, and that plan kind of went by the wayside. That doesn’t mean I don’t have strong opinions about the state of…

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Stop the Subtitles

Against my better judgment, I turned on TLC the other night. You know, the channel which takes the worst part of American society and glorifies it through reality television. But the old “even a blind squirrel finds an acorn” adage…

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Thursday TV Roundup

I will occasionally review my favorite TV shows, sometimes a few days late. These won’t be recaps, but general and specific observations from someone who thinks way too much about this kind of stuff and doesn’t get too overly negative…

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Most Wonderful Time of the Year

I love this time of year. You can feel the difference in the air. A special electricity surrounds us. You could blame it on the change from summer to autumn, but something else gives me this feeling – I can…

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Oh, (Big) Brother!

At this point of the summer, I usually find myself filled with opinions on the latest news from the CBS reality show “Big Brother.” This is only series in the genre which I watch, and I typically go in whole…

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Things I Hate About the Olympic Live Stream

The events are delayed by enough time that it’s impossible to be on Twitter at the same time without possibly seeing a score ahead of time Buffering There are no listings directly below the player most times. When they are…

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