Trust is Good
Every year, my wife and I struggle with a very difficult question - should we add any new TV shows to our rotation? When we do, we usually hear about…
With The In Crowd
My wife and I take a lot of pride in our TV viewing habits. We have a carefully orchestrated schedule which keeps us entertained without causing a lot of fuss.…
Welcome Back, Scrubs
One of the best shows on TV came back last night. Scrubs now airs on ABC and we got a double-shot of episodes that reminded me why the show always…
Don’t Strike, Please
I generally have a hopeful personality. I try to give people the benefit of the doubt. I can easily forgive.
But I have had it up to here with the television industry.
Shortly after the new year, the Screen Actor’s Guild will vote on whether or not to strike. Yes, just a year after the writer’s tore the heart out of the TV season, the actors might provide an encore performance.
I had just started to get into our weekly viewing routine. We had a nice rhythm going and looked forward to the addition of “Scrubs” to our schedule in January.
I know the actors pushing for a strike will talk about how they need to guarantee the future for their profession through payments for performances viewed online and stuff like that. But this goes way beyond royalties.
Now I will have to develop an entire new routine if the actors decide to take a stand. Don’t they realize the pain that will cause?
Happy Festivus
Today is the traditional day to celebrate George Costanza's least-favorite holiday. Feel free to use the comments to air your grievances and may you emerge victorious from the feats of…
Only Five Christmas Specials Exist
A terrible, terrible thing happened on television last night. I didn’t see this tragedy when I wrote this, but I know it did not turn out well.
One of the cable networks presented a show called “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas” or something like that. They dedicated 60 minutes to this brand-new program which never should have seen the light of day.
How do I know this without watching the show? It’s simple. There are only five real animated Christmas specials for television.
I don’t know why the people running television don’t understand this, but I guess I should be used to it by now. They never listen to the other perfect ideas I have to enhance the experience for viewers across the nation.
We don’t need a show to tell us how the Miser Brothers – you know them, Heat and Snow – finally patch up their differences to help an injured Santa deliver all the presents for Christmas.
I know we don’t need a show to tell us that because Santa doesn’t get injured in any of the classic Christmas stories so why make up an injury for the old fella now? That’s just unnecessary.
We do know that Santa can be a bit of a jerk to a reindeer that looks a little different than the rest of the herd. We learned that in Rudolph, one of the Fab Five shows.
Enjoyable Rehab
On a day where we give thanks, I will give thanks to a very special part of America - Las Vegas. Thanks to the fine folks at Five Hundy by…
Don’t Miss “Big Bang”
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Just Spend The Money
I love football. I also love cable television. Therefore, to see as much football as I want, I make sure I get a high-level cable TV package. That's how it…
Mystery Solved
I didn't mind too much when I heard that "Desperate Housewives" would fast-forward five years for this season. After all, they have kind of planted their flag in kitschy plot…