Holding Out Hope
I want to like "Cougar Town." I really do. I basically have a man crush on creator Bill Lawrence and can't fathom the thought of him making a one-note, boring…
A Study in Contrasts
A week or so ago, New York anchorman Ernie Anastos dropped an f-bomb on live television. The picture below shows him and co-anchor Dari Alexander reacting after Anastos told their…
Big Brother Rewind
I managed to go the entire season of "Big Brother" this past summer without writing about the show. Part of it is possibly because I, like many other fans, feel…
A Stroke of Luck
Thirty years ago this month, something momentous happened in my life. I had a stroke of luck which would help define me up until this day.
I got strep throat. More specifically, I got sent home from school with strep throat the same day that cable television was installed in our house.
Talk about good luck.
For Goodness Sake!
The FCC is looking once again at the "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl 374 years ago. They still maintain that the nanosecond of Janet Jackson's nipple was obscene. Really?…
R.I.P. Larry Gelbart
I feel very lucky that I grew up watching M*A*S*H almost as it happened. My family had an almost obsession with the show. In fact, I have almost every episode…
A Little Help
In a couple of months, I have to the west coast travel for work. Sadly, it's not Vegas. This will require some fairly long plane rides. I need entertainment. I…
The Final “Scrubs,” Kinda
I would like to say that the crushing disappointment of the end of Scrubs as we know it has kept me from blogging for a week, but, in reality, I…
‘Scrubs’ Coming Back?
This time, the President has overstepped his boundries. I have put up with a couple of prime-time press conferences, mainly because they did not conflict with anything I watched. Now,…
Spoiled Rotten
I love when two of my favorite things come together – peanut butter and jelly, chicken wings and beer, television and the Internet.
That last one has brought good and bad things lately. The good part involves my discovery of Hulu.
For the uninitiated, Hulu is a website where you can find full episodes of many television shows, mostly from NBC and Comedy Central. Since I generally eat lunch at my desk now, this service has made me very happy.