This is a total geek-out post. You’ve been warned. The kids and I have been watching the Clone Wars mini-series that was on Cartoon Network (we’re watching them on the computer, a few episodes at a time… it’s much more convenient that way), and enjoying it quite a bit. Hell of a clever idea, too,… Continue reading Clone Wars
Category: TV
Deadwood
Only two episodes in and I’m already liking HBO‘s new series, “Deadwood,” quite a lot. It’s quite a bit different from any other Western series I’ve seen on TV; they’re certainly pulling no punches.
Random Law and Order Plot Generator
Here’s a funny link for tonight: the Random Law and Order Plot Generator. Enjoy!
We got some work to do now
Watching the old “Scooby Doo, Where are You?” show, I’d always kind of wondered just where all these adventures are supposed to be taking place. For a long time my best guess was somewhere in the Midwest, but recently we caught an episode in which the gang was on their way to a rock festival,… Continue reading We got some work to do now
Queer Eye
With the addition of Bravo to our cable channel lineup, I’ve noticed that Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is suddenly on at our house quite frequently. Now, of course, I think there should be a new, similarly-themed series: “Straight Eye for the Queer Guy.” That kind of show would just write itself, I think.
Bye bye, UPN
As reported on bend.com and confirmed on our local cable provider BendCable’s website, BendCable has dropped UPN entirely. Apparently BendCable didn’t want the competition from a new UPN-affiliate that’s scheduled to launch here in January 2004. So, they got pissy and as of now, UPN channel 12 is off the air. The only show I… Continue reading Bye bye, UPN
Not Your Father’s Sesame Street
When you have young children, you get exposed to a lot of children’s television programming, well beyond the Muppets and Sesame Street of yesteryear. Most of these are good, educational, well thought-out and well written shows, perfect for kids, but if you watch too many of them as an adult—as I do—you begin wish you… Continue reading Not Your Father’s Sesame Street
Air Time
More on the California governor race. In order to be fair, federal rules dictate that all candidates have to have equal air time on television, and since there’s a huge disparity between the screen time someone like, say, Arnold Schwarzenegger has and someone like, say, Larry Flynt has, cable TV networks have made the decision… Continue reading Air Time
Ruh-roh
Quick quiz: who around here doesn’t like Scooby Doo? Odd that a cartoon that first aired before I was even born can be so popular, yet it’s even a favorite of my three-year-old daughter, Kaitlyn. And of course, it’s on my list of favorite cartoons, too. Well, the “classic” stuff, anyway. Nostalgia. What’s it good… Continue reading Ruh-roh
Screech
A couple of weekends ago we caught a marathon of “I Love the 80s” on VH1 and spent what seemed like a good portion of the day watching it and laughing at all the quintessential ’80s things we remember. And it had to happen. 1989. The year that “Saved by the Bell” debuted on NBC.… Continue reading Screech