UncategorizedModern Music From Centuries AgoUntil I get an actual post up here, here’s a filler clip from a TV concert broadcast. This has always been, to me, three of the...
UncategorizedWriting Credits! Glamour! Excitement!This is not something that’s worth a whole lot of attention, but someone pointed out something I find interesting about the...
UncategorizedDVR Viewers Don’t Skip The CommercialsThere’s often a tendency to think that "everyone" uses a particular technology, or uses it in a particular way, when in fact many...
UncategorizedMy Favourite Halloween-Themed CartoonI think it’s Chuck Jones’s "Broom-Stick Bunny." I think I have a real fondness for Halloween stories where trick-or-treating turns...
UncategorizedMUSIC: Some Recordings Worth HearingI still like CDs. (It seems weird that CD collecting is a nostalgia habit while LP collecting is a growth industry, but that seems...
UncategorizedThe Executive-Driven World of Public TVThe big TV article of the day is "Why Britain Can’t Do The Wire," by Peter Jukes, about the cautious, executive-driven culture of...
UncategorizedFriendly Writers Out of Touch, Humble Folks With InformationI haven’t had much to say about the new run of South Park , and I don’t see much excitement about it online or in the...
CultureA dissident view of life on the showThe Simpsons’ first warts-and-all history may be better thanks to the producers’ gag order
UncategorizedNew TV Fad: Character Teams Named After Old ActorsA slow connection is my newest excuse for not having a long post today, but for a quick TV-related observation, how’s this: There...
UncategorizedWhy I Hate Those Kids From the Trix CommercialsOkay, it’s come to my attention that I may need to explain what I mean when I say I hate those kids from the Trix commercials. Not...