Fake Laughs, Real Laughs, And All The Laughs In-BetweenSince I was talking the other day about laughs that sound fake even when they’re real, I should link to Earl Pomerantz’s post...
Fun Propaganda For All Ages!Since we’re on an Earth Day kick (and lacking the opportunity to write a longer post on something else), I was thinking about...
Earth Day Greetings From A Possum And a PorcupineWalt Kelly , creator of Pogo , had already used the catchphrase "We have met the enemy and he is us" on a poster and in a foreword...
Episodes That End At the ClimaxA follow-up to my last post : there are some TV episodes that don’t have an "aftermath" scene, a scene where the pressure is...
Back In the ’40s When Everyone CaredIn the category of "Theme songs from shows you’ve never heard of before," I can safely say that I never have seen and probably...
A Sea Of CBC TV To SeeThe CBC has announced its shows for the upcoming season . Renewals are the expected ones ( Being Erica ’s renewal has been...
Pensive Endings vs. Light Joke EndingsI’m always a little obsessed with the way television has changed during my viewing lifetime (sometimes for the worse, but more...