An Hour or So at Filmspot
I kind of have a fun time just reviewing some movies over there and because its still largely beta, its only PARTLY filled up with people looking for points and editorships. ;) For now, I just... Odds and Ends on Recent Site Events
Lots of action on the TV.com site lately, lots of bugs as well. Just making a list of my own take on it all: 1. The bugs are rampant, and I guess I can understand, it seems like there is always... In Praise of Matte Paintings
[IMG]http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p116/Mac-Ale/Lithium.jpg[/IMG] Sadly, the digit heads at CBS/Paramount have replaced the beautiful matte painting of the lithium cracking station on... Editing a Guide for a PBS Show
Well, its always good to learn how to build a guide from scratch, so I'm slogging through making a guide for "[url=http://www.tv.com/show/1450/summary.html]The American Experience[/url]". Uggh,... So Long to Yvonne DeCarlo
I will miss Yvonne DeCarlo as I do most of the great movie studio players. I always noticed her in "The Ten Commandments" and of course in "The Munsters." The movie I remember her most for was... Greatest Films of the Silver Screen
I think that filmspot.com (thanks to IndieMom for the ref, hmmm, I need to visit my account there more often :D )has potential and will be a fun site some day - but I'm waiting for it to "fill in"... Another Classic from TVs Past
I figure that the show "[url=http://www.tv.com/blanskys-beauties/show/664/summary.html]Blansky's Beauties[/url]" will never have a very complete database, so it seems like another orphan series to... Gerald Ford on Television
I have always found it sad to see any former President pass away, because I like history and because I tend to like them better after they have left office. When I think of Ford and TV, I... Holiday Leftovers, Teen Angst
Well, I decided to taker over the sadly neglected [url=http://www.tv.com/james-at-15/show/865/summary.html]James at 15[/url] guide. It actually wasn't that easy because this "cult" classic has... The TV.com Level System
A lot has been said about the level system being broken at this site, and even though I've only been a member for three months, I can understand the frustration. There are a couple of things I... Pearl Harbor and a TV Connection
December 7 marks the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and the heralding of the US's entry into World War II. To this day, the attack is remembered by Americans, though perhaps... Dawn of the "Super Commercial"
The NBC Nightly News switched to a new format for tonight (only). Instead of the usual commercial breaks, they sold one piece of time to Philips. Supposedly this led to about 4 additional minutes... Making the Rounds
One thing that seems to happen to me as I add info to this site is that I get pulled into a lot of weird "sub-worlds" of forums, blogs, and guides. Following an idea by crazyrhythm, I figured I... Goodbye, Jack...
Sorry to see Jack Palance go, aside from his incomparable performance in "Shane", I first remember him from an early 1970s TV version of "Dracula." I really was not much of a fan of "City... Good Morning 1960s...
Given that Bob Barker has announced his retirement from "The Price is Right" after all these years, I have been thinking about something else. In my last blog entry, I talked about the late... A Kid's Prime Time
When I think back to my "golden age" of TV, I remember two things. 1. TERRIBLE reception -- growing up in the middle of nowhere upstate New York in the era well before cable TV was out of the... All in One Hour
Recently, I have been watching the new versions of "Star Trek" with some added CGI enhancements of certain "outdated" effects. The new effects are actually pretty subtle and are not that... Predatory Advancement
Can anyone tell me the advantage of becoming an editor by amassing the most points? I'm new but wouldn't it make more sense to make editors people that prove they know the shows in question? ... Must See TV, Old Style
I'm still amazed at the buzz from younger members over premieres of new shows, but it gets me to thinking about what life was like in the days when very few people had cable TV and there weren't a... Feeling a little out of place...
I have noticed that TV.com has a lot of younger people and a lot of the excitement here revolves around the latest shows. I know the database for older shows has been built up over the years and...