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We're gonna Zoom, Zoom Zooma-Zoom!
Well, it's been a busy couple of weeks. I thought I'd better write, lest anyone think I was killed on the holiday ski trip. We all survived unscathed, btw, though my husband was pretty...
Posted Jan 14, 2008 6:50 am PT | 5 comments
Our First Festivus!
My kids are Seinfeld lovers. At 10 and 12, they can't watch every episode, but they love the one about "Festivus", the holiday that was invented by George Costanza's father in a fit of...
Posted Dec 24, 2007 12:14 pm PT | 3 comments
Never Insult a Hermaphrodite with a Sword: Michael Blodgett
I'll bet that topic banner caught your eye. I received a lot of positive feedback (some of it via PM's, thank you), about my recent "Vinko Bogataj" post. I think the obscure...
Posted Dec 17, 2007 8:03 am PT | 7 comments
Never Insult a Hermaphrodite with a Sword;: Michael Blodgett
I'll bet that topic banner caught your eye. I received a lot of positive feedback (some of it via PM's, thank you), about my recent "Vinko Bogataj" post. I think the obscure...
Posted Dec 17, 2007 8:02 am PT | 1 comment
Me, Vinko Bogataj, and the Agony of Defeat
I foolishly took the advice of a nine year old boy yesterday, after he said, "here, mom...try my snowboard". I had just witnessed him trying out his new board as I rounded the corner in the car...
Posted Dec 11, 2007 6:52 am PT | 8 comments
Life After Bob Barker: Who Would You Have Chosen As TPIR Host?
My friend Jekyll offhandedly remarked in his post today that he hadn't had a chance to catch Drew Carey in action on The Price Is Right yet, and he wondered how Drew was faring. I responded...
Posted Nov 27, 2007 6:34 pm PT | 7 comments
Thanksgiving TV Memories...
Thanksgiving, while touted as the favorite holiday of many Americans, has the unfortunate disadvantage of being sandwiched between Halloween and Christmas. This means that,unlike those more...
Posted Nov 21, 2007 11:14 am PT | 4 comments
Name That Show, Please (I'm Having Memory Problems)
This isn't so much a blog post as it is a plea for some assistance. I am trying to remember the name of a lightweight police show from about 1990 that revolved around a couple of police...
Posted Nov 7, 2007 1:19 pm PT | 5 comments
They Finally Put the Dog Down
Well,it looks like the folks at A & E (remember, the "A" is supposed to stand for "Arts") finally made a programming move in the right direction: Dog, The Bounty Hunter has been cancelled, and...
Posted Nov 5, 2007 6:53 pm PT | 4 comments
What thehell is thisall about?
I want to know if any of my fellow posters are experiencing this lately: you submit a post or blurb of some length. Of course, you then proofread it for errors before hitting the "submit" button....
Posted Oct 28, 2007 7:08 pm PT | 6 comments
People Love It When You Lose, Give Us Dirty Laundry
"MALIBU MISERY"..."SAN DIEGO COUNTY ARMAGEDDON"..."BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE". Don't you love the catchy sayings that CNN, MSNBC, FOX and the like plaster across the bottom of the TV screen...
Posted Oct 23, 2007 8:24 pm PT | 5 comments
OMG, I Can't Take It Anymore
Somehow, I find myself getting daily emails from OMG.com, a celebrity "news" website that gleans its information from such reliable publications as Life & Style, US Weekly, and Globe magazines. I...
Posted Oct 11, 2007 6:30 am PT | 10 comments
History On TV
A couple of weeks ago, as my 11-year-old watched National Geographic's "Inside 9/11", she turned to me and said, "you know, this is the first thing in history that I remember". I asked her...
Posted Sep 29, 2007 8:18 pm PT | 8 comments
Brett Somers and Alice Ghostley: Gone But Not Forgotten
This week has seen the passing of two Hollywood funny ladies, both of whom are a very memorable part of 1970's television. Brett Somers, minor actress and estranged wife of actor Jack...
Posted Sep 22, 2007 6:06 pm PT | 6 comments
"I Know That Face" Moments
Have you ever been watching and old TV show or movie and thought to yourself, "gosh, that guy looks familiar", but you just can't place the actor's name or face? Yeah, me too....
Posted Sep 18, 2007 9:19 am PT | 6 comments
Whatever Happened to Quality Television?
When I switched from basic cable to satellite TV a couple of years ago, I had high hopes as to what this would mean in the way of more and better program choices for me and mine. With about 40...
Posted Sep 4, 2007 8:17 pm PT | 10 comments
Warm For Their Form: The Men of 70's TV
While writing a couple of my other blog posts, I thought to myself, "gee, I sure had a lot of crushes on TV guys of the 70's".  I'm 40, so in the 1970's the timing was right for the "schoolgirl...
Posted Mar 16, 2007 2:13 pm PT | 2 comments
"Spaced" Out
On "Jeopardy" the other night, a question was asked regarding "what television show featured Moonbase Alpha"?  Of course, the answer was "Space: 1999".  Talk about a blast from the past!  I hadn't...
Posted Mar 16, 2007 1:35 pm PT | 0 comments
Hey, Hey, It's a Monkee
I was in New York City recently and while passing behind a theatre near Times Square I ran smack-dab into a guy hurriedly leaving through the back door.  It was none other than Mickey Dolenz of...
Posted Mar 8, 2007 11:09 pm PT | 4 comments
I've Been "Tagged"!
Well, looks like I've been "Tagged" by one of my all-time favorite posters, Mac-Ale.  If I understand correctly, I'm supposed to mention seven things about myself that won't cause anyone to break...
Posted Mar 8, 2007 10:01 pm PT | 0 comments
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