The annual telecast of the Super Bowl always includes the national anthem, and every year certain themes are prominent: football players mouthing the words, a jet fighter fly-over, and – in recent years – shots of troops overseas preparing to watch the game. Since 1992, there has been another element of the Super Bowl’s national [...]
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Big Bang Theory Article
The New York Times has a cute little article about The Big Bang Theory, the show about geeks. There are some people quoted in the article who don’t like the show because it’s heavily stereotyped, and we should move beyond that. My response is: of course it’s heavily stereotyped. It’s a 30-minute prime-time sitcom. It [...]
Police Procedurals (29/49)
I love me some police procedurals. That’s the technical term for shows like CSI, NCIS, Cold Case, Law & Order, etc. Given that there is one airing just about every minute of the day if you have enough channels, I’d say plenty of other people love them too. So I have the same questions I [...]
DogTown (24/49)
I’ve mentioned DogTown a couple of times, but I wanted to highlight the show a little bit. It airs on the National Geographic Channel and features the process of how dogs arrive at Best Friends, what medical, psychological, or other care they need, and how they go through the adoption process. It was through DogTown [...]
The L Word
I’m finally catching up. I hate Jennifer Schecter. I’ve hated her since the beginning of the series, and now that she’s a neurotic psycho hose beast, I hate her even more It’s still weird for me to see such blatant nudity and sex on TV. I’m not used to pay channels, man. I sure like [...]
Marlee on L Word
So we’re house-sitting at my in-laws’ for a couple of months while they’re on vacation, and they get all the Showtime channels. Last night and tonight I have been watching The L Word, and I just have to gush about Marlee Matlin. She is hotter than all things hot…she doesn’t make my jaw drop physically [...]