Inspired by a fantastic lunch with Matt Bauer I was reminded of this scene from Northern Exposure: There is much truth in these 3 minutes.
Category: Television
Facebook is the Future of Television
“But in the meantime the Net’s going to look way too much like the last days of TV. Which it will be.” – Doc Searls This morning, I heard a broadcast radio discussion on the future of television . First off – the host made the assumption that cable television is some sort of necessity. […]
I Unpleasantly Review Mad Men
The older I get, the lower my tolerance for fictional stories about people disliking themselves and those around them. I’m not a fan of AMC’s Mad Men, I concur with Kevin Fenton’s assessment: “With the exception of a few marginal characters who get to show human complexity as a sort of consolation prize for not […]
My Cable Access Prediction Coming True
“A provision of a law passed by the [California] Legislature in 2006, which took effect Thursday, allows cable television providers the option of dropping their long-standing obligation of providing free studios, equipment and training to the public.” – Reed Johnson , LA Times Three years ago, I wrote: “Add Cable Public Access to the Endangered […]
Asks: Should We Buy a HD TiVo?
Our Series2 TiVo is on its last legs. With each passing day, its over-the-air recordings (we’re a no cable household) are more and more unwatchable, while digital over-the-air recordings are getting more stable. But seriously, TV without TiVo is like email without a spam filter. Back in January, I replaced our DVD player w/ a […]
Dr. Who’s to Blame
If you’ve been watching the new Dr. Who series (even via Netflix like myself) then you you can be relieved to know that Torchwood is now it’s own series1. Laurel points to this review: “If Torchwood has one real problem, it’s that it’s trying to be two series at once. One is a mostly smart, […]
I really dug tonight’s House (chess play…
I really dug tonight’s House (chess playing jerk kid). It was the only episode in memory where I thought the side-story was more interesting than the case.
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 11:41:11 PM
Just finished Disc 1 of Morgan Spurlock’s 30 Days series. The Muslim in America episode was by far the most striking. Jen and I paused it multiple times to discuss. Anti-aging hit me as well. Though nowhere near as strongly.
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 1:36:44 PM
Anyone else catch the excellent example of ‘Wisdom of Crowds’ in this week’s The Amazing Race? 4 people counting the same set of stairs, deciding the number that 2 people settled on was the correct number.
Monday, March 12, 2007 2:19:18 PM
While I haven’t posted about it, the All-Star Amazing Race is well underway. Last night was the first evening this season I felt it was good and engaging. Uchenna and Joyce helped another team reach the pitstop to eliminate Rob and Amber. That’s how the Amazing Race is different. As I’ve mentioned many times before […]