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Category Archives: Television
How low can you go …
The other night I watched the last 15 minutes of My Fair Brady and … it was the season finale … and … yes. I cried. I need help.
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The ongoing saga of the crushed skull
I can’t stop laughing about the Real World re-caps in Television without Pity. Favorite sentences in the latest one: (you will need knowledge of this past season to understand the jokes) — Wow, these idiots can find the most touristy … Continue reading
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To The “Turn Off The TV” Scolds Among Us
I watched television as a child AND I read books. I was able to do BOTH THINGS? Oh no! This ruins the agenda of the “turn off the TV” fanatics! Let’s take a look: Not only did I watch television … Continue reading
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A deadly combo …
in terms of being COMPLETELY IRRESISTIBLE is: The one two Vh1 punch of: 1. My Fair Brady 2. Breaking Bonaduce People. Honestly. This is unbelievable. This is absolutely addictive. It MUST be watched. I cannot turn away. I watched both … Continue reading
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How Eight is Enough Saved My Life
I am a big fan of celebrity crushes, it was part of how I first fell in love with the movies. I have fine-tuned the “celebrity crush” into a work of art. I should give seminars about how to do … Continue reading
David Brent’s Always Good For a Laugh
And that is why I must post this:
Tim and Dawn in The Office
I haven’t written an entire post about the genius that is The Office (the British version) – which I really need to. It’s on the list. Other things on the list: — The Rookie and what it has to say … Continue reading
The Flight That Fought Back
I watched The Discovery Channel’s The Flight That Fought Back last night. The story is obviously well known. I know the names of all of those people as though they were friends of mine. Jeremy Glick. Todd Beamer. Mark Bingham. … Continue reading
Bob Denver has gone on “a fateful trip”
Bye, Gilligan. You always kind of annoyed me, because I found your stupidity distressing and very stressful to watch. I was 8 years old and I would be screaming at the television, because the solution to your problem at the … Continue reading
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Butt out, Pa Ingalls!!
Curly’s on a rampage And you kind of don’t want to miss it. It’s a post about what she has learned from television, and it begins with what she calls “the Alan Alda Sensitivity Project” … and somehow ends with … Continue reading
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