Not that anyone expected them to go away quietly. Barack and Michelle Obama have just signed a Netflix deal, guaranteeing that your streaming habit will be even less safe from politics. From CNBC.com: The Obamas are headed to Netflix. The…
Like the rest of America, I didn’t watch the Emmys. Why bother? Here’s the Award Show routine: Old jokes about conservatives and Republicans. Worried actors sharing their fears about their favored group being oppressed, harmed, or otherwise hassled. Beautiful dresses….
There is too much television, if I can state the obvious. Every year Hollywood produces more than 400 scripted shows to be broadcast and streamed. Clearly, no Emmy voter or viewer can keep track. As a result, many good shows…
Quick, what is Twin Peaks about? Not the original from the early nineties. For that you just need memory or Wikipedia. But the new Twin Peaks, airing Sundays on Showtime. I saw the first two episodes at the premiere, with…
“You lack faith,” the young leader of a terrorist cell says to a fellow Muslim fighter, who appears to be ever so slightly less radical in his beliefs. “A man without faith is dangerous.” Then he shoots the guy in…
It’s dizzying. And, if your head feels right now like a rotisserie chicken, you are not alone. It’s almost as if we are binge watching a television show. New episodes and seasons keep getting added. The screen is constantly refreshing…
I loved The Love Boat. I watched it when I was really young, so obviously there was a lot I didn’t get, particularly the innuendo about who was guest starring that week. I didn’t realize that many of these guest…
There was a brilliant Twilight Zone, and yes that’s an oxymoron since they were all brilliant. It was an episode about an empty plane that landed at an airport. The inspector who’s called in theorizes that it’s the power of…
As has been the case throughout time, but particularly in our current climate, we yearn for a hero. We see heroes in real life — soldiers, first responders, and everyday people thrust into difficult situations, who step up and put…
Can anybody here guess what the Guinness Book of World Records says is the fastest baseball pitch thrown by a woman? The answer: a mere 69 miles per hour, a feat accomplished by one Lauren Boden in 2013. How does…
