Posts tagged “television”
Late Nite TV
Has anyone caught the infomercial for Kurt Woodruff’s The Secret of Making Money on the Internet? No, I have no idea who “Kurt Woodruff” is either. With the notable exception of Planet of the Apes, I think the worst writing in the entertainment industry these days is being done by infomercial writers. Do they have
Hard Knocks
Last night at eleven I caught the first episode of Hard Knocks on HBO. Now this is a reality tv show that a guy can love. I’m not a fan of the Ravens at all, but it was fascinating to watch an NFL team prepare for the beginning of training camp. (Tony Siragusa was deliciously
College Football
Florida still leads the pack in the National Champs.Net Top 25 Preseason College Football Poll …
Miss Cleo
Yes! This snip from NextDraft makes me very happy: Missouri has filed lawsuits against the psychic Miss Cleo (if you have ever watched television, you know her) charging her with consumer fraud. According to the state’s attorney general: ‘Miss Cleo should have seen this coming. It doesn’t take a crystal ball to realize that ripping
Dan Rather on decent, responsible journalism
Survivor
“He’s taken so many cheap shots from everybody, this seemed like a perfect platform for him to redeem himself,” said USA Rice Federation spokeswoman Kim Park. “We had to do this for him and us.” And, hoo boy! As if September wasn’t already one of my top twelve favorite months of the year … it’s
Survivor
Tina! You lied?! Fox accuses CBS of rigging ‘Survivor’ link via Visual Distortion
‘Round Here
Long night last night. I had one of those dreams that is so engrossing and active that you wake feeling as if you just finished something and are ready to go to bed. I managed to pop into #blogIRC for a few minutes for the first time in many, many months. Caught the end of
Bada Bing Sopranos
James Gandolfini, on the family: “When you meet people, you don’t know if they’re Mafia or not – they’re just gentlemen who dress nice.” Buy Sopranos stuff: HBO store – official site SopranoLand.com – fan site link via haha – no, serious
Win Ben Stein’s Money
Public Service Announcement Well the time has come for Chris to make his national television appearance. Chris says, “Brace yourselves and watch with a trained eye because you will not see any better TV in your life.” Here is the time and date for the show: Win Ben Stein’s Money June 13, 2001 7:30 pm