Archive for the ‘Television’ Category

Organized Chaos

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

The Sunday before last, there was a one-hour tribute on 60 Minutes to the recently deceased Don Hewitt.  Don created and was the inspiration behind TV’s longest running show: 60 Minutes.  While I don’t usually watch shows that pat themselves on the back, this one caught my eye.  Unfortunately I didn’t get to see the whole show.

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Telethon as Funeral

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Last Friday night (Jan 22nd), there was an all-star telethon on all 4 major television networks in support of the relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti.  The program alternated between sad stories read by big-time actors and mornful tunes sung by big-time performers.  All were dressed in somber dark gray or black.  Interspersed was an occasional report from Haiti.  Even though I wanted to like the program, it was about as exciting as a funeral.

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Let’s Not Get Serious

Sunday, January 3rd, 2010

There are two commercials currently running on national television that I place on opposite ends of the like/dislike spectrum.

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Dexter, Modern Existential Anti-hero

Saturday, January 10th, 2009

My favorite media entertainment these days is the Showtime series Dexter.  Since I don’t have cable TV, I have to rent the DVDs when they become available.  I usually devour a series in a couple of days.  The comments below are based on the first two seasons.

Dexter Morgan, Existential Anti-hero

Dexter Morgan, Existential Anti-hero

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