Tag Archives: TV

So Long, Prison Break

Prison Break, one of the finest broadcast teevee shows to ever grace a screen, had its series finale episode Friday night. I’ll not do any buzzkill recaps, in case it’s still on your DVR, but the finale was awesome. After … Continue reading

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Indy Cars

While I typed into this old waste of bandwidth blog yesterday afternoon, the Indy 500 Pole Day Qualifying was run, and I missed it. I was somewhat bummed about that, but I enjoy all the Indy drama, so I thought … Continue reading

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Refurbed

Last weekend, in a fit of tbbs WorldHQ tidying, defenestration, and spontaneous combustion abatement, I became distressed at the state of our remote controls for our various home entertainment devices. I’ll say first that MLB and I don’t have a … Continue reading

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Academies

Academy: An archiac institution, wherein football is not taught. Academy of Country Music Awards: An overhyped, overamped, overproduced teevee production, wherein Country Music is not sung. -k-

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RIP, James Whitmore

James Whitmore, stage, screen and TV actor, has passed away at age 87. I am always somewhat disconcerted when I pay tribute to those such as James Whitmore; invariably, their careers spanned far beyond the limits of my narrow world … Continue reading

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RIP, Patrick McGoohan

Patrick McGoohan, of Secret Agent and The Prisoner fame, has passed away at age 80. I was a Secret Agent fan back in my long, long ago youthful years. I’ve never watched The Prisoner, however. Coincidentally, I read some chatter … Continue reading

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RIP, Ricardo Montalban

Ricardo Montalban, silver screen and teevee actor, has passed away at age 88. Frankly, the Fantasy Island fanfare didn’t impress me overly in its heyday. To me, the phrase Fine Corinthian Leather, from the car ads, endeared him forever. I … Continue reading

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24

It’s back. Two hours tonight, two more tomorrow. Reviled by some. Loved by me. The Tivo is armed. -k-

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When the Sun Sets on the Sage

Like old black & white westerns? Remember B&W westerns on teevee? If you do, check this out. Worth a listen, and a watch. -k-

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Short Week Ahead

One of my favorite weeks of the year looms on the horizon: Thanksgiving week. I’ve taken off the post T-day Friday for more than 25 years; at that time, I was an itinerant computer systems installer, and the PTDF was … Continue reading

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