To the Mickey Mouses and Donald Ducks over at Disney Channel: Children, as you know, are a unique subset of the human race. While energetic, very flexible, and full of imagination they are also quite rigid. Particularly when it comes to television. Especially when it comes to a specific television show on a specific channel […]
Slime. That green, goopy substance that has become a mascot of sorts for the cable network Nickelodeon. Gallons and gallons of the stuff have been dropped on both regular people and celebrities for nearly two decades now. The question that many newer fans of this substance may ask is: where did the slime originate? Well, […]
If you can remember as far back as the beginning of 2008 — I know it’s hard, but try — the striking members of the Writers Guild of America touted the fact that they were starting their very own website. The site was called strike.tv and it was supposed to feature a number of “webisode” […]
Ah, YouTube. What would we do without you? Probably read, play with our children, solve the current economic crisis. But, why would we want to take the time to do that now when we can watch cute puppy and kitten tricks, bad acting, and girl-on-girl kissing? And television. Lots and lots of television. The good […]
UPDATE: We’ve got the fall 2009-2010 TV show return schedule posted now. This is old stuff! Back in the day — sometime before the turn of the century — the end of the first half of the fall season really didn’t mean too much in the land of television. Yes, some shows left the air […]
When you think of Peanuts in newspaper form, what comes to mind? Probably a comic strip that, when created, was heralded for its social commentary and barbs on current events. Originally running from 1950 to February 13, 2000 (one day after creator Charles Schultz’s death), Peanuts was one of the longest running series about one person — a round-headed, […]
(Season 15, Episode 10 – “Let It Snow”) Christmas is an unusual time for ER. Instead of piling on the doom and gloom that is the normal status quo of County General, the annual holiday episode tends to give the viewer a sense of hope and good cheer. Usually there is a baby involved, or […]
