Maybe TV commercials come in waves. As I mention, when I was in my early 20’s, which was the early 1980’s, many ads that ran during daytime TV were for getting a job. Most notably truck driving (though if I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Posts Tagged Watching Television
For any new readers, or long tme readers who may have forgotten, yes, in the last few years I’ve been recording these old shows to either rewatch (for shows I watched when I was a kid) or watch for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I should have been suspicious from the moment that I saw who the phone call was from. I mean, they take over forty days to respond to my application? And when they do reach out to talk to me, they[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I need to apoligize. In the past, I’ve made it known that I’ve never been a good caricature artist. I did my best to draw a 90 year old William Shatner but…. I failed. (just imagine, that on panel 2,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Okay, sure, for a Red, White & Blue patriotic holiday this movie may not fit the spirit of the occasion (I suppose that I could have watched it last month on Father’s Day) but it was a very good film[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This is a really good series, and much like most British series, they only made 15 episodes over four seasons. A short amount of episodes that makes you wish they made more and not too any so they can quit[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the supporting characters on this short lived action adventure series was played by actress Lee Meriwether. The 1955 Miss America winner portrayed Dr. Ann MacGregor. During the years of 1966 thru 1970 Meriwether appeared in three, on screen[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The more we progress with technology (DVR’s, Streaming, etc.. ) the less control we have over certain things. For example, if my VCR still worked (which it doesn’t and come to think of it, I probably threw it out) I could[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ll often see articles or hear critics rave about the spate of dramatic television over the last few decades. Going as far as calling it the New Golden Age of Television. Well, maybe. Unfortunately, that’s not easy to affirm because,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
You know, I lived during the 1980’s and I don’t ever remember hearing or reading anything about the whole McDonalds swindling story. Of course, I was in my 20’s and was preoccupied with things that someone in their 20’s is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…