Brat Camp
Wednesday, August 17th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 1 Comment »Several times this summer I've caught the ABC reality TV show Brat Camp. The show places nine troubled teens in a wilderness therapy camp against their will. They have 40 days to deal with their demons and get home in ...
Ignorant of Bleeding Kansas
Friday, June 24th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 1 Comment »It seems that unless somebody tells the story, or in today's times, makes a movie, nobody will know. For the past few weeks I've been watching Into the West on TNT, which weaves a dozen different stories of settling America's ...
Parent’s Television Council’s Worst Clips
Monday, April 18th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | No Comments »See. I'm not the only one who thought the PTC's worst clips were a bit odd. (link via CT's weblog)
Battlestar Galactica
Sunday, April 10th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 4 Comments »I just watched the first episode of SciFi's Battlestar Galactica online, uncut and commercial free. The idea of watching a TV show online like that is new and funky, and I like it. You have to watch it streaming in ...
Will Bill Pullman and Jesus Save NBC?
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | No Comments »NBC is trying to court Christians with upcoming shows "The Book of Daniel," about a pill-popping Episcopal preist with his own personal Jesus (literally) and "Revelations," an apocalyptic thriller starring Bill Pullman as a scientist who teams up with a ...
Parents Television Council: No Thanks.
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 2 Comments »I'm not entirely sure I understand the Parents Television Council. I guess they're trying to help parents make good choices about the TV their kids watch. That's a good thing. But so often I don't understand what they're talking about. ...
The Cosby Show on DVD
Wednesday, March 9th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 5 Comments »Since before we discovered the joy of TV on DVD, my wife has been waiting and waiting and waiting for the release of what she would call the best television show ever: The Cosby Show. While I don't want to ...
Postgame Blog
Sunday, February 6th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | No Comments »Star Wars music for the award ceremony? Wha?! Can we skip the ticker-tape and championship hats and get on to the Simpsons? There's the U2. All Because of You. Very nice placement (better than the Sunday Bloody Sunday earlier). Verdict: The commercials ...
More SuperBowl Blogging: 2nd Half
Sunday, February 6th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | 1 Comment »A chimp photocopying his butt. Primates--is there anything they can't do? It just goes to show that you can't have a Super Bowl without chimp commercial. Wow, that Napster commercial sucked. It gets attention points by doing something different--nothing. Make me actually ...
Halftime Blog: Paul McCartney’s Nipple
Sunday, February 6th, 2005 Posted in Stupid TV, Be More Funny | No Comments »Haven't seen it yet. Thank goodness. And what's up with the giant video screen floor things? Weird. At least McCartney's playing entire songs (so far). Reminds me of the U2 show in 2002. Mmm... good times. It's a lot better than the ...
