Category Archives: television

The One About A Month Without Television

by David, 22 July 2010

(or, David Versus the Television) On the last day of June, when I pledged to write 750 words every day in July and “give up television for a month” if I didn’t, I was confident of success. Time would quickly … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Television Shows This Season

by David, 10 February 2010

Inspired by web designers/blogazine pioneers like Dustin Curtis and Gregory Wood, I’m trying my hand at writing my own blogazine article (a term that makes me cringe). What sets this post apart from every entry that came before is that this one has its own style sheet. Because this is an experiment, I hope you will forgive me if there are hiccups in the formatting (on the main page, entry page, archive pages, or RSS feed). I apologize and will work to fix it. Oh, and please enjoy reading “My Favorite Television Shows This Season”…
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Everything To Me and The Sing-Off

by David, 21 December 2009

Song on my mind… “Everything to Me” by Rockapella. The only version I could find on YouTube was one that displayed a single picture while the song was playing. I thought this would be better than embedding a video displaying … Continue reading →

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Rick Castle, Space Cowboy

by David, 27 October 2009

(or, I Know What I Want To Be Next Halloween) Last night’s Halloween-themed episode of Castle brought one of my favorite television characters back to life (at least for a few seconds) when Nathan Fillion’s Rick Castle dressed up as … Continue reading →

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The Ken Burns Effect

by David, 10 October 2009

What is the Ken Burns Effect? If you asked the common man or woman that question, answers you might hear would include: “Who is Ken Burns?” “Go away.” “Is he related to Mr. Burns on The Simpsons?” “That’s LOLspeak, right? … Continue reading →

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Stardust

by David, 11 July 2009

Song on my mind… “Stardust” by Hoagy Carmichael, as performed by Michael Bublé (site automatically plays audio) and Naturally 7 on last night’s The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. Bublé’s singing voice always gets me. It has the power … Continue reading →

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The Drew Carey Show – World Turning

by David, 22 June 2009

The other day, I happened to catch the beginning of an old episode of The Drew Carey Show that tickled my brain so badly, it got the hiccups. The only cure was to search the web for the video. With … Continue reading →

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My Late Night Talk Show Host Crush

by David, 16 June 2009

I have a confession, and since I can’t think of a clever or funny way to reveal it, I’ll just blurt it out… I have a late night talk show host crush on Craig Ferguson, who hosts The Late Late … Continue reading →

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A Mostly Mellow June Weekend

by David, 8 June 2009

This weekend was my second to last unscheduled weekend of the summer. To be honest, it was only partially unscheduled. And to be even more honest, it isn’t summer yet. I only said it was because all of my official … Continue reading →

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Another American Idol Is Going To Disney World

by David, 21 May 2009

The Disney Blog reports that Kris Allen, last night’s American Idol winner, participated in Disney’s “What’s Next?” ad campaign right after he won. I’m guessing it’s part of an effort to promote the relatively new American Idol Experience attraction at … Continue reading →

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