Extreme Living

Filed Under: Television

I love interesting architecture. One of the reasons that I love travel is that I love seeing interesting architecture. I took 4 years of drafting in high school heading towards a career in architecture until I discovered that love for a subject and talent for a subject are not the same thing. The new [...]

The Secret Life of the American Teenager

Filed Under: Television

In the wake of the success of the movie Juno it is not surprising that a television network would take on the topic of teen pregnancy. I had hope for the new ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager based on the previews that were heavily pushed on that network. The teenager [...]

The Middleman – "Fighting Evil So You Won't Have To"

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What if you were minding your own business at a temp job answering phones at a gene splicing company when you were attacked by a genetic accident and then learned that all the evil scientists, aliens and robots from comic books were really true? That is the premise for a new show on ABC Family [...]

Is It Time to Junk My Television?

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I have been trying to figure out what the video setup of the living room of the future is (or at least of my future) and a new discovery on ABC.com makes me wonder if it is time to ditch my television completely.
But let’s back up a bit first. My current setup did not used [...]

Is Buffy Dead Forever?

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer, the main character in the show by creator Joss Whedon, came back from the dead twice during the series. Is it possible that there could be a third resurrection from the character in some sort of spin off series? Whedon gave a definite maybe when the question was asked recently.
Buffy the [...]

The Return of Jezebel James

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Fox is advertising its new show The return of Jezebel James by making sure that we know that it is created by Amy Sherman-Palladino who created Gilmore Girls. That’s a smart marketing move because of the popularity of that show. When my daughter was just home from college she had a Gilmore Girls marathon. [...]

Jesse Jackson Reads "Green Eggs and Ham"

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A conversation with co-workers about which politicians have appeared on Saturday Night Live lead to this gem of Jessie Jackson reading Dr Suess’s “Green Eggs and Ham”.

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New Amsterdam

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John Amsterdam is a New York homicide detective who has seen a lot in his life time, and since he has been alive since the 1600s that is saying a lot. New Amsterdam is a new show on Fox that might be too smart for TV and is definitely too smart for the Fox [...]

Mahalo Daily: Oscars in 60 Seconds

Filed Under: Movies, Television

In case you missed the oscars last night, the wonderful editors at Mahalo Daily have created this 60 second version of the show.

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Discover "Life on Mars"

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No this is not post encouraging you to start space exploration rather it is to encourage you to start TV exploration on the BBC America channel with the return of the second and final season of the drama “Life on Mars”. With this 8 hour season BBC America promises to wrap up the story of [...]