For the past few years now, I have paid faithful attention to CBS’ show Big Brother. I don’t get the live feeds, but I follow blogs and Twitter feeds of people who do so I can see what the network shows don’t show us. As the summer approached, I got excited for a new season. […]
Something remarkable happened over the past nine months. I went an entire television season without wanting to break up with any of my shows. This might not sound that remarkable, but I have managed to shed at least one show each of the past few years. Over time, I have found myself incapable of sitting […]
I try to maintain a happy attitude most of the time. That proves to be difficult sometimes, but I manage to generally stay positive. Carrying a good mood around on a Friday really isn’t that hard, but it’s much easier today thanks to my favorite TV shows. I hate when people make fun of watching […]
No, I’m not frequenting sketchy massage parlors. I simply have added a new television show to my weekly mix. “Happy Endings” premiered a month or so ago on ABC and has started to run through two episodes a week on Wednesday nights. I worried at first because the premiere of this show followed the run […]
I took off last Thursday and Friday to watch the first two days of March Madness along with the NCAA wrestling tournament. That’s why blogging has been light. Oh, and because I’m a master procrastinator. A few tidbits from my long weekend: The coffee maker broke. More on this in next week’s column. Short version […]
Throughout the collegiate sports season, the Big Ten Network features a concept called Student U. This supplements the network’s normal coverage of conference athletics with broadcasts produced by university students. Since many of the schools have outstanding communications programs, this gives viewers extra coverage at a fraction of the cost. For wrestling, this allows the […]
I don’t expect a lot from my TV shows. Make me laugh, develop interesting characters and successfully navigate the minefield of well-worn topics as best you can. We know sitcoms can only break so much ground so at least try and find an interesting new take on the typical storylines. This week’s episode of the […]
At times, I have scared people with my knowledge of television and movie trivia. I don’t aim to know minutiae about my favorite shows. It just happens sometimes. But even while I can recite lines from any number of “Friends” episodes, tell you what college J.D. and Turk from “Scrubs” went to (William & Mary) […]
We have a ton of options on television these days. Personally, I love this fact. I can do nothing but scroll through the options over and over again seeing what I could watch if I really wanted to settle on one thing. Some people see this development as a negative. They say we have too […]
Now that football season has come to a close, I can now focus much of my attention on one of my other favorite sports – amateur wrestling. I have participated or watched the sport pretty much my entire life. Thanks to the growth of streaming video and niche channels like the Big Ten Network, I […]