Apparently this new television show has been years in the filming, years in the writing, and years in the anticipation. NBC plans to air a ten-episode limited series that features a re-imagining of the classic The Wizard of Oz in a futuristic, fantasy setting, with the show called Emerald City. Here’s a sneak clip of…
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Should I get a Netflix subscription for Christmas?
I know, I know. Everybody in the whole world has a Netflix subscription. I get it. And I don’t have one. I get that, too. Part of the reason why I haven’t acquired a Netflix subscription is because, well, I’ve always thought that there were already plenty of shows I could watch that didn’t require…
Read MoreSaturday morning cartoons that starred live-action comedians
Sometimes as a kid, when I was watching Saturday morning cartoons, I happened to come across little short shows that featured comedy teams from the past, or comedians from the present. I thought this was an odd phenomenon – having late night comedians appear in materials that were well-toned-down for the Cap’n Crunch set –…
Read MoreWhy I’m appreciating Westworld
I’ve always had a love-hate relationship with genre television. Build a premise that I can appreciate, and I will follow a show to its logical conclusion – that is, of course, so long as I can GET a logical conclusion. Don’t create something that’s so confusing and complicated that I need to visit Wikipedia or…
Read MoreMasterMinds – the Capital District high school quiz show
Those of you who read my blog with any sort of regularity know that in 1981, my high school (Street Academy of Albany) demolished three other schools on WRGB’s Answers Please high school quiz show. Greatest. Moment. Ever. Answers Please aired on WRGB for many decades, until it aired its last episode in 1989. About…
Read More“Timeless” episode review: “Pilot.”
The first of the four “time travel” network TV dramas for the 2016-17 television season, the NBC series Timeless, premiered last night. This is the time travel show where a criminal goes back in time to change our present history, and three other time travelers try to go back to undo the damage. I watched the…
Read MoreWatch “The Contenders: 16 for ’16.” I mean it.
Last night, I was flipping through my television channels, looking for something worthwhile that wasn’t the same old crime procedural. And once I hit WMHT, our beloved PBS affiliate, I saw a preview for a limited series called “The Contenders: 16 for ’16.” And boy did I get hooked. “The Contenders: 16 for ’16” is…
Read More“Please tell me you’re seeing this, too!” (Congratulations Rami Malek!!)
Earlier this year, on the advice and recommendation of many of my friends, I binge-watched the first season of a well-acclaimed drama on the USA Network, Mr. Robot. And from the first episode, I was completely hooked. Mr. Robot stars Rami Malek as a neurotic anti-hero cyber-hacker who is approached by a group of fellow…
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When “Star Trek” was banned in Albany
On September 8, 1966, NBC aired a new science-fiction television drama. The show, Star Trek, went from a humble hour-long drama to a worldwide phenomenon, with spinoffs, sequels, movies, books, with generations of fans and devotees. On that September evening, NBC broadcast the episode ‘The Man Trap,” on a Thursday night lineup that started with…
Read MoreThe Return of Lynda Carter (and Adam West and Burt Ward)
You could keep your Charlie’s Angels, you could have your Daisy Duke. And yes, the Bionic Woman was brilliant and beautiful, and I still remember watching the sci-fi comedy Quark because of the ultra-hot Tricia and Cyb Barnstable twins. Yeah. That was me in the 1970’s. But through all that, there was only one TV…
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