The golden age of Saturday morning TV shows probably started around the mid-1960’s, and died off around the mid-1990’s. But during that time, the three (four) networks offered several hours of animated action and adventure shows – as well as some live-action programs. Some of the shows were quite entertaining; others probably involved a few…
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Aunty Jack will rip yer bloody arms off, me little lovelies!
If you’re a fan of classic TV sketch comedy – such as Laugh-In or Monty Python’s Flying Circus, or even obscure sketch comedy like The Goodies or The Two Ronnies or some other British TV show that aired on public broadcasting two generations ago… Have I got a cult classic to show you. Take a…
Read More“Love Child” – a television drama about forced adoptions
If you’ve ever watched the MTV television series Teen Mom, you’ve enjoyed the trashy ups and downs of unwed teen mothers and what they’ve done with their lives and their careers and their boyfriends and their baby daddies … and sometimes what they’ve done with their babies. Now what if a series like Teen Mom…
Read MoreBubblegum Crisis and the Dirty Pair
This is the God’s honest truth. It’s around maybe 1989, and I’m at a comic book / science fiction fantasy convention at the Thruway Inn in Albany. I’m going through the comic books, I’m flipping through the hand-labeled VHS bootleg tapes, looking for something new and exciting and interesting. “Can I help you?” a woman…
Read MoreNew York City classic commercials from the 70’s
Back in ancient times, in the days when we didn’t have 4,000 channels from Time Warner Cable, we made do with our local channels and a few extra – mostly WPIX-11 in New York City and WSBK-38 in Boston. I want to take today’s blog post and focus on the New York City advertisements, for…
Read MoreTelevision’s most dangerous fictional towns
I thought about this the other day. There are so many television dramas that seem to revolve around murders and robberies and crimes that you would think people would have moved out long ago. In droves. Or maybe they can’t. Or maybe they’re just not able to do so. Trust me. For every Mayberry, there’s…
Read MoreSo after one week of HBO NOW…
I said I would do it, and I wasn’t joking around. Last week, I ordered HBO NOW, the Home Box Office standalone service, through my AppleTV device. Maybe it’s the first step towards my personal a la carte television service, and if that’s the case, then great for me – at least I know that…
Read More“Amish Mafia” book review: Amish Confidential
See, unlike the Discovery Channel, who essentially unpersoned Amish Mafia as if it never ever existed… I’m still finding a way to do reviews of the show. Well, at least one more review, barring any sort of “Merlin and Mary Take a Road Trip” spinoff, or if Paul and the horde of unwashed Kentucky Amish…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “Amish Confidential” (Levi writes a book)
Wait, I thought I was done. Well, maybe I’m not. Because after I reviewed what aI THOUGHT was the final episode, there’s a final “final” recap episode. Man, this show won’t die, will it? The announcers reveal that Lebanon Levi King Stoltzfus has been living a doppel leben – a double life, with a child…
Read MoreAmish Mafia episode review: “The End Is Near”
And just like that… after four seasons, a Christmas episode, a two-hour exorcism special, and a lot of snark… the show is over. Last night’s episode – and a one-hour “Amish Confidential” post-series review – are the final offerings of Amish Mafia, the show that found a way to offend nearly everybody in South Central…
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