So I watched the first episode of ABC’s new submarine drama “The Last Resort,” and I gotta tell you it’s a really good show. It’s exciting and well-written, and if it can generate a decent-sized audience, it has the potential to be a top action drama series that could last for years. So for this…
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My first day with NFL RedZone
A few years ago, back in my blogspot.com days, I spent the afternoon with Jon “Bowzer” Bauman, the former Sha Na Na lead singer and currently an advocate for musicians’ rights. He and I were attending events at the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pa., and we had a Sunday afternoon off from…
Read MoreMurdoch Mysteries: Steampunk CSI?
During my birthday weekend in Toronto last month, between all the photos I took during the NBL Canada draft/combine and the photos I took of beautiful downtown Brampton, I watched several television shows on the local Canadian channels. One such show caught my attention and wouldn’t let go. There’s a police procedural on one of…
Read MoreTV car commercials are more fun than driving school
It’s time to get in the car. Strap on your seatbelt. Put your key in the ignition. And drive, baby, drive. And thankfully, I learned a lot about driving and car maintenance, years before I ever even owned a car or possessed a driver’s license. My learning came from classic gasoline commercials like this one…
Read MoreRemember the “Upstairs, Downstairs” reboot?
I loved watching Upstairs, Downstairs – the original 1970’s servant / upper class British drama. It was fun, it was deep, it was detailed and it was addictive. And when I heard that the BBC was rebooting Upstairs, Downstairs as a new television series last year, I was excited. Yes, I know that most of…
Read More¡El Tabador!
Forget the Verizon “can you hear me now” guy. Don’t worry about dropping a pin for Sprint. And I’m sorry, pink T-Mobile girl, no matter how hot you are, you’re not the most memorable cell phone salesperson. That honor would have to go to a Canadian pitchman by the name of El Tabador. El Tabador…
Read MoreI blame Jordache Jeans
Somewhere in time – I suspect it was during the late 1970’s or early 1980’s – we changed our fashion styles. At one time, we wanted our blue jeans to be less blue than jeans. They needed to be a sky blue rather than a deep dark blue, and they had to feel like soft…
Read MoreKickstarter for a stopmotion Jonny Quest episode
Last year, I blogged about Roger D. Evans’ efforts to re-create the Jonny Quest opening theme in stop-motion animation. What he did was pretty freakin’ impressive. Here’s what a classic Jonny Quest episode looks like. And here’s what Roger D. Evans did – he built his own Jonny Quest action figures and re-created the opening…
Read More“Shipping Wars” on A&E – my new published article
How’s this for a nice big plate of cool beans? Last month, I pitched an article to one of my writing clients, the travel magazine RoadKing. The idea was to cover the A&E television series Shipping Wars, a reality TV show that profiles independent transporters and haulers who will deliver items that the major carriers…
Read MoreAn Offer Against the Chance
Last May, I was in the middle of planning a Times Union Community Bloggers’ golf tournament, when I received a Twitter message that offered me a very interesting and intriguing choice. The message was from a casting director, who was looking for contestants to participate in a pilot episode of a potential new game show.…
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