I received Hornblower III on DVD today; it’s only been out for a week, I ordered it from Amazon, to take advantage of a really deep discount, no tax, and free shipping, and it finally arrived today. I’ve watched the first movie. Some of the reviews I’ve seen online suggested that it all looked aContinue reading “On Hornblower III”
Category Archives: Television
A new Charlie Brown Christmas
In the last years of the Peanuts comic strip, Rerun became a major character, with a lot of focus being placed upon going to school and his want of a dog. Rerun got one of the best strips in the run, when Lucy hands him the football because she can’t be Charlie Brown’s placeholder oneContinue reading “A new Charlie Brown Christmas”
The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot
In going through a box of tee-shirts this morning, I found several Animaniacs shirts I had bought a number of years ago and forgotten. Ah, the fickleness of memory. I loved Animaniacs. It was a fantastic show, and in many ways one of the best animated television programs of all time. Certainly, it was amongContinue reading “The Warner Brothers, and the Warner Sister, Dot”
Mr. St. Nick
I don’t often watch television these days–there’s so little time as it is, and so little I really want to watch–but this evening I saw a made-for-television film on ABC Family entitled Mr. St. Nick and starring Kelsey Grammer. The premise was simple–Grammer was Nick St. Nicholas, eligible bachelor and millionairre fundraiser. He was alsoContinue reading “Mr. St. Nick”
Talking The Practice
I wouldn’t call tonight’s episode of The Practice classic, but it certainly reminded me of why I started with the show and why I kept watching. We had an interesting legal case, defendants who were the underdogs, a legal dilemma, and some intriguing character moments. First, the case itself. Christian Scientists on trial for secondContinue reading “Talking The Practice”
The Friday Five – Highday, 28 Winterfilth
This week’s questions from the Friday Five: 1. How many TVs do you have in your home? Three. 2. On average, how much TV do you watch in a week? Maybe three, four hours. Some weeks not at all. In other words, not very much. 3. Do you feel that television is bad for youngContinue reading “The Friday Five – Highday, 28 Winterfilth”
The Birds of Prey Premiere
The first episode of Birds of Prey was interesting. The plot didn’t hang together all that well, and I’m leery of some of the changes made to the characters, settings, etc. I’ve no complaints with Oracle, and I liked the nod toward Earth-2 continuity with Helena Wayne, erm, Kyle, even if the angst she hadContinue reading “The Birds of Prey Premiere”
A Faith Restored
I watch very little television. Why? Because there are often better things to do with my time, and spending them passively watching television isn’t the most productive of activities. If there’s a program I like I’ll find the time or make the time to watch. Jonathan Creek, mentioned yesterday, is one of those programs. TheContinue reading “A Faith Restored”
Thank you, BBC America
At long last, BBC America has returned Jonathan Creek to their programming lineup. Last spring I discovered this quirky mystery series about a magician’s illusionist played by Alan Davies who solved locked room mysteries as a hobby, but BBC America insisted on showing only the first season’s episodes with an occasional episode from the secondContinue reading “Thank you, BBC America”
On The Doctor and the Enterprise, and FOX
I read Jean Airey’s The Doctor and the Enterprise recently. 🙂 The Doctor and the Enterprise (tDatE) is frivolous fun. I’d slot it right after “The Deadly Assassin” and before the Doctor picks up Leela, but there’s a reference to K-9, so perhaps it would be best after Leela and before Romana I, so rightContinue reading “On The Doctor and the Enterprise, and FOX”