Television
Who ever said that domestic violence and sexual assault are hard subjects to talk about? What’s the deal, NFL?
I applaud the NFL for their recent “No More” campaign, targeting domestic violence and sexual assault. I hope they continue to raise awareness and assist victims in every possible way. But their recent series of television ads baffle me. The ads, which feature prominent football players staring in silence at the camera, end with the…
Read MoreThese 8 minutes of amateur video are better than any show on television.
Thinking about watching another episode of The Big Bang Theory tonight? Or one of those acronym shows? NCIS? SVU? CSI? Don’t. They’re all kind of stupid, I’m sure. It’s true. I’m judging television shows that I’ve never actually seen before, but at the very least they’re formulaic. It won’t kill you to miss one.…
Read MoreThree ideas to increase profitability at ESPN
These three ideas are free, ESPN. You’d be a fool not to use them. I have many more, and I’d be more than happy to discuss a consulting position within your organization. Call me. 1. Longer NFL highlights The National Football League is king. It is by far the most popular sport in America and…
Read MoreMy 1992-1994 culture gap: Two years without television, movies, or music
If you haven’t heard, Twin Peaks is returning to television. For me, it will be my first chance to watch the show. Though I was alive and well when the show first aired, I didn’t watch it because it fell between the years of 1992-1994. My lost years. My cultural blind spot. I’ve had many…
Read MoreInterstellar should be a TV show
For the record, someone should adapt Interstellar for television. There was about 49 hours of content squeezed into a little less than three hours. It would be an amazing TV show. Perfect for HBO. A&E. Netflix. Also, I’m more than willing to be the one to adapt it, in the event that you’re a show…
Read MoreI want to be asked more rhetorical questions
I was watching Homeland last night (season 2, episode 1), and someone asked Claire Danes’ character, “Who do you think you are?” I was so jealous. I am so ready for this question. But no one ever asks me it. I hear it in movies and on television all the time, and I can recall…
Read MoreSaturday morning cartoons are no more. A sad day for someone whose 27 year friendship may have been predicated on a Saturday morning cartoon theme song.
For the first time in 50-plus years, you won’t find a block of animation on broadcast this morning. Saturday morning cartoons are over. It’s the end of an era. I’m a little sad. Saturday morning cartoons were a staple for me growing up. Shows like Super Friends and The Smurfs kept me entertained for hours.…
Read MoreThere can only be one explanation for a Republican campaign ad as sexist and stupid as this.
I suspect that the Republican Party has been infiltrated by some undercover Democratic strategists who have convinced them that stupid, sexist political ads are effective. There can be no other explanation for the existence of this political ad (and others like it, which are exactly the same except with different Republican candidate’s names). No right…
Read MoreLet’s put an end to the Miss America pageant by making anyone who watches it feel small and stupid and uninformed.
John Oliver’s takedown of the Miss America pageant on HBO’s Last Week Tonight was brilliant. The Miss America pageant is admittedly an easy target, but Oliver’s segment is both surgical and hilarious. I could not stop laughing. The Miss America pageant and all its bastard step children are like moldering, vestigial organs that should have…
Read MoreStupid yoga may be turning my son into a dweeb. Or perhaps he’s trying to get the attention of women like his father once did.
I’m not sure what’s going on here. Maybe his yoga class is influencing the way that he sits now. Maybe television isn’t exciting enough anymore, and he’s looking for ways to change it up. Maybe this is his Dead Poets Society moment. Instead of standing on his desk to get a new perspective on…
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