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Changing Channels

I admit I was going to write about how much better cartoons were when I was growing up, but then I realized something: I haven’t watched cartoons for years, save for a rare episode of Sponge Bob or Speed Racer when I was in college. To me, The Jetsons, Scooby Doo, Super Friends and Woody…

To say HBO’s Real Sports revived Bryant Gumbel’s career is like saying Rex Ryan likes cheeseburgers. Well done, not the cheeseburgers, the HBO program is as Gumbel deftly plays host to different sports-themed stories, some featurey and most thought-provoking. Without one piece, I wouldn’t know about Jack Harbaugh, dad of NFL football coaches Jim and…

How can one group appear on two morning shows at once? Perhaps they are called “Journey” for a reason, as the rock group performed its classic Don’t Stop Believin’ on NBC’s Today Show Friday morning, then the song was performed live again on ABC just a few minutes later. Pardon the pun, but there was…

When Man Vs Food is on, I will travel to another channel, at least if its toward the end of the program. The Travel Channel show is informative and interesting when it comes to showing how food is prepared and enjoyed at restaurants. But the essence of the program, the Man vs. Food part is…

Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne are likeable in their roles as judges on America’s Got Talent, to be sure. But only Piers Morgan consistently takes his role seriously as a TRUE judge of talent. That was evident again Tuesday night when he praised a group of dancers/jump-ropers (Summerwind Skippers) and again pooh-poohed a supposed singer/entertainer…

I have to admit, the opposite of what I thought would happen with Sarah Palin’s documentary took place. I thought The Undefeated would be critically panned but be a cult hit among Evangelical Christians and/or conservative Republicans. Instead, apparently the reverse happened as even the liberal New York Times gave the movie a positive review…

To me, David Letterman and Jay Leno have both gone stale in the battle for late night. On the rare occasions I have seen him, Conan O’Brien is still sharp and funny. The problem is, I really haven’t fully followed him to TBS. It just doesn’t feel right. It’s the same channel, after all, that…

I was a terrible official/referee for youth flag football when I tried it once. I am having the same results trying to figure out whether or not I enjoy NBC’s The Marriage Ref, which airs Sunday night on the network I am not alone, as while the New York Times generally liked the show, which…

Several comedies just aren’t laugh worthy anymore. I’m not sure if the characters have just grown “old” or if the writers have run out of ideas but some programs seem finished. 30 Rock: How many seasons of Alec Baldwin can one take? One less than this one, at least. Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer’s characters…

Nuthin’ fancy. That may be the best way to describe the A&E reality program Storage Wars. The show follows two single men, a husband and wife team and a father and son pairing as they battle through auctions for unpaid storage units. Which ones will contain pee-stained sofas, and which units will have treasures like…
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