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The entertainment blues
Category: Television
‘Manifest’ destiny?
It’s been a while since a TV show has caught my attention and reeled me in with its premiere episode. Only a few have done that to me over the years. “Lost,” “The Walking Dead,” and “Heroes” come to mind.
Did you think ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ wouldn’t survive? Think again!
Season 1 of AMC’s “Fear the Walking Dead” is in the books and—drumroll please—this viewer’s verdict is in: this show’s a keeper! Some critics laid in to the show for its early-season slowness and unlikable and unintelligent characters, but, in the end, the series proved it has what it needs to succeed.Read More »
Who are your heroes?
My wife and I were on a date night in 2006 when we learned about NBC’s “Heroes,” a superhero-based show that wound up lasting four seasons. The show got off to a strong start in its first season, but was crippled by the writers’ strike of 2007-08, and never recovered. I stuck with the show as it hobbled along after the strike ended, hoping it would regain its composure and become a good show again. It didn’t and NBC cancelled it in 2010.Read More »
What’s your story? Why getting to know each other is a good thing
“What’s your story, Martinez??!!”
I figured the coach’s question was motivated by something I’d done wrong and not because he wanted to get to know me better. My failure to pick up the backside linebacker or something or another was the “story” he was wondering about so intensely.Read More »
A sad winter tale in the summer
Since I was a kid, I’ve dreamed of a college football playoff. While yesteryears’ BCS bashing and post-New Year’s Day debating about who should be named the national champion was fun, I yearned for the clarity and closure a playoff would bring. In 2014, the NCAA finally implemented a college football playoff, a four-team, single-elimination playoff format that’s not without fault, mind you, but it’s definitely a step in the right direction. It’s surely better than what’s been used in the past.
So, there I was, on Jan. 12, 2015, ready to Read More »
What’s your (de)vice?
Do you recognize this guy? He might be sitting in the same room as you are right now. Chances are he’s hurt by how you’ve been treating him lately. Once the king of American distractions, the TV has become something to be ignored—or marginally watched, at least.Read More »
