Category Archives: Television

Looking Back: Matinee at the Bijou

Posted on October 29, 2008 by paul

One of the best things about Saturday afternoons* for a couple of blissful years in the early ’80s was the PBS series Matinee at the Bijou, which in my neck of the woods aired on NJN. A cartoon or two, … Continue reading →

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Inspiration Index 8: Happy Accidents, Part 2

Posted on October 2, 2008 by paul

One side effect of the portable MP3 player: I don’t spend nearly as much time as I used to watching television with the sound turned all the way down and the stereo on. It’s a shame, really, because you can … Continue reading →

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Who Wants My MTV?

Posted on August 21, 2008 by paul

Here’s a quick way to date yourself: do you remember when MTV actually played music? Like, all day? And from different genres? Boy, are you old. I was flipping through the channels last night looking for something to watch, and … Continue reading →

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The World Is Andrew Zimmern’s Oyster. Or Headcheese.

Posted on June 2, 2008 by paul

Somehow I get the feeling that as a kid, Andrew Zimmern never snuck anything off his plate to the dog. The sometime restauranteur, radio personality, television host and prolific blogger, it seems, will eat anything that crosses his plate. But … Continue reading →

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DirecTV:

Posted on April 16, 2008 by paul

The promotions make it sound so enticing: motion pictures and events on demand, high picture quality, a variety of channels, and service that rivals cable. Then there’s the tagline: “Friends don’t let friends subscribe to cable.” Let’s just say that … Continue reading →

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