Category Archives: Television

Violence and Heroism

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Taminar

Movies, books, and television give us examples today of villains as heroes. We watched “The Suicide Squad” a couple of days ago. I don’t recall any one of the Dirty Dozen doing the heinous things the Suicide Squad did. Am … Continue reading →

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Reflections: My Pirate Name

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Taminar

Some twelve years ago, I took some sort of online quiz that bestowed upon me a pirate name. Mad Charity Rackham. I knew the Rackham name, of course. I read a couple of books on real pirates, gosh, back in … Continue reading →

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The nuclear threat and TV movie-as-warning

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Taminar

Back in 1983, just about everybody watched the made-for-TV movie “The Day After.” The 33-year-old film became a hot topic again, at least for a few hours, when its airing was re-lived in the 2016 TV series “The Americans.” Coincidentally, … Continue reading →

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The Oscars Tribute to Musicals

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Taminar

The 2013 Academy Awards had a theme. The ceremony paid tribute to movie music, and they definitely hit some high notes. They also could have done a lot better. Barbra Streisand singing The Way We Were in tribute to composer Marvin … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Live Hits & Misses

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Taminar

I don’t watch “Saturday Night Live” all the time, but my friend told me Jeremy Renner was the guest host on 11/18/12 and that he had what was supposed to be a funny take on “The Avengers.” Hmmm. No. Not … Continue reading →

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How many Time Lords does it take to change a light bulb?

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Taminar

It looks like 11th Doctor Matt Smith needed to phone a friend. You can see more photos from the set and descriptions of what was happening in these scenes at Doctor Who TV.

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A Creative Wasteland

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Taminar

Someone else agrees that we need more original entertainments instead of yet another remake, reboot, or reimagining. “It seems that every movie is a remake of something that was better when it was first released in a foreign language, as … Continue reading →

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Day Two – My Favorite Show

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Taminar

>I am participating in It’s Gravy Baby’s 31 Day Photo & Prompt Challenge. For Day 2, the prompt is to tell you about my favorite show. This one takes me back a bit. My favorite TV show of all time … Continue reading →

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One-Page History of Doctor Who

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Taminar

> Doctor Who fan and artist Bob Canada created this infographic and posted it on his flickr page. Nerdist featured it, then other sites picked it up and so on and so forth. Bob commented that this version is updated … Continue reading →

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The Monsters are Due

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Taminar

> Tonight, we watched an episode from the first season of The Twilight Zone. The story is called “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.” Filmed circa 1960, it’s probably a statement on HUAC and the Red Menace. I read … Continue reading →

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