I'm still on my holiday break but thought it would be worthwhile to share some important info; many of our favorite network TV programs return this week, check out the schedule below. Thursday Community NBC 8:00 PM & 8:30 PM The Taste ABC 8:00 PM The Big Bang Theory CBS [...]
I was in my car yesterday, heading east toward Montgomery Village and listening to some classic Christmas songs on Pandora when “It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” came on. “Yeah, right” I thought; if it’s really that great why do so many people seem unhappy? Heck, I went [...]
I bought my Google Chromecast the day it hit stores figuring at $35 it could be a really nifty little gadget that's easier to take to a friend’s or on vacation than other media streamers. I received the device, unboxed and plugged it into my TV without incident (make sure [...]
http://youtu.be/upAYkFugbco Friday at 9:00 PM TNT will be showing A Christmas Carol (1999) starring Patrick Stewart as Scrooge. I am reasonably certain I have seen every motion picture iteration of this story, and nearly every single television version as well; I even suffered through the musical starring Kelsey Grammer (egads!) [...]
It’s the week before Christmas and two until the new year starts; as I mentioned last week this means pretty much every network series (and even many on cable) are taking a little winter break. The good news is new episodes will return as early as January 2, 2014! As [...]
http://youtu.be/jAFneciOP0M Sunday at 11:00 AM Turner Classic Movies will be showing the excellent holiday film The Bishop’s Wife (1947), staring Cary Grant, Loretta Young and David Niven. The film tells the story of a hard working Episcopal Bishop who allows his single minded pursuit of funds to build an extravagant [...]
I know it’s not exactly the season for crying and pouting but I’ve been noticing a trend the past couple of decades and I just have to say something; Christmas specials have become weak and uninspired compared to what I grew up with in the seventies. I’m from a time [...]
It seems like the fall TV schedule just got going and yet we are already at the point where many popular shows are either entering a brief hiatus or ending their seasons altogether. This period is somewhat less bleak for the TV obsessed than those dark days filled with summer [...]
After weeks of premieres and so many new shows and exciting TV events things are starting to wind down for the holiday break. The good news is (well for me) in the coming couple of weeks I will get to write about some of my favorite Christmas specials and episodes. [...]
I’m watching all my usual shows this week (well the ones that are on) and you probably are too, let's savor the last few new episodes before the holiday break starts; as always there will be lots of football on Thanksgiving. If you’re looking to watch something that will put [...]
http://youtu.be/ha8BZd4Jc4I Tonight at 8:00 PM local PBS member station KQED will be showing the 1966 film Hawaii (which is based on the James Michener novel of the same name) featuring Max von Sydow and Julie Andrews as missionaries who bring Christianity to Hawaii in the 1820s. Though the subject matter [...]
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of President Kennedy's assassination; The National Geographic Channel is honoring this milestone by showing Killing Kennedy at 4:00 PM, 9:00 PM and 11:00 PM. Based on the best-selling book of the same name by Bill O’Reilly this two hour TV event features Rob Lowe as [...]
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Greetings fellow television fans, fanatics, addicts and enthusiasts; welcome to our blog about TV for the Press Democrat Online. Together we will keep up with what’s coming up, examine new and existing programs in depth and from time to time take a moment to appreciate programs from the past. In addition, we’ll delve into the deep corners of Netflix and Hulu to recommend shows from around the world. My hope is together we will find enough quality programming to fill our TV viewing schedules and never again utter the words, “All these channels and nothing to watch!”
— Wallace Poulter