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 [...]
http://youtu.be/3tv1HYSngQ8 Number one on the list of my all-time favorite sitcoms is Hogan’s Heroes. The comedic brilliance of the writing and the superb acting by Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Bob Crane, Richard Dawson and the others is what recommends this series. I’ve watched it all on DVD and can attest [...]
One of the nice aspects of Netflix is that their recommendation algorithm is actually rather good. No sooner had I watched The Bletchley Circle than Netflix added the Hidden to a list of suggestions based on that information; well that and Apparitions and Ripper Street, the former a supernatural drama [...]
In the interest of completing my posts in a timely manner I plan my picks several days in advance; this week I did the same. I intended to write extensively about four really good series; they will just have to wait. Unfortunately for my plans and intentions, I took my [...]
Every now and again you sit down to watch a show and the sheer quality and brilliance of the writing, and the performances involved, makes you go “whoa.” Welcome to The Bletchley Circle a three-part series that appeared so briefly on PBS earlier in the year that I, and I [...]
Yesterday I accompanied a friend to a large department store, I don’t often go to this store, or really any department store for that matter, preferring to buy my clothing online or at discount outlets; imagine my surprise when on November 12 I discovered the merchant had already decorated for [...]
It looks like there's only one major premiere this week and it's a biggie; Almost Human finally comes to TV this Sunday at 8:00 PM on FOX. I've been recommending so many mainstream network shows lately I thought it would be a nice change of pace to suggest something a [...]
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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