All Blog Posts Tagged 'shows' (4)

New crime series and thrillers coming to UK TV 2011/2012

Endeavour. Pic: ITV

 

Fictional series and thrillers are scarce during the holiday silly season. But broadcasters have plenty in production and are hoarding shows for September and on through autumn.

 

There are some hugely popular shows coming back, and a few intriguing new crime dramas on the way. Here's a rundown from my blog…

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Added by Robin Jarossi on August 19, 2011 at 9:30pm — No Comments

What Does Your T.V. Say About You?

I don't know why this came to mind, but it seems to me that what we watch on television says something about us as individuals.

Of course, there are plenty of factors that enter into the equation. People with little to do, such as the elderly or the unemployed, often watch shows they really don't like very well, just for something to do. I visited someone in a nursing home recently who was watching one of those Disney Channel teeny-bopper shows about junior high school angst. I know…

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Added by Peg Herring on April 9, 2010 at 11:32pm — 11 Comments

Why I Don't Watch TV Cop Shows

(Also posted at One Bite at a Time.)



I haven’t watched a TV cop show since The Wire went off the air, except for a random viewing of Numb3rs when The Sole Heir is visiting. This excerpt from James Lee Burke’s In the Moon of Red Ponies explains why better than I could.



Most television cop shows make use of the following story line: A likeable individual is raped or assaulted, or a hardworking… Continue

Added by Dana King on November 12, 2009 at 2:44am — 3 Comments

Let Me Tell You About My Weekend

Cold.



There, that's it in a nutshell. From that one word you can picture a line of tiny, transient shops, set up along a lake shore under canopies threatening to fly away (some did); customers staying home or at best hurrying through the rows with no willingness to browse, chat, or buy.



There were good things, of course. I met lots of really nice vendors and got to know them pretty well, since we had only each other to talk to. I had time to cut down that book the… Continue

Added by Peg Herring on May 18, 2009 at 9:56pm — No Comments

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