An era ended last night with the retirement of Andy Rooney from his 33-year, weekly, stint on CBS’ 60 Minutes. I grew up watching Andy Rooney and I always enjoyed his writing. He wasn’t pretty. He wasn’t good TV. He was a good writer who happened to be on television.
One of my Summer rituals is watching Big Brother online and this year’s iteration started last night. I enjoy studying the live interaction of the houseguests. This year, Big Brother 13, is unique because the Real SuperPass is finally now viewable on iOS devices — for an extra $10.00USD fee, of course — but that extra money to watch the feeds on your iPhone and iPad is worth every cent. One of the twists this year is the return of “power couples” including Brendan and Rachel, Jeff and Jordan and Evel Dick and his Daughter Danielle.
On Sunday, “Boston Rob” Mariano won a million dollars on — Survivor Redemption Island — and his win should be a cold shock to the rest of America as a morality cringe and pure evidence of a tasteless failure our societal values.
Continue reading → What Does Rob Mariano's Survivor Win Say About Our Mental Health?
Every day, I get on a subway headed for Brooklyn and spend forty-five minutes to an hour listening to music, reading a book, and even sometimes playing a game. I then spend eight to nine hours helping people understand the ins and outs of the software made by my employer. I understand very well that if I were to regularly show up late for my job, or not turn up for days at a time and spend my evening destroying myself, I could not expect anything other than a quick termination — why should my employer continue paying me if I am not doing the job I was hired to do in the best way that I can?
Continue reading → Should Two and a Half Men move on Without Charlie Sheen?
Last night, in a horrific ending to a truly great television program, “Medium” concluded its successful seven-year run on network television. CBS rescued the show after a five-year run on NBC; but after two seasons on its network, CBS drew down the hammer and cancelled the show.
Continue reading → Medium: How to Ruin the Morality a Television Franchise
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