The Main Characters, by Rich Paschall For a story to be a success, the reader or viewer must connect in some way with the main characters. How many stories have you stopped reading or shows have you stopped watching because… Read More ›
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LGBT AND THE SMALL SCREEN
Gay Storylines and Television, part 1 OK, maybe your television is not a small screen, but at one time our TV sets were much smaller. In fact, some of my Top Ten memorable LGBT series were seen on a small… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK, THE TV SERIES
Imagine my surprise as we were surfing the Disney channel — we are out of binge-worthy shows — to discover a show called “Sketchbook.” “Wow,” I said to Garry. “They wrote a show about me.” Obviously, I had to watch… Read More ›
BAD BUDDY – RICH PASCHALL
Thai series review, by Rich Paschall One of the things I have done in the past year while we continue to hide out from the pandemic is to find new entertainment options online. When you consider what is available from… Read More ›
PANDEMIC CHRISTMAS – RICH PASCHALL
Season Two, a faux review by Rich Paschall Last year at this time we were hoping this depressing story would not be renewed for a second season. By mid-July, it looked like there would be no new episodes. But one… Read More ›
MYRON HEALY WANTS A DRINK
CBWC: Faces In Things In this case, the faces were in our television. My husband is not merely a movie maven. He is also seriously hooked on old western movies and television shows. This was an old episode of Cheyenne. Made… Read More ›
WONDER WOMAN AND THE ORVILLE By ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
VIOLENCE, VIOLENCE! – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My husband is a sweet and gentle man. He is not aggressive and doesn’t have a violent bone in his body. Yet he spends hours a day watching violence on TV, in movies and actively participating in it with video… Read More ›
SPACE AND SUPERHEROES – ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
PALADIN, PALADIN, WHERE DO YOU ROAM? – Garry Armstrong
Marilyn and I took a day off from the news with all its angst, sound, and fury. Instead, we hit the trail with some of our favorite movie and tv westerns where justice is crisply set in black and white,… Read More ›
GORE AND GUTS ON TV – BY ELLIN CURLEY
My husband is a sweet and gentle man. He is not aggressive and doesn’t have a violent bone in his body. Yet he spends hours a day watching violence on TV, in movies and actively participating in it with video… Read More ›
SUPERHEROES AND SPACESHIPS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman”. I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›