Last night, watching Star Trek: Next Generation, Geordi La Forge (Levar Burton) disobeyed a direct order given by Captain Stewart, er, I mean, Jean-Luc Picard. Although he survived his misadventure — barely, I might add — Picard told Geordi that regretfully,… Read More ›
Television
LURCH
MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! Garry was wrong. It was NOT Fred Guinn. It was Ted Cassidy who played Lurch. This is Lurch. He was the butler for the Addams family. Maybe if you ask nice, he will be YOUR butler, too. Do you… Read More ›
IF TELEVISION WAS REAL – BY TOM CURLEY
I watch a lot of TV. Probably too much. I’m fond of action shows. I’m really fond of all the various comic book shows. The single thing these shows have in common is they all have at least one computer genius. A girl… Read More ›
HOW STUPID ARE WE?
When I lived in Israel, there was a true story, heavily publicized in local papers, about a family who sold their house and used the proceeds to buy lottery tickets. They reasoned they had to win. Win big. After which they would… Read More ›
WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT THING?
“How come Gibbs is wearing a coat in Arizona in the summer?” I was talking to Garry. It was an NCIS rerun. We watch a lot of reruns, though this new fall season of TV is shaping up better than… Read More ›
NINETY AND MORE: “IF YOU’RE NOT IN THE OBIT, EAT BREAKFAST”
A couple of nights ago, Garry and I watched an HBO show called ‘If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast.” It was put together by Carl Reiner and it features his gang of over-90 year old friends from show… Read More ›
CRISP TREES AND TELEVISION TESTIMONY
A CRISP AND SHINY DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD Today is one lovely early summer’s day. After all the cold and rain, this is the kind of day you hope for. It’s the first beautiful day in a quite a while…. Read More ›
WITHOUT A TRACE
“Without A Trace” was a television show where the FBI searched for missing people, often children. It was a pretty good show. It went off the air a few years ago along with a lot of shows we used to… Read More ›
“DEADLIEST CATCH” SUPER FANS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Tom and I are huge fans of a reality show called “Deadliest Catch”. We’ve watched it religiously for 13 years. The show follows six or seven crab boats, based in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, as they fish for crab each year… Read More ›
SPENDING TIME WITH TELEVISION FRIENDS – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I’ve found that I like watching weekly series on TV because of the people, not the plots. The storylines are an important part of the overall picture. But the reason I’m drawn back, week after week, is because I love… Read More ›
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP – DIRECT TV AND KAFKA – BY TOM CURLEY
The following story is true. The names have not been changed because I didn’t really get any of them anyway. I’ve had Optimum cable as my TV, telephone and internet service for years. My cell phone provider was Verizon. I… Read More ›
THE LIMITS OF LOVE – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I love my husband but we have a mixed marriage. I’m a total Rom Com/Sit Com/Doctor/Lawyer Show kind of girl. Tom is a Super Hero/Sci-Fi/Tolkien kind of guy. When we were first together, I’d religiously watch all his shows and… Read More ›
VAMPIRE COP IN TORONTO – FOREVER KNIGHT
I discovered Forever Knight when it was in reruns on the Sci Fi channel. It was showing around 2 in the morning. Garry was working the dawn patrol and had already left for work by the time the show came on. I was… Read More ›
JOYFULLY ADDICTED
Times being as crazy as they are, we have needed to find escape. When I was younger, this would have been books and more books. Then, more books on top of that. My eyes are not happy reading text these… Read More ›
WARP DRIVES AND TACHYON WAVES
Garry and I binge watched the entire “Star Trek: Next Generation.” On Netflix. We had missed the show’s initial run. 1987 through 1994 were busy years full of work, moving houses, digging into careers. Getting married. Moving again. Watching TV wasn’t a priority back then…. Read More ›
WHY ARE YOU WEARING THAT THING?
“How come Gibbs is wearing a coat in Arizona in the summer?” I was talking to Garry. It was an NCIS rerun. We watch a lot of reruns, though this new fall season of TV is shaping up better than… Read More ›