Category Archives: On Teevee

Parroting

Posted on March 12, 2023 by ksedinger

Parrots being trained to say naughty words is an underused comedy bit, I think. From NYPD Blue: the squad is now under the command of Sergeant Gibson, who is a pretty annoying dude who think he’ll keep his parrot at work. … Continue reading →

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Viewing Diary: February

Posted on March 4, 2023 by ksedinger

Here are some random notes and thoughts on things we watched in February: Teevee: If you’re not watching Abbott Elementary, I really don’t know what you’re doing with your life. I was getting kind of tired of the whole “workplace documentary” … Continue reading →

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Recent Watching….

Posted on January 30, 2023 by ksedinger

I’ve drifted away from tracking things we’ve watched in recent years here, so I’m going to start getting back to it. Teevee: Kaleidoscope (Netflix): This is a heist show that tells a pretty standard heist story: a guy wants to … Continue reading →

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Friday Night: Three hours to DALLAS!

Posted on October 14, 2022 by ksedinger

For no real reason other than I need a blog post (and I’m waiting for The Wife to get ready so we can go out to dinner), here’s a memorable clip from the finale of the sixth season of Dallas. … Continue reading →

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STAR TREK and Me (a repost)

Posted on September 8, 2022 by ksedinger

I first wrote this on the old blog six years ago, on the 50th anniversary of STAR TREK’s first airing. Today that anniversary rolls around again, now the 56th, and all these words still apply, so here they are! And … Continue reading →

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The algorithms are scaring me now

Posted on June 26, 2022 by ksedinger

By now I’m sure we’ve all had the weirdly unsettling experience that goes something like this: I was talking to a friend about how to best slice tomatoes, and nobody else was in the room, and then the next day … Continue reading →

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50 years of coming on down….

Posted on June 22, 2022 by ksedinger

Apparently The Price is Right is 50 years old, which kind of blows my mind. I don’t know why, since it was my favorite game show as a kid* and I’m 50 years old. I’ve seen a few episodes of the show … Continue reading →

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