Tag Archives: Teevee

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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Figure out a new funny.

Posted on April 22, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 For years, Ken Levine has done a “summation” post of the annual Oscar telecast, full of pithy humor. I don’t normally do much more than skim these over, because I don’t watch the Oscars and therefore I never have the … Continue reading →

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“Can you tell me how to get to Mandalore?” “This is the way.”

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Kelly Sedinger

 A couple weeks ago, we finished watching Season Two of The Mandalorian, so here are my thoughts on the show, including thoughts on Season One. None of this is in any particular order. In fact, it’s pretty damned random, because … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Martin Sheen!

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Kelly Sedinger

Today is Martin Sheen’s birthday! He turns 80 years old, which I can hardly believe. In his honor, I’d like to note just one scene from his amazing life of work. This is from The West Wing‘s Season Two opener, called … Continue reading →

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“Let me help” (Thoughts on “The City on the Edge of Forever”, on its 50th anniversary)

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Kelly Sedinger

Edith Keeler: And you, um, don’t want to talk about it? Why? Oh. Did you… did you do something wrong? Are you afraid of something? Whatever it is, let me help. Capt. Kirk: “Let me help.” A hundred years or … Continue reading →

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Why not “The Force Gets Coffee”?

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Kelly Sedinger

Some geeky stuff! :: Star Wars Episode VIII has itself a title: I honestly don’t have an opinion of this as a title. Star Wars titles tend to be greeted as events, and then…well, they’re titles. OK, The Last Jedi. It … Continue reading →

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“She’s so broken insiiiiiide!” (or, why CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is the best thing ever)

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is about to debut is second season! Huzzah!! Rachel Bloom has been on my radar screen for quite a while. She’s a hilarious comedian whose main thing, at least as far as I’ve known, has been hysterically funny … Continue reading →

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In (partial) defense of SCORPION

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

So we’ve been watching a show called Scorpion lately. It just wrapped up its second season; we’re four or five episodes into the second year. Scorpion is a techno-thriller show about a team of supergenius misfits who are all brilliant … Continue reading →

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“Always”: On the conclusion of CASTLE

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Kelly Sedinger

So Castle has ended. Finally…mercifully…ended. I would rather it left leaving me wanting more, but as the last weeks of this season ticked by, I found myself actually hoping for the show’s cancellation. When it came, I felt a keen … Continue reading →

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