Archive for the TELEVISION Category
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KAREN’S MUSINGS/TELEVISION: EMMYS 2011 MUSINGS
EMMYS 2011 MUSINGS Now that I stared tweeting, [note: don't get excited yet—I did it just once, and I'll announce when I'm doing it steadily,] I had thought of tweeting live, but I was due at the opening of Poor Behavior at the Taper, a
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TELEVISION: DANCING WITH THE STARS–SEASON 13
DANCING WITH THE STARS--SEASON 13 This may just be the crappiest season of Dancing With The Stars yet. My mother has a fabulous new aide, Jacqueline, who's from Jamaica (the real one, not Queens,) who loves the show, in general, and when
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TELEVISION/KAREN’S RANTS: TELEVISION TALENT SHOW RANT
TELEVISION TALENT SHOW RANT Sometimes when I plan one column for a specific day, something else comes along that demands our immediate attention. This is one of those times. There are a couple of topics from this week's competition sho
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TELEVISON: RANDOM SHOW BUSINESS THOUGHTS
RANDOM SHOW BUSINESS THOUGHTS I think of things to tell you guys all the time. But, since I publish just one column a day, I have to save most of these random thoughts for the appropriate article. I know I should just start tweeting, so
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KAREN’S MUSINGS: END-OF-JUNE THOUGHTS
END-OF-JUNE THOUGHTS Recently some readers, both those I know personally and some just kind enough to share their thoughts on this E-zine, have been asking for more of my observations on current TV shows, so I figured I should wrap-up June
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KAREN’S RANTS: MISS USA PAGEANT 2011
MISS USA PAGEANT 2011 I recently received a comment from a reader stating that he “used to come to this site every week to get” my “views on the competition shows. They were very funny and insightful,” and he said that he felt that
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TELEVISION: SUMMER CONTEST SHOW UPDATES
SUMMER CONTEST SHOW UPDATES Before we get too far into the season, I want to weigh-in quickly on two of the summer's talent contest television shows. THE VOICE [caption id="attachment_4508" align="alignleft" width="20
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TELEVISION: TV COMPETITION SHOWS WRAP-UP
TV COMPETITION SHOWS WRAP-UP I still absolutely hate this Mac computer that Mr. X got while I was away, but since I'm writer, I have to force myself to write on this horrible machine. On top of that, I'm still in the throes of a wicked co
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MISCELLANEOUS: TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING
TIPS ON WATCHING THE ROYAL WEDDING In case you’ve been shunning all media, or media-savvy friends, for the past couple of months, I’m here to remind you that the Royal Wedding, of Prince William to Kate Middleton, will be happening on wha
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TELEVISION/KAREN’S RANTS: DANCING WITH THE STARS PHONE-IN LINES PROBLEM
DANCING WITH THE STARS PHONE-IN LINES PROBLEM I’ve been meaning to call everyone’s attention to this problem with the Dancing With The Stars call-in system all season, but another topic for the day’s column always came up. It pissed me o
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