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T.V. reviews
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TV
Episode Guides: for information on every episode of your
favorite TV show,
plus show websites, production details, and more.
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DISCLAIMER: In My Opinion
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I'm
a
Boomer -- I
grew up with T.V. Back
in the paleolithic era, when dinosaurs
roamed the streets and television screens were smaller than this
computer
screen
and the images were mostly still in black-and-white.
There were only 3 networks.
You had to
pay attention because you couldn't stop the tape and re-play, because
VCRs hadn't been invented. (Remember VCRs? those are what we used
before
DVDs were invented and TiVo took over....)
I watched way too much T.V., according to my parents, but despite dire
warnings,
I did not go blind or do badly in school. My favorite activity in the
whole world was
reading a good book while watching a fun T.V. show. Okay, so maybe
that's not
exactly an "activity" but it was very enjoyable. Still is.
Now my TV is flat and huge and the images are in vibrant,
highly-defined color.
And I love it now as much as I loved it then. There is now so much more
to choose
from, although probably the same ratio of junk to substance.
My law school diploma is stuck on a bookcase somewhere.
Meanwhile, a large,
framed photo of my on-screen T.V. credit [shared with that
most-excellent s-f
writer Mona
Clee] for
an
episode of Star Trek: The Next
Generation is
displayed
proudly on my wall for people to admire. Such are my
priorities.
It's all a matter of personal taste, and these reviews are, of course,
entirely IMO.
Enjoy!
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BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA
It’s
been too long since I’ve waited with such eagerness for
a new episode of a
series to air, but each week I’m riveted to BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA and thrilled
that
anticipation does not exceed the event.
I loved the 2004
movie-miniseries, because it was nothing
like my vague recollection
of
the original show
(which, frankly, I recall as
being kinda cheesy; I only saw a few
episodes
in
syndication so may not be a fair assessment on my part).
The new
Battlestar
Galactica is superior in every way. The
production, effects,
and direction
are
wonderful -- edgy, evocative,
moody, and fast-paced. What I
particularly relish, however, and what keeps me tuning in for more, are
the subtle
storylines and the relationships among the
multi-dimensional characters.
Their flaws
give the characters depth and
humanity, and their interactions
are what make the show so compelling
to watch every week.
Plus.....really cool spaceships. :-)
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Mona
Clee's novels are
available through Amazon Marketplace and other booksellers.
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TV will never be a serious competitor for
radio because people must sit and keep their eyes glued on a screen;
the average American family hasn't time for it.
~~ Author Unknown, from New York Times, 1939 |
If you
read a lot of books, you're considered well-read. But if you
watch a lot of TV, you're not considered well-viewed. ~~
Lily Tomlin |
They
say that ninety percent of TV is junk. But, ninety percent of everything is junk. ~~ Gene
Roddenberry
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