The West Wing
I was always a fan of the show The West Wing. Being a person with a History degree that wants to teach social studies, this probably comes as no surprise. I thought it was the best show on television...
Tag: tv
Breaking News! Leave My Show Alone
I really hate how whenever they need to interrupt programming for a news break or weather warning they always wait until the commercials are over. God forbid they lose out on their advertising revenue...
The Office
The Office had its season premiere last night. At the end of last season we see Jim ask out Pam. The moment everyone who watches has been waiting for. The beginning of this season we see that they are...
The New TV Season
The new TV season has begun. There aren't many new shows I'm looking forward to, but there are many returning favorites. How I Met Your Mother is a really good show. I really enjoyed last season and a...
Scrubs
Lately I've been finding myself watching Scrubs a lot. I never watched this show during it's regular airings. In fact, I remember watching the first show 6 seasons ago and I thought it sucked. Now, I...
A Truly Democratic Culture
This quote was on my iGoogle today: Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing...
What Do Teachers Make?
A while back I was watching Def Poetry on HBO. It is an excellent program if you've never watched it. There was one poet I really liked. This poet was a teacher. He was very passionate reciting the po...
Entourage and Flight of the Conchords
HBO is doing it right again. They continue to bring quality programming to the masses. It's no wonder each year HBO has just as many entries in the Emmy Awards as your standard "free TV" network. They...
The Lost Finale
I've not blogged about the TV show Lost because I don't want to fall into the huge collection of websites that kick around wild theories and analyze every detail of the show. I have to make an excepti...
Best Characters on TV
I only watch a few shows, and the reason I watch them is not only because of the great stories, but also because they have at least one great character in the show that you either love or love to hate...
Television Gluttony
While in college I never really watched any traditional programming. I was either too busy working, writing papers, studying, or going out to watch programs on TV regularly. Since out of college, I ha...
Some Christmas Goodness
Something for my friends that enjoy the holidays. This I remember from when I was a kid. In fact, I still have this on tape somewhere. We used to watch this cartoon every Christmas, along with some ot...
On Lost, and other such shows
Okay, I'm a little late on the Lost train. My dad and sister have come to love the show, so I gave it a shot. In about 5 days (one a sick day in which I spent all day watching past episodes while in b...
The Boondocks Finally on TV
The Boondocks, the genius comic strip created by Aaron McGruder is finally making its way to the small screen. After being delayed several times (moving networks, and the usual delays that come with a...
Entourage and Weeds
I don't really watch tv shows on a regular basis, but these two shows have caught my interest. These are, without a doubt, the two best shows on television right now. Entourage is a great show. I beca...
Addiction to Television
Hi, my name is Shep. I am NOT addicted to tv. It amazes me how many people are. Sure, I watch television for background noise when I'm doing other things, but I DO NOT base my life around programs lik...