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New Year Jokes
January 1 2008 I'm a bit under the weather right now (a virus cold not a hangover), so I have no brilliant thoughts to share with you today. Instead, I'll pass along a couple of old jokes. As ancient as these stories are, I still enjoy them. I hope you will too.......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-01 12:33:25 | Rating:

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The Triumph Of The West
January 2 2008 About twenty years ago, I saw a TV documentary titled The Triumph Of The West . I remember that show after all of this time for two reasons. First, it had a fascinating subject. Second, the producers of the program missed the point so completely that it made......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-02 16:59:41 | Rating:

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The Writer Myth
January 6 2008 When someone learns that I write as a hobby, almost without exception that person will tell me that he or she has always wanted to write, if only there were enough time. Many of these people will never actually write anything, but some of them will. Any literary......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-06 13:10:38 | Rating:

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Questions About Television
January 7 2008 I don't watch as much TV as some people I know, but there are still things about television that really puzzle me. Perhaps somebody who reads this blog can explain them to me. 1. Why is it that, whenever there is a news story about people dying horribly in a fire,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-07 14:22:53 | Rating:

| Views: 144 | Comments: 2 | Tags: television puzzle

Little Red Riding Hood - The Director's Cut
January 8 2008 Every great movie director has a unique style that makes his or her pictures distinctive. I thought it would be interesting to give the same story to three famous directors and see how each of them would handle it differently. The work that I chose was that well known......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-08 14:24:06 | Rating:

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Say That Again
January 9 2008 Sometimes, when I watch old movies on TV, a line of dialogue will be so unexpected that it surprises me enough to actually pay attention. Here are some examples from movies I've seen recently: "Remember, Men, our B25 bombers barely have the range to reach Tokyo......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-09 11:10:20 | Rating:

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A Day At Saint Hopeless
January 11 2008 I've watched some of the American medical dramas and they don't seem to be very realistic. For one thing, when do you ever see anyone actually paying for all of that marvelous hi tech treatment? I have my own idea for a medical show that will be more like what happens......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-11 14:38:10 | Rating:

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Scrubbing Up The Soaps
January 12 2008 If you watch any daytime TV at all, you'll soon realize that the most popular shows on the air are the serials or, as they are affectionately known, "the soaps". These programs provide the same sexual fantasy for women what porn does for men. Even though......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-12 12:39:00 | Rating:

| Views: 117 | Comments: 0 | Tags: soap

Reality TV
January 14 2008 With so many "reality shows" on television, you might think that just about every variation of the concept has been explored already. I disagree. Actually, I have some ideas for fresh new reality shows that would really be popular with today's......Read More

Posted on: 2008-01-14 11:07:56 | Rating:

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The Original Dialogue
January 16 2008 As with all forms of writing, movie scripts get edited and rewritten many times before they are used in production. The dialogue that you hear the actors say on screen may be a far cry from the writer's original version. Here are some examples of lines and songs from......Read More