Looney tunes
We all know that B-list celebrities do reality shows to boast their sagging careers. But to reveal their mental instabilities? That’s just a viewer bonus. I decided to watch this season of Celebrity...
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I know how to fix the London Olympics. Didn’t know they were broken? You must not be on Twitter. NBC Sports’ determination to tape delay the major Olympic events until primetime — namely swimming,...
View ArticleOops, there it is
Meteorologists — they rarely get it right, and they’re never held accountable. From time to time, we’ve probably all felt that way. Well, there’s one weather team that is putting their forecasts...
View ArticleThe little things
Life can get kinda stress-y. Which is why, when you get a gift — like this scene from last week’s Parks and Recreation — you should watch it again and again. I love you, Ben and Leslie. And now back to...
View ArticleOn target
I have thoroughly enjoyed our guessing game. Have you? For those of you just joining us, I posted this picture in yesterday’s Egg and asked for guesses as to the building’s identity. The entries have...
View ArticleFits to a tee
This is not the first rainy Saturday afternoon that I have spent with a golf tournament on television. But it is the first time in memory that I’ve watched two golf tourneys. At the same time. The PGA...
View ArticleIs there an echo in here?
TV insiders have NBC’s Sean Saves the World on the not-long-for-this-world list. I’ve watched the series to date, and I tend to agree. It’s not like the show is short on talent. Sean Hayes. Linda...
View ArticleBig Blue Balladeers
My post is late tonight. I did put in a long work day. And I’ve been chipping away at that pile of Christmas cards. But the real reason? The Sing-Off on NBC. I never intended to watch. But a friend...
View ArticleFamily business
The broadcast and online media outlets have all gone gooey-eyed over the way NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams announced his own daughter Allison’s casting in the plum role of Peter Pan in the...
View ArticleKnow how?
Matt Lauer just told me that I need to sit down with my kids and show them how to use the Information Superhighway…so one day they can navigate the road on their own. The more you know… Did you know...
View ArticleWhadda I have to do
I love the sitcom About a Boy on NBC. It has the pedigree of the great Hugh Grant movie of the same name. The cast is quirky and funny, the writing fresh. And last night they used the Violent Femmes’...
View ArticleLaugh till it hurts
I was very excited to watch the new comedy Telenovela on NBC. Instead I am watching the goings on in the Mt. Sinai Urgent Treatment Center waiting room. Bored patients like me. Street traffic. And a...
View ArticleThis is late
I’ve watched three episodes of This Is Us on NBC. The pilot was so good, it could have been a stand-alone movie. The second episode matched it. And tonight’s made me realize I wasn’t keeping score any...
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