Showing posts with label Television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Television. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

TV in the new-fangled age

I'm curious to hear what everyone thinks about television in the age of streaming. We could compare this to the old days, when if you didn't see a movie in theaters, you didn't see it. Similarly, back in the day, if you didn't see the show when it aired, too bad (think Back To The Future - what are reruns?).

Do the collective you think that the genre of television is improved or diminished by our now unlimited access? I've always enjoyed the experience of following a show, week to week, but I find it nearly impossible to maintain. Until recently, I thought my internet wasn't capable of streaming netflix, so I only ever watched tv on dvds or at other people's houses. Was I missing out on something? Or was I released?

Of course, we can also tie in ideas about instant gratification, shortened attention spans and less investment on the part of the creators. Or lower production costs, wider audience access, and more creator control?

For my part, I've always been a fan of tv, but as with many things I enjoy, I have trouble with the whole "moderation" thing. I binge watch. So I would like to be on the side of less east access, but who am I kidding.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Growing Up Through TV

*Roughly chronological and parallel to when they entered my life

The Cosby Show
Sesame Street
The Price is Right
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Saved by the Bell
Full House
Mr. Belvedere
Who's the Boss
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
The Simpsons
The X-Files
Cops
NFL - Redskins
MLB - Orioles
Olympics - Winter and Summer
Batman: The Animated Series
Spiderman
X-Men
Beetle Borgs
Family Matters
Rugrats
Sabrina the Teenage Witch
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Boy Meets World
Step by Step
Sliders
Roseanne
M*A*S*H
Married with Children
Friends
Seinfeld
The Drew Carrey Show
Frasier
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Saturday Night Live
America's Funniest Home Videos
3rd Rock from the Sun
Just Shoot Me
Spin City
Digimon: Digital Monsters
Malcolm in the Middle
That 70's Show
Freaks and Geeks
Titus
Grounded For Life
Family Guy
Survivor
The Bachelor
Undeclared
TRL
Real World
Chappelle's Show
NBA - Wizards
The Office (U.S.)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
South Park
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
House
C.S.I.
Arrested Development
Chuck
Scrubs
30 Rock
Entourage
Parks and Recreation
Californication
Community
The Wire
Psych
Louie
Firefly
Party Down
Sherlock

Friday, July 30, 2010

Epic Freaks & Geeks Articles

I really recommend that everyone with any interest at all in Freaks & Geeks reads these articles. IFC seems to be putting Freaks & Geeks back on TV by showing all of the original 18 episodes of the show. Anyone who hasn't watched it should check it out, although I don't know how many people have IFC (I don't think I do). But then again, I own the DVD. I still have one episode left to complete my domination of this puny, one-season show. Suck on it, Apatow and Feig! But that shall be watched soon enough.

In the mean time, I need to catch up to where I am on the show in these articles. Two people give careful analysis to each episode and the respective plights of Sam and Lindsay Weir (does any guy who watches this show not have a crush on Lindsay?). That'd be cool if we did that more often on our blog--I know Daniel agrees with me; I love careful analysis of stuff, as anyone who has read my name commentaries knows by now. I don't think such things should be reserved for school, because at least for me, organized schooling sucks all of the creativity and imagination right out of my mid-sized brain. And such things need not be reserved for high literature or art--I don't see the difference between discussing Brahms or Breaking Bad or whatever else you want to. You can bring just as much intelligence and original thought to anything you want to. Who is to say one is better or more important than the other? Some of us would say that society can say which is more important (I guess this means the majority of people, but does this mean the true majority or the majority of the intellectual establishment?), but again, "some of us" shall remain nameless.

--Edward

PS: Here is the link! http://www.ifc.com/news/2010/07/freaks-and-geeks-pilot.php