The Early TV Cooking Stars
I recently re-watched Julie and Julia, and it’s got me thinking fondly of the old days of television cooking shows. Before the Food Network and the Cooking Channel existed, the main venue for cooking shows on…
Sherlock
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What's on Your DVR? Or TiVo? Or…..
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtQsqmOsf5w Just like comfort reads, I have comfort shows. When I’m sick, exhausted,…
Bones: How Did I Miss This?
Well over a year ago I read a post by Jane here about Bones. I’ll admit I thought the show sounded interesting, but I just wasn’t ready to commit to another TV show, especially one that…
Reality TV Update
As the fall TV season approaches, I’m looking forward to the start of my two favorite fall reality shows, Survivor and The Amazing Race. While I’ve watched Dancing With the Stars most seasons, I’m less than…
Horrible Histories
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World Cup Novice
This is a completely gratuitous post and I’m slightly embarrassed to even post it. Slightly. At least not enough to keep me from posting. Until the United States v. England soccer match I had never before…
Season Finales
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNHTCglQ_Wk This past week brought the season finales of two of my favorite — and very different — shows, Glee and Top Chef Masters. About half-way through the finale of Glee, I was beginning to feel…
The World Cup starts tomorrow!
And I can’t wait! I am actually not planning to watch every single match, but I will watch lots and lots of them. While I follow the German Bundesliga, the first league, with great enthusiasm every…
Drop Dead Diva
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AUCSeyhkSs How did I miss this one? Somehow, Lifetime’s summer series Drop Dead Diva wasn’t just under my radar, it was completely outside of my radar. Then, a friend happened to mention that she was doing…