While I was watching the NFL playoff games yesterday, I saw several commercials for DIRECTV that boasted how subscribers could record up to five television programs at the same time. Why? I can't think of five shows a week worth recording.
And in an unrelated matter, when Chuck Berry instructed Beethoven to roll over, why did he ask Beethoven to "tell Tchaikovski" the news? Why didn't he ask Ludwig to tell the news to, say, Brahams? Or Mozart?
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But why the Russian? Hmmmm. Do you think Berry might actually have been a ... a ... Communist sympathizer?
(We will begin by not counting anything on HGTV, which is Sherry's default channel. And we will not count the local or network news.)
"Homicide Hunter" with Lt. Joe Kenda. I know it's on Tuesday nights, but I don't know which channel.
"Man vs. Food" on the Food Network. I don't know what day or time it's on.
"Most Shocking," which is that show where airplanes and trains and cars crash, things blow up, and all kinds of destruction and mayhem occurs. I don't know when it's on or what channel it's on. I found it quite by accident the other day while I had a napping dog on my lap and needed something to occupy what's left of my brain. It had a car chase theme. Excellent! This is the best show on television, not only because of the rampant destruction, but also because the narration voice-over is pure Cheeze. This show has a clone with a different narrator and is called "Destroyed in Seconds," and even though it's pretty much the same show, it is still Excellent!
That's it. That's all I can think of: Three shows, unless you count "Destroyed in Seconds," which makes four.
And I think "tell Shostakovich the news" would have worked too, rhymically—but: check out photos of Lenin, then check pictures of Tchaikovsky. There's an eerie resemblance. Do you still think Chuck Berry for no reason other than needing three syllables picked Tchaikovsky? I don't think so.
No sitcoms? Modern Family? The New Normal? The Big Bang Theory? Those always give me a chuckle, although I wouldn't bother to tape an episode; but good ensemble casts. Co On, with Matthew Perry has actually been kinda fun, too.
Parenthood is my current 1-hour drama, and that's a never-to-be-missed show for me.
I really enjoy American Pickers on the History channel - and will watch Storage Wars, too - maybe that's because of my line of work. I can tolerate Pawn Stars, but more for the stuff, less for the Pawn Star goofballs. People think I should like watching Hoarders, too - blech. No thanks.
The Dog Whisperer - you don't watch Cesar Millan? Even I watch him, and I don't have a freakin' dog - that's how awesome he is.
Restaurant Impossible - hubby and I watch that all the time; same with Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives, and Chopped - all on the Food network.
I am rather proud of the fact that I've never seen an episode of any of the Housewives of Anywhere shows, or Bachelor /Bachelorette shows, or anything with a Kardashian. And the older I am, the less I can tolerate being scared witless watching tv, so no more crime shows like CSI or Criminal Minds. Too unsettling.
I must admit, I was drawn in to The Voice for the first time this year. Kind of a fun format. Yeah, yeah, I know...
Having said that, the greatest lyric line ever in any song of any form is "When up through the ground come a-bubblin' crude."
Edited at 2013-01-22 02:26 am (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mumy
This might not.
http://www.billmumy.com/
Check out the photography credits in the center of this page:
http://www.billmumy.com/mumy/galler
Edited at 2013-01-22 02:42 am (UTC)
Photos by Angela Cartwright: You can't make up stuff like that.
Thank you very much, now I have the theme from the Beverly Hillbillies stuck in my head!
Too bad they don't write theme songs for television programs anymore. I mean real songs, with words, not just notes. Who can forget
"Greeeen Acres is the place to be...." or
"They're the modern Stone Age Fa-mi-leeeee"
Even the cartoons had great themes - there was a Hercules cartoon that came on around noontime that had the greatest theme ever :
Hercules, winner of ancient glory,
Hercules, hero of song and story,
Fighting for the right,
Fighting with his might
With the strength of ten
Ordinary men!
Hercules! People are safe when near him.
Hercules! Only the evil fear him.
(sadly, I cannot remember
the two lines that go here)
Victory is here!
Raise a mighty cheer
For the Mighty
HERCULEEEEES !!!!
It was great and dramatic and it was all for a cartoon that probably nobody remembers but me. *sigh* I can still envision Herc flying off to Olympus at the end of each episode with his toga rippling in the breeze. What a man! Or god! Or whatever!
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Astro Boy takes a zoom
Off on an old lady's broom
Fighting evil
With a cleevil
It's the one and only Astro Boy!
Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat
You'll laugh so much your sides will ache
your heart will go pitter pat
Watchin' Felix, the wonderful cat.
I don't remember much about the actual cartoon character, but I remember very quietly fixing my Saturday a.m. bowl of cereal and watching cartoons nonstop for...hours, I think!
But even the instrumental theme songs of yesteryear seem more memorable than current themes: Bonanza, Hawaii Five-O, Mash, and my favorite: Mission Impossible.
As for recording 5 shows at once, you would never miss an episode The Housewives of New Jersey, Ax Men, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, .or Toddlers and Tiaras.... And every five minutes you are assaulted with either calling 444-4444 or 888-8888