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Archive for April, 2010

Sunday TV-America the Story of Us and Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking Plus the 2010 TVLand Awards

Sunday TV-America the Story of Us and Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking Plus the 2010 TVLand Awards

So that’s a hell of a night of nerd TV right? Sunday the 25th I was watching a lot of  TV (it actually included the Kirstie Alley show and the Simpsons too, but we’ll talk about that in a different piece). But let’s start with the new mini-series Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking. Good Continue reading →

Heidi Instigates, and Relapses but Tom Cries and Fights on Dr Drew’s VH1 Sober House

Wow. I mean Jesus. Wow. I keep trying to give these VH1 drug shows but I can’t! And THIS series is RAW. I gotta say I’ve seen all these celebrity things the network put out in the last couple of years, but this one? This one? It’s by FAR the least “show like.” Many times Continue reading →

Fat Buddha Vs. Skinny Buddha. PBS Let’s Richard Gere Do His Buddha Thing

Fat Buddha Vs. Skinny Buddha. PBS Let’s Richard Gere Do His Buddha Thing

Siddhārtha Gautama. PBS. Richard Gere. Well there you go, right? That’s our reverse path to enlightenment right? From the known to the unknown. Sound a little cynical? What I can say, last night my car got stolen. So I’m experiencing “impermanence” on a personal level. But I’m watching this program as a “refresher” course. And Continue reading →