Category Archives: Television Shows

The Unsinkable Legend

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Robie

  She was steaming at full speed, about 20 knots or 40 miles per hour, standard procedure at the time, despite having received warnings about icebergs and growlers from other ships. Had Captain Edward Smith slowed his speed by half— … Continue reading →

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Walter Sherman

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Robie

In my last post titled John Carter, my lesson was—some books offer such an intense read that someone else’s translations into other media, in this case a movie, just aren’t worth seeing. In this post, I’m doing a 180° flip … Continue reading →

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A Skating Journey

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Robie

  I’m a day late—on purpose—with this post. Yesterday was the season finale of Battle of the Blades. Eight hockey players are paired with eight figure skaters. Each week they learn a new routine and skate it with the goal … Continue reading →

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Back in (TV) School

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Robie

  Last month while students headed back to school in real life, two fictional schools began their third seasons on the air. And gave us one more reason why no one wants to relive high school.   Yes, I’m talking … Continue reading →

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Space: The Final Frontier of the Reckless Driver

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Robie

  …to boldly go…   I recently watched a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, Liaisons (Season 7, Episode 2). During a cultural exchange with the lyaarans, two lyaaran ambassadors remain aboard the Enterprise, while Captain Picard’s heads for the … Continue reading →

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Journeys

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Robie

   I recently caught up with the 89 year old Betty White in Hot in Cleveland:   And this started me thinking about the professional journeys film and television actors make that is encapsulated in their body of work. The successes and … Continue reading →

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Reality TV Canadian Style, eh

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Robie

  Let’s make one thing clear—Canadians are competitive. They’re just darn nice about it. Take Battle of the Blades, the current reality TV show now in its second season that pairs ex-hockey players and champion ice skaters together. Each Sunday … Continue reading →

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Good Cop, Bad Alpha or What Gibbs Does

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Robie

  The Gibbs I’m referring to is, of course, Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs (Mark Harmon) of television’s NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigation Services) fame.     By the way—look at the configuration of where people are in this picture!   … Continue reading →

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Defining Suspense

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Robie

  With the post-holiday start up of my line-up of favorite television shows already in gear, I’ve been thinking about suspense.   According to Merriam-Webster, one definition of suspense is “mental uncertainty”—in other words, anxiety or “pleasant excitement as to … Continue reading →

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…Not The One

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Robie

    I was reminded of the ways and wisdom of handling rejection in a recent episode of one of my favorite TV shows—Being Erica.   The show follows the life of Erica Strange (Erin Karpluk) who, with the help … Continue reading →

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