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05/09/10--20:37: NCIS: Los Angeles (chan 1626796)

Why aren’t more people watching NCIS: Los Angeles? It’s lead-in, the original NCIS, is always one of the top ten programs, yet Los Angeles doesn’t rollover the entire audience. I wonder why? I love both shows. When NCIS: Los Angeles first came onboard, I thought it would never be as good as the original, but [...]


06/04/10--11:48: Drop Dead Diva (chan 1626796)

It’s a lovely piece of fluff. Is there anything wrong with that? The thing is, it’s different from anything else on the tube. In a nutshell - Beautiful model, Deb, dies in a car accident. As fate would have it, she comes back in the body of a plumpish female lawyer, Jane. Luckily, she is [...]


08/24/10--09:08: Rookie Blue (chan 1626796)

First let me say, I’m not into cop shows. They all tend to be the same story over and over again. So you will understand my reticence regarding a new cop show. But they’re rookies–what can you do? I gave them a shot. You should too, before they’re gone at the end of their summer [...]


09/20/10--18:13: NCIS and Castle Are Back! (chan 1626796)

Monday - ABC – “Castle” is back! Tuesday - CBS – “NCIS” (my favorite) and “NCIS Los Angeles” have returned! And it looks like “NCIS Los Angeles” is giving us a double whammy. Make sure you stay tuned for not only the 9 P.M. slot, but for the 10 P.M., as well. Thursday - ABC [...]


10/04/10--13:07: When Did Living in the USA Get So Scary? (chan 1626796)

I remember when the news was delivered on TV in an unbiased manner. You were free to interpret it whatever way you liked. What a surprise–we were intelligent enough to do that for ourselves. Enter cable TV and Internet. Now we have “pundits.” People who give opinions in an authoritative manner through mass media. (That [...]


10/17/10--20:43: All My Children (chan 1626796)

Alright, All My Children is one of my guilty pleasures.  I’ve become addicted. I tape every episode. I was so happy to see Michael Nouri (Caleb) join the cast. He’s been a favorite of mine for years. I hope the writers keep him on for a long time. And it will be interesting to see [...]


12/06/10--20:33: The Good Wife (chan 1626796)

Photo from This is my question. If Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) won an Emmy last season for Best Supporting Actress, why have the powers-that-be given her “half” the screen time this season? Her character was beginning to shape up into a complex, fascinating personality. Getting a glimpse of her private life had kept me interested. The [...]


02/06/11--11:34: The Defenders (chan 1626796)

I’m thinking about my next list, which will be my ten favorite ladies, but in the meantime, let’s make room for a little fluff. I definitely needed something sort of fun and mindless to watch on Friday evening after viewing a week of CNN coverage from Egypt. So, if you haven’t tuned in to The [...]


03/15/11--19:53: 10 Women I Like — A Lot (chan 1626796)

As with my list of men, I won’t be listing any American presidents–oops, we haven’t had any female presidents–no American politicians, or religious leaders. This is a random list, no ranking intended. Eleanor Roosevelt – Human Rights were her passion. She fought for the youth of America, for the poor, for black Americans and for [...]


09/14/11--10:25: Project Runway (chan 1626796)

Is anyone else getting bored with Project Runway? The designers don’t seem to be as talented as they have been in past seasons. There definitely should have been more excitement for that challenge where they teamed up with a school art class. There was so much inspiration there from the young artists, but the same [...]