The marketing for Reservation Dogs‘ second season seem to showcase what every minute of every episode is like. We see the four characters sitting around looking up at the sky. Then one of them throws a rock or something up in the air. Why? We don’t know. Then she high-fives the person next to her.Continue reading “The Emmys Got It Right Snubbing ‘Reservation Dogs’”
Category Archives: Op-Ed
Helping Out For Disability Awareness
July is Disability Awareness Month and while it doesn’t get as much attention as other months, we can’t turn our backs on people with physical disabilities. I just found out this past week that Wheels of Happiness will be having their annual gala fund-raiser in Atlanta on Sept. 24. My late girlfriend was on theirContinue reading “Helping Out For Disability Awareness”
King Lear: How One Man More Or Less Changed TV Forever
Television in its infancy had to follow a lot of rules similar to the Hays Code that affected movies. You couldn’t show a toilet on screen. Married couples couldn’t even be seen in bed. And when Lucille Ball got pregnant during I Love Lucy, how the hell would they actually tell millions of viewers sheContinue reading “King Lear: How One Man More Or Less Changed TV Forever”
Saying Goodbye To Two Veteran Actors
Paul Sorvino and David Warner both appeared in the 1997 action comedy Money Talks, but I’m not sure they appeared in the same scene together. They had both guest-starred on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Sorvino and Warner both recently passed away leaving with them both an impressive resume that included many iconic movies thatContinue reading “Saying Goodbye To Two Veteran Actors”
Dale Murphy: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride
Major League Baseball had its Hall of Fame ceremony recently and as usual, Dale Murphy’s name wasn’t on the list of the latest inductees. Murphy, who played 18 seasons, 15 of those for the Atlanta Braves, joins the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens in the long list of “What in the Sam HillContinue reading “Dale Murphy: Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride”
We Need To Talk About Eddie Munson
While another Stranger Things season has come and gone, the break-out character has been Eddie Munson. Eddie played remarkably well by British actor Joseph Quinn at first seems like the stereotypical bad boy. He’s in his second year as a senior at Hawkins High School. He deals pot, which isn’t too bad, but very badContinue reading “We Need To Talk About Eddie Munson”
‘Ms. Marvel’ Is Proof The MCU Is Jumping The Shark
It’s only been three years since Avengers: Endgame but it seems like much longer as every time we turn around there is a MCU movie or TV series with no end in sight to what it all means. I think the biggest mistake was using the word “Endgame” as it signifies an ending. But sinceContinue reading “‘Ms. Marvel’ Is Proof The MCU Is Jumping The Shark”
‘Stranger Things’ Shows Us Men Need To Express Their Emotions More
WARNING: Major spoilers ahead!! If you haven’t seen this season, please be aware. The final two episodes of season four of Stranger Things also titled Volume 2 were about four hours long. And what an emotional four hours it was. The Surfer Pizza van full of Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) and his brother, Jonathan (CharlesContinue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Shows Us Men Need To Express Their Emotions More”
America Is Going Through Its Own Period Of The Troubles
As I’m writing this, news is coming out of the Midwest of yet another mass shooting. This one happened in Highland Park, Ill., leaving six people dead and about 20 injured as of this posting. Once again, the shooter is a white male in his early 20s. Once again, it happened at a public eventContinue reading “America Is Going Through Its Own Period Of The Troubles”
Public Prayer Ruling Is A Solution In Search Of A Lot Of Problems
While overly zealous Christians in America are happy that the case of forner coach Joe Kennedy who was let go from the Bremerton, Wash. school district for a prayer on the 50-yard-line that turned very public, they may have made it harder for their cause. Come the first of August, many football programs will beginContinue reading “Public Prayer Ruling Is A Solution In Search Of A Lot Of Problems”