Posts Tagged ‘Television’
LIFE, DEATH AND LIFE ON THE SMALL SCREEN
It’s hard to see loved ones die, whether they go in their prime or linger. Two deaths this month will affect me and millions of others. Fortunately they involve not human beings but TV shows. Dexter and Breaking Bad will arrive at their inevitable ends. I’ll be sad. Well, concerning Dexter, relieved. The show has…
Read MoreA POST ABOUT NOTHING
The TV classic “Seinfeld” (1990-98) supposedly was a show about nothing. But nothing could be further from the truth. Which links “Seinfeld” to Pope Benedict’s resignation and Presidents’ Day, which seem to be something but are really about nothing. And thus something. Take your average TV show. It’s about something. Cops and criminals, threats to…
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