t.v.
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Not Impressed with Digital TV
TV signals switched from analog to digital last week. I thought I was prepared. I bought an antenna capable of picking up both analog and digital signals and have been using it all summer long. It turns out that older televisions, even when equipped with a digital antenna, cannot process a digital signal. So I…
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Doctor Who: The Mixtape
I was inspired to make this mixtape by a meme that was floating around on Tumblr. It was a 30 day challenge and Day 17 asked, “What songs would appear in your Doctor Who mixtape?” I found this great blog post from Janine. She came up with a song for each of the major characters…
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We All Need Free TV
Television has always been free. All you needed was a television and an antenna. The networks could deliver quality programming by allowing corporate sponsors to advertise on their shows. This quickly turned into commercials. Now, it is standard practice to have our programs interrupted every ten minutes so we can watch a slew of advertising…
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Everwood is Now Complete
Everwood is hands-down the best television series I have ever seen. I watched it during it’s original run and was captivated for all four seasons. When I saw that it was available on DVD, I ran out and bought the first season. I then waited, and waited, and waited. The other three seasons never came…
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Best Gift I Gave This Year
About a month ago, I found the remastered DVD box set of Season 3 of the original series of Star Trek. I found it in a cheap bin and couldn’t believe that it was priced at $19.99. When the show first came out on DVD years ago, I remember seeing it priced at $199.99. I…
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Teaching Tip – Using Video in the Classroom
There are some amazing videos that you can bring into the classroom to further your students’ knowledge or reinforce what was taught during a unit of study. I limit the amount of video that I use in class, however. I believe that students are over-exposed to video as is, and that if we decide to…
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Nikita Sequel is Brilliant!
Le Femme Nikita has an interesting history. First it was a 1990 French film written and directed by Luc Besson. It was originally titled Nikita but it was released in North America as Le Femme Nikita. I was first introduced to it on video cassette. I still have it. In this film, Nikita was a…
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Boomtown – Awesome TV
I can’t believe that this show almost completely slipped by my radar. It is amazing and one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time. Unfortunately, it got cancelled five years ago. I had never heard of it before. I saw it in the 2 for $10 bin at the grocery store. I…
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LOST – End of an Era
First off, there will be spoilers in this post. If you haven’t seen the finale yet, please click away. Okay, here goes… I haven’t been there since the start of this series. I only discovered it on DVD last summer. I whipped through all of the seasons quite quickly so I was able to watch this…
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Star Trek: TNG Didn’t Live Up To It’s Potential
This comic book was written and produced before the brand new television series Star Trek: The Next Generation hit the airwaves in 1987. The creators of this comic had to write and produce the book before ever having seen an episode of the show. That’s what makes this an interesting read all these many years…