Tag Archives: TV

Flashback to 1992

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Gene Stewart

Synchronicity:  As I write, my TV’s on, rotting my brain.  Little kids appear on the screen. One tells the camera that a star is twenty feet bigger than a house. Another says that, without gravity, you could jump over those … Continue reading →

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Or Else

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Gene Stewart

Melodrama in Pulp stories focuses on conspiracy, unspeakable cults, and nefarious plots to control the world.  What strikes me is how accurate such excess can be. Look at trumpers; Putin’s oligarchs; gangsters; the Tongs; the GOP; white supremacists; survivalists; ISIL/Daeth; … Continue reading →

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A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay, A Review

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Gene Stewart

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay William Morrow, 2015, 1st edition hardcover 284pp, deckled pages ISBN:  978-0-06-236323-7 A Review by Gene Stewart A layered, literary mystery/horror novel in a class by itself, likely to be an instant classic, … Continue reading →

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A Blurt About TV Writing

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Gene Stewart

Remember when the Fonz jumped the shark?  That phrase has come to mean when a series, out of ideas, goes too far into the ridiculous, going against established character and general series logic, solely for something to to so the … Continue reading →

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A Set of Pointed Questions About TV’s Prudery

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Gene Stewart

Just passing through the room and thought I’d toss out something: I just heard this phrase on the most recent GHOST ADVENTURES: “She never believed in ghosts, hauntings, or any of that bullshit.” The final word was said casually and … Continue reading →

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Watch It, It’s TV

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Gene Stewart

On TV the most reality one can find is LAW AND ORDER and a few other police procedurals. They deal with corruption. They deal with crime. PERSON OF INTEREST is another, dealing with universal, pervasive surveillance. News-like shows are farcical … Continue reading →

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Locating the Wasteland

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Gene Stewart

Sir Arthur C. Clarke once wrote, “Any TV is better than no TV.” He went on to observe that the best of it is as good as anything in any media, on its own terms. Continue reading →

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