Tag Archives: television

The Effects of Winter Snow on Our TV Reception

Posted on January 21, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Bell Satellite Dish For the third time in two weeks, our satellite TV lost its signal. When I called Bell the first time, they decided to send me a new Smart Card for the receiver. Really? After a day, the … Continue reading →

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When a Cultural Icon was Seen as a TV Interruption

Posted on January 14, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Max Headroom Incident (November 22, 1987) I’d heard about this, and never thought anything more about it. But, because the details are so specific, I wondered what the event charts would show us. This is the first attempt @ 9:14 … Continue reading →

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In December 1984, I Adapted a TV Play Called…

Posted on January 3, 2026 by cdsmiller17

“Interview With The Devil” by Mark Leiron-Young I’m not sure what I intended to do with the teleplay, but after reading Mark’s original treatment, I felt moved to adapt the story into a TV play in five acts. My ‘purpose’ … Continue reading →

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It’s a Christmas Classic Now, But It Wasn’t Always So

Posted on December 26, 2025 by cdsmiller17

A Charlie Brown Christmas (December 5, 1965) It’s been 60 years since the world first set eyes on this Charlie Brown TV special. Doing the research, I was surprised that it was shown by CTV in Canada four days before … Continue reading →

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There’s a New Inspector in Town

Posted on October 13, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Maigret (2025) I must admit that it was difficult to watch this contemporary version of an old classic show. Even the description of the character from the books completely ties in with what I remember of previous versions. Maigret wears … Continue reading →

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It’s Something We Should All Have, If Plan A Fails

Posted on August 29, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Plan B (2023 – present) We have only just started watching season 2 of this mini-series on the CBC. It has a weird twist for a plot: If something has ‘gone wrong’ you can go back to the past and … Continue reading →

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Didn’t Think This Cartoon Would Become So Popular

Posted on August 7, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Addams Family (August 7, 1938) I was intrigued, when this date showed up on an internet site, as the first time that this cartoon was published by The New Yorker. I chose the time of midnight, just to see … Continue reading →

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It’s Called “Stream of Consciousness”

Posted on May 4, 2025 by cdsmiller17

The Song of Lunch (2010) From the opening minutes of the filmed adaptation of this book, I knew that the narrative came from the written word. We do this all the time, but are mostly unaware that we’re doing it. … Continue reading →

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After Sherlock Holmes’ Death, a New Chapter Starts

Posted on March 24, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Watson (2025) The world has a fascination with Sherlock Holmes. Besides the original Basil Rathbone films of yesteryear, there are modern adaptations, mostly for television: Elementary, Sherlock and now Watson. Premise One year after Sherlock Holmes’s apparent death at the hands of … Continue reading →

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Even If You’re Not Paranoid, The Timing of This Matters

Posted on February 23, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Zero Day (2025) Something’s rotten in the state of America. Civil war seems to be on everyone’s mind. This limited series on Netflix has captured the mood exactly, with someone hacking into every computer system and disabling it for a … Continue reading →

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