Tag Archives: television

Decoding a New Advertising Catchphrase

Posted on April 8, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Bonvoy! Marriott Hotels have created a new rewards scheme. They want it to stand out from the crowd, so they decided to call it something that people can say to each other in a TV advert. Nothing else is said, … Continue reading →

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Get Out of Jail, Free Card?

Posted on March 19, 2019 by cdsmiller17

College Admissions Scandal Imagine, if you will, a world in which everyone is treated the same. Now, open your eyes and look around you: that world is not here on planet Earth! This latest distraction from the States is a … Continue reading →

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Thinning a Bit on Top?

Posted on March 13, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Hair Club can help… It’s not nice to mock the afflicted, so my focus will be on the company offering ‘hope’ to those who are losing their hair. Their ads appear every week night on Fox 29 Buffalo, sometime between … Continue reading →

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JWR’s Portrayer?

Posted on March 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

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Oceanic Flight 815

Posted on March 2, 2019 by cdsmiller17

“Lost”: the Plot When this television series started in 2004, everyone speculated that the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 had actually died and their time on the Island was the afterlife. It took six seasons to tell the full tale, … Continue reading →

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Self-Harm is a Cry for Help

Posted on February 21, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Jussie Smollett’s Crime (Cry Me) It’s been a weird three weeks since Smollett told Chicago Police that he had been mugged by two anti-black, anti-gay masked men who doused him with bleach, beat him and hung a rope around his … Continue reading →

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The Launch Season 2: Non-Binary Artist

Posted on February 9, 2019 by cdsmiller17

T. Thomason The second career to be launched on this second season of The Launch came out in 2015 as a gender neutral ‘non-binary‘. Before that they were known as Molly. This is news. It means that the individual does … Continue reading →

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AGT: Superfans? What Superfans?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by cdsmiller17

America’s Got Talent: The Champions For most people, this will not be an issue, but AGT has a new voting system for this six-week special run of the show. In the first show, last week, ten ‘champion’ acts were brought … Continue reading →

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The Best of Pals: Comedy Acts

Posted on January 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Stan & Ollie In advance of the new Laurel and Hardy biopic coming out this year, I should like to point out some other comedy pairs that have been embedded into our memories on TV. Laurel & Hardy Black and … Continue reading →

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But, It’s Christmas Eve!

Posted on December 24, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Scrooged (1988) Francis Xavier Cross is a cynical, mean spirited television executive, he treats his loyal assistant with contempt. He just sacked a member of staff on Christmas Eve for simply disagreeing with him, and he’s alienated himself from his … Continue reading →

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