Category Archives: Weird World of the Roku

Werewolf Interrupted

I’m not yet ready to declare the juvenile sketchbook I wrote about recently as the NEW Sketchbook from Heaven, but I do usually keep it close at hand, and I am busily filling its cheap pages with scribbles. It may … Continue reading

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Commissioner Gordon, is that you?

I only ever remember actor Neil Hamilton as Commissioner Gordon in the 1966 Batman television series and maybe an episode of Perry Mason or Outer Limits here or there. Today I caught him in Blind Date (1934) playing a rakish … Continue reading

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Could This Sketchbook Be The One?

Tina snagged me this cheap sketchbook meant for kiddies along with another one that had a disgustingly whimsical Christmas llama on the cover five years ago in what was hoped to be a replacement for the mysterious, blank-covered Sketchbook from … Continue reading

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Doodles on the Couch

I’m back to doodling on the couch in an inexpensive but halfway decent sketchbook and watching my favorite streaming channel Tubi. Yes, Tubi is supported by advertising, but the commercials are a lot less obtrusive than the other streamers and … Continue reading

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The Fabulous Flea Market of Streaming Channels

As I’ve said before, when I am sketching, I like to have noise in the background which is sometimes music but it’s usually the TV tuned to something that doesn’t require my strict attention. Trashy television shows and B movies … Continue reading

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Give it a CHANCE

I’m writing this post to draw attention to a show of which I was completely unaware on a streaming platform that never held any appeal for me. The show is Chance and it is available on Hulu.

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The Nadir

As far as culture and entertainment, it often feels as if we are living through the worst of times. Old cranks like myself constantly opine that entertainment is not entertaining either through the sheer ineptitude or the callous disregard of … Continue reading

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