Category Archives: What’s on TV?

Could This Sketchbook Be The One?

Posted on November 3, 2022 by Joe

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

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Joe

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

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Joe

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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Relics of the Recent Past

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Joe

It’s weird to think that Blockbuster is gone. I wasn’t a regular customer because there was another chain closer to home, but they were everywhere. At the height of the popularity of video rentals, I always felt that large urban … Continue reading →

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Everything is Better Than Star Wars

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Joe

Olivia Newton John in Xanadu (1980)

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Everything is Better than Star Wars

Posted on June 2, 2022 by Joe

This is a scan of an insert from the DVD package of Shock Waves, a movie originally released the same year as Star Wars which also starred Peter Cushing. Star Wars was a huge success and it did change the … Continue reading →

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Movie Matinee – The Burglar

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Joe

I thought I knew every movie shot in my hometown of Philadelphia, but I have to admit I never heard of The Burglar (1957). Strangely enough, I read about it in a comic book which set me off on a … Continue reading →

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