Tag Archives: Roku

Is it over yet?

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Joe

14 years ago when I purchased my first Roku box, the whole concept of streaming video was in its infancy and it was great! For a fraction of the cost of a cable television subscription I could watch what I … Continue reading →

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Lost on Family Feud — Won at Life

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Joe

There is a streaming channel that shows nothing but “classic” episodes of The Family Feud. If you so desired, you can enjoy almost fifty years of dumb questions, dumber answers, hosts with personal space issues and regrettable fashions like this … Continue reading →

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Weird Channel Workaround on the Roku

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Joe

One of my more popular posts on this website is The Wonderfully Weird Channels on the Roku which was about the more obscure offerings on my favorite set-top streaming box. Sadly, my first suggested channel which was an unofficial portal … 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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Give it a CHANCE

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Joe

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

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Joe

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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An Italian Sketchbook and Some Familiar Faces

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Joe

I finished off a nice little sketchbook that Tony Visco picked up for me when he was in Florence a couple years ago.

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