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Tag Archives: television
Angry Red Planet
Watching trash on a tube TV in the studio a while back. I think this is around the time that television broadcasts went digital and I was obsessed with the station ThisTV.
Posted in Blast from the Past, What's on TV?
Tagged 2009, television, The Angry Red Planet, ThisTV
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R.I.P. Gene London
Philadelphia television legend Gene London has passed away. I had the pleasure of meeting Gene back in 2015 at The Kimmel Center. Read about it here.
Posted in News, Philadelphia
Tagged Gene London, kids show host, Philadelphia, television
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We are now in control of the transmission
This illustration which I cobbled together in my absolute favorite vector art program Affinity Designer is sort of a response to my last illustration which featured former television icon Bonnie Franklin. Whereas Ms Franklin’s televised efforts in the situation comedy … Continue reading
William Shatner, Star of “For The People?”
Before the Promise margarine commercials; well before T.J. Hooker, and a bit before he sat on the bridge of the Enterprise, the Shat sat on the panel of What’s My Line? in 1965 where avuncular host John Charles Daly introduced him … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1965, cord cutters, gameshow, Roku, Star Trek, television, vintage, What's My Line?, William Shatner
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Black Sunday
I’ve written before about the Wonderfully Weird Channels of the Roku and how the little device is a gift of modern technology for which I have always been thankful. Well, now I am afraid to report to you that I … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1977, Black Sunday, cut the cord, Rook, streaming, television
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I Want My Polka Music TV!
When I purchased my first Roku about 8 years ago I quickly became convinced that it was the best $60 I had ever spent. The house I moved into in the mid-1990s was wired throughout it’s three floors for cable, … Continue reading
Posted in News, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged cord cutting, Joe Siedlik, music, polka, Roku, streaming, television
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Robbie the Robot Meets Mr. C
As I’ve written before finding something to watch on Netflix has been proving to be more of a challenge than it’s worth. The tedious scrolling through titles of little interest has chased me to some of the stranger and more … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1956, Anne Francis, black and white, Forbidden Planet, Internet Archive, Perry Como, Robbie the Robot, Roku, television, TV, variety show
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There are those who believe…
Lately, I’ve been watching trash and sketching, and I certainly watched some trash while completing the doodles in today’s post, but nothing really stood out as worth mentioning. There may have been something completely ignorable like Law & Order episodes … Continue reading
Celebrity Bowling
In my attempt to chart the uncharted wilds of the Roku box, I believe I have uncovered my absolute favorite, oddball, third-party, free channel!
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1970s, bowling, channel, entertainment, Free, Roku, television
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Pluto TV
A post-Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, pre-Trog Joan Crawford in an episode of forgotten television series Route 66.
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged Joan Crawford, PlutoTV, Roku, Route 66, television
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Treasure Trove of Trash
I’ve written before about my favorite home entertainment device and the wonderfully weird channels found on it, but I’ve recently uncovered a Treasure Trove of Trash that I did not know existed, and it was right under my nose!
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1992, crap, devil, Elisabeth Moss, made-for-TV, Midnight's Child, Prime, Roku, television, trash
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Not Quite Dead
Having received an email about the obsolescence of my Roku HD from the company that manufactured it, I recently wrote an obituary for my dear departed media player. I was in mourning, but it seems that the reports of my … Continue reading
Posted in Joe's Garage, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged backwards compatibility, internet, Roku, Roku HD, television, tube television
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Not Fade Away
I’ve sung the praises of the Roku set-top box before. For the uninitiated, Roku’s website can be found HERE or you can chase down articles I’ve written for this site HERE and HERE. The short story of the Roku is … Continue reading
Posted in Joe's Garage, Stuff Joe Likes, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged obsolete, Roku, television, tube television
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Gene London
Of the great pantheon of kid show hosts who graced the airwaves and won the hearts and minds of children in the Philadelphia broadcast region, Gene London, the genial host of The Gene London Show is one of the last … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged Cartoon, celebrity, Gene London, kids show, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, television, vintage, WCAU
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Doctor Who
Back in the 1980s, I went to art school, and I along with all of the other illustration majors were required to take a minor course in photography. We had to shoot the photos as well as process the negatives … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Doctor Who, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, television, vintage, Westville
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