NHL Scores with OLN Deal
By Jason Menard Just because it’s on the Outdoor Life Network doesn’t mean that the NHL has been put out to pasture. In fact, the NHL can finally revel in the fact that it’s been put on a pedestal and...
View ArticleReality Bites
By Jason Menard Feb. 21, 2006 — The perils of watching reality television include the simple fact that the more you watch, the more familiar it all becomes. And, when it comes to reality, one thing’s...
View ArticleCBC Olympic Coverage On Target
By Jason Menard Oh, the pundits are out in force, suggesting that the CBC has been too hockey-focused throughout this Olympic Games. But, really, is there any reason to argue with giving the viewers...
View ArticleRevisiting TV Memories Not Always Good Viewing
By Jason Menard Despite the advent of personal video recorders, there are some cases when the television medium and the rewind button just don’t mix – especially when it comes to shows we prized in our...
View ArticleTime to Say Get Lost to TV Schedule Makers?
By Jason Menard Remember when there was actually a TV season? The new trend towards flexible scheduling and multi-week delays television fans throughout the nation ready to tell certain producers to...
View ArticleDelusions of Culinary Grandeur
By Jason Menard I’ve discovered that the greatest thing those TV cooking shows serve up are delusions of culinary grandeur in people like me. But for every cooking nightmare they spawn, they’ve also...
View ArticleHyperbolic Infomercial Teaches a Lesson
By Jason Menard It’s amazing how one person’s hyperbolic statement can be another person’s accurate reflection of an event. You can call it synergy, you can call it fate – I call it the power of the...
View ArticleHosts Forget Who Stars Really Are
By Jason Menard It happened at about 5:35 this morning. It was the 1,374,913 th Austin Powers non sequitur that did it, but I’m finally ready to declare war on that most nefarious pox on our society –...
View ArticleBands Not Subject to Murphy’s Law for Glee
By Jason Menard, For a show called Glee, there’s certainly a lot of anger surrounding this show floating around the Internet — a lot of anger, but a stunning lack of common sense. At the heart of it...
View ArticleCalifornia Gaming Law Puts Rules Squarely in Parents’ Hands
By Jason Menard Free speech comes with a cost – personal responsibility. The repeal of a California law banning the sale and rental of violent games to minors puts the responsibility for parenting...
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