Category Archives: Television

L’amour

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Molly Newman

So the boys and I were watching "Blackadder Goes Forth," which is of course set during WWI, and which you should absolutely see if you've not yet had the opportunity. Partial transcript from the episode "Goodbyeeee!": George: All right, so, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mini Activities, Parenting, Television | 13 Comments

You can’t fight the beast

Posted on November 23, 2008 by Molly Newman

So we dumped cable over a year ago. Television had an uncomfortable hold on our lives, and we figured we'd save $80 a month, read more books and perhaps watch more quality film of the classic and/or independent & interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Television | 4 Comments

I put a spell on you

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Molly Newman

\Noc`ti*lu"cous\, a. Shining in the night. Also, coincidentally, the word I had to pronounce, spell aloud, then pronounce again to win the weekly Portland Spelling Bee at Mississippi Pizza Pub. We weren’t even planning on going, but Elizabeth invited us … Continue reading →

Posted in Homeschool, Portland, Television, Things That Happened | 10 Comments

Beatbox

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Molly Newman

You don’t even need to understand Spanish. Check out the judges’ responses… do you love it?

Posted in Music, Television | 1 Comment

The Hawaii Chair

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Molly Newman

"If you can sit, you can get fit!" Really, there are no words.

Posted in Television | 2 Comments

Ceci n’est pas le Daily Show

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Molly Newman

Of course, since we no longer have cable, I can’t watch the Daily Show anymore anyway. Except for clips online. For which the writers obv. should not be getting paid. Just ask Sumner Redstone, or John Oliver.

Posted in Television | 1 Comment

Non-representative sample

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Molly Newman

It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never been a Nielsen TV viewer, a political poll-ee or a market research survey subject. Because I would apparently skew the results to the point of unacceptability. I just don’t seem to fit … Continue reading →

Posted in Pointless Rants, Television, Web/Tech | 3 Comments