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Best TV, Cable & Streaming – 2020 & 2021 (so far) – Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ted Hicks

Here are twelve more titles to wrap up this survey of what I’ve liked on the small screen in 2020 and so far this year. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Miss Scarlet and the Duke (PBS Masterpiece)  Set in Victorian London of 1882, … Continue reading →

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Best TV, Cable & Streaming – 2020 & 2021 (so far) – Part 1

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Ted Hicks

As with last year’s recap, I’m covering the best of what I saw in 2020, as well as shows from 2021 that I’ve liked so far. None of my picks are network programs. The best work being done these days … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2021 – To Infinity and Beyond!

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Ted Hicks

2020 has felt like the longest 10 years of my life. I sure won’t miss it. The new year has got to be better, right? A vaccine that will hopefully bring the pandemic under control and get us back into … Continue reading →

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Halloween – Odds & Ends

Posted on October 31, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Here is a rather loosely organized collection of Halloween-appropriate images. None of them are half as scary as the 2020 presidential election, believe me. _______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ “Unusual times demand unusual pictures.” This ad copy could have been written today. _______________________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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Dieselpunk – Retro Futures

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ted Hicks

As often happens, when I was recently looking online for one thing, I came across something else entirely that took over my attention. These are images depicting such things as flying locomotives and aircraft carriers, which are highly detailed, simultaneously … Continue reading →

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Actors on Acting – Lockdown Edition

Posted on June 30, 2020 by Ted Hicks

I follow Chris Evans on Twitter. A few days ago he referenced a conversation he’d recently had with Paul Rudd for the Variety series “Actors on Actors.” Due to Covid-19, this was filmed remotely with each of them in separate … Continue reading →

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Films During Lockdown – Highlights of What I’ve Seen, Part 2

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Part 2 — May 1 to May 23 As I mentioned in Part 1, until movie theaters reopen, I’ll continue seeing films on my laptop or our flat screen TV. Nothing beats seeing them on a theater screen, but until … Continue reading →

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Films During Lockdown – Highlights of What I’ve Seen, Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Part 1 — April 4 to April 30 We used to say that we “see” movies in a theater, but “watch” them on TV. The semantics of that difference are interesting to me. Though as more and more films have … Continue reading →

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TV, Cable & Streaming – Best of 2019 & 2020 (so far) – Part 1

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ted Hicks

It’s a good thing there’s an abundance of good and even great stuff to watch on TV, computers, and (shudder) mobile phones, considering that movie theaters are closed and we don’t really have anywhere to go except grocery stores, drug … Continue reading →

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Seeing Movies in These Crazy Times

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Well, there’s nothing quite like a pandemic to put things in perspective, is there? I don’t see how the country — and the world — will be able to recover from the financial loss the coronavirus is causing, not to … Continue reading →

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