Category Archives: television

Dreaming of an Open Source ReclaimTV

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Reverend

After my chat with Taylor about open source media ecosystems I was inspired return to the work we did around the TV metaphor for OERxDomains21 in terms of community programming. But rather than relaying on YouTube for both streaming and … Continue reading →

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VHS Quality Streaming at Reclaim Video

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Reverend

So the experiments continue at Reclaim Video with making this a fully functional, web-based VHS store. It is non-sensical, but that is kind of the point. We heard that streaming might be all the rage i the future, so we … Continue reading →

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And All Through the House

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Reverend

I started watching the first few Tales from the Crypt episodes over break, and while it’s uneven, there are some crazy ass episodes. For example, the second episode of season 1, “All Through the House,” which aired on June 10, 1989, and … Continue reading →

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Wire 106: S03E01 “Time After Time”

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Reverend

This week Wire 106 has been a bit hectic between my being away in NYC and then getting sick on my return. Which was further complicated by the fact we are now starting a two week odyssey into radio shows straddled … Continue reading →

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A Serling Vision of Faith

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Reverend

I was catching up on my RSS feeds last night when I came across this gem from Rod Serling via John Kenneth Muir—who is one hell of a b-culture blogger. I think the destiny of all men is not to sit … Continue reading →

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Freaks and Geeks: Discos and Dragons

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Reverend

I happened to stumble across Freaks and Geeks for the first time in more than eight years the other night, and I immediately was reminded of how sad I was this series got cut after one season. Such a cool … Continue reading →

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Summer of Love: The Village map

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Reverend

I love that I’ve consistently been able to find and download a map of The Village from the 1960s TV series The Prisoner since 1995.

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“In accordance with university policy…”

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Reverend

Continuing on my Treme theme, there is another rant by Creighton Bernette inspired by a memo from Tulane University announcing the cutting of the Computer Science department as well as various Engineering departments. What follows is a great rant on … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Treme or: Creighton Bernette’s YouTube Rant

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Reverend

So, I have been religiously watching the first four episodes of Treme. I’m a bit conflicted about the series overall so far. There is a lot to like so far, but also a lot that leaves me kinda wondering why … Continue reading →

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Maybe Mr. T’s pretty handy with computers

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Reverend

What’s not to love about Mr. T? And given I am now cable-enabled, I am catching the Mr. T World of Warcraft commercials, and I can’t help but love this bit. I am gonna have to use this. Keep in … Continue reading →

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