Tommy Karr

Category: Television

  • Theme Songs that Terrified Me as a Chld

    I’ve been busier than usual lately so I haven’t posted much, short of some Instagram moments here and there but I was listening to a podcast this morning and one of the panelists mentioned the theme to Unsolved Mysteries and it reminded me that, while I loved the show, the song itself terrified me! Something…

  • Republican Debate #20 – 4 more and your next one’s free!

    The GOP presidential candidates met again this week in Arizona for their twentieth debate.  TWENTIETH!  At this rate they’ll either have a longer run on television than Cheers or M*A*S*H or get their next sub sandwich for free. These debates are becoming ridiculous.  The onslaught of far-right rhetoric being spewed over our airwaves is enough to make even Guiliani…

  • Standing by Ellen and JC Penney

    The One Million Moms (a sub-group of another bigoted and intolerant group, the American Family Association) recently attacked JC Penney for hiring Ellen DeGeneres as their spokesperson.  I just read some of the nasty, negative comments on the JC Penney Facebook page and had to respond. So, to one particularly hateful senior citizens (Stanley Minor of…

  • HBO’s Game Change – Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin as a Crazy Person

    I may have to get cable JUST to watch Game Change when it premiers on HBO (March 10 at 9pm).  The trailer has that “you want this, don’t ya” appeal that a red velvet cake does after a three-day fast.  And Julianne Moore… what can I say?  If she doesn’t at least get to host SNL…

  • Elizabeth Warren: It Gets Better (VIDEO)

    I had the pleasure of seeing Elizabeth Warren speak about her concerns for the middle class when I attended a taping of The Daily Show on Tuesday. (Watch the extended interview here.)  She was charismatic, smart and so well researched in her concerns that the audience rose to their feet in thunderous applause multiple times…

  • Bernadette Peters made The Golden Girls Gay Before The Golden Girls Did

    No explanation necessary.  Just sit back, turn up the sound and enjoy. (And by the way, those pants… are amazing.)

  • Christmas Crud & Exploring Youtube (4 Things You Should Watch)

    I’ve had this horrible sinus/ear/throat infection for days now (herein after referred to as “the crud”) which means I’ve spent a majority of the last three days in bed or on the couch. It just struck me that it’s odd we don’t say “in couch” as we do “in bed”.  I suppose that’s because we…

  • Miss Piggy and Rudolph Nureyev – Baby It’s Cold Outside

    Because of the Holiday crunch I’ve been low-key on the site except for some Instagram pics. Until I can get to a full-length post (any day now) I hope this clip from The Muppet Show featuring Miss Piggy and famed dancer Rudolph Nureyev will suffice. While the song is all Christmas, Miss Piggy makes the…

  • Still Loving Lucy 60 Years Later

    It is hard to imagine that there was TV sixty years ago today, let alone that I Love Lucy, the most beloved sitcom of all time (my opinion but I have little doubt it isn’t true), premiered that long ago.  Yes, for those who were there sixty years may not feel so long ago, but when…

  • There’s a hurricane a’comin’!

    Well NYC… here it comes. Hurricane Irene is heading our way and the city is on high alert.  There is a mandatory evacuation for all residents living in Zone A, sandbags are being lined up along parts of Staten Island, Queens and Wall Street, and stores are being emptied of paper products and emergency supplies.…