Category Archives: Television

Seriously? You’re fact-checking a COMEDY?

Posted on 10/30/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Seriously. Much like the theme song from “Laverne and Shirley,” which declared, “Making our dreams come true for me and you,” “2 Broke Girls” features Max and Caroline brewing a dream of their own: a cupcake business. As the season … Continue reading →

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Any One Life to Live fans out there?

Posted on 10/13/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I have figured out who killed Victor, and why, and will reveal all in the comments. I think it’s one of the most clever plotlines I’ve seen since I began watching soaps.

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Friday brieflings

Posted on 09/09/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Okay, this is just funny: Read it in full, and yes, there are bad words in it, but this is utterly hilarious. A rocker explains why he won’t let Glee cover his songs. (For the records, every time I’ve watched … Continue reading →

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Sunday snarks

Posted on 08/07/2011 by Meryl Yourish

Aw, c’mon, we want Israel to go bankrupt like the EU is going to! Tent cities in Israel are being replicated in Times Square (kinda sorta), where, apparently, Israelis and Jews alike are ignoring the warning signs in the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pop Culture, Syria, Television | 6 Comments

The Seriously? news briefs

Posted on 07/14/2011 by Meryl Yourish

You can’t make this shit up: Palestinians are going to boycott companies that don’t boycott settlement products by obeying the new anti-boycott law in Israel. Seriously. And the Russians like to pretend to be honest brokers: The Russians, at the … Continue reading →

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Grey’s Anatomy: Jumping the shark, with music

Posted on 04/02/2011 by Meryl Yourish

I love Grey’s anatomy. I love musicals. And I’ve liked the few TV show musical episodes that have popped up here and there. The Buffy the Vampire musical episode was wonderful (except for the fact that Joss insisted on allowing … Continue reading →

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We are of peace, always

Posted on 12/19/2010 by Meryl Yourish

The Visitors return in a couple of weeks, and I, for one, welcome our rodent-eating overlords. (Or at least, I welcome the continuing series about them. In real life, ew.) News for the new season: Jane Badler, the original series’ … Continue reading →

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Amazing sales at Amazon

Posted on 11/28/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I have refused to buy Battlestar Galactica’s season 4 because they were charging full-season prices for each half-season DVD set. It irked me. I don’t mind paying $40 for a full season, but I will absolutely not pay twice what … Continue reading →

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J Street’s New Ad – The Community of Hypocrisy

Posted on 07/20/2010 by Rabbi Kaufman

J Street’s new 30 second TV ad begins with “While chaos and violence in the Middle East grow….” The ad then actually pretends to condemn “fear mongering.” This is a profoundly hypocritical path. I say “pretends” because clearly the opening … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging the Lost series finale

Posted on 05/23/2010 by Meryl Yourish

I’m watching the show… Update: Still watching it…. Update 2: Still watching…. Update 3: Watching the show still… Update 4: Yep, still watching it…. Update 5: I’m tired of liveblogging. Gonna keep watching the show.

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