by Ted McLoof | Apr 18, 2013 | Ted McLoof, Television, The Specials
There’s a thought experiment I like to throw to my students when teaching them about media ethics, and it goes like this: The Cosby Show, during its seven-year run, was the number one show in the country for four of those years. There was a time when over half of the...
by russhatesrussloves | Apr 15, 2013 | Pop Culture, Russ Stevens, Television, The Specials
Less than a month ago, The Real World premiered its 28th season. That in and of itself is a feat for MTV. Most MTV shows alone cannot nary make it past their first or second season, much less a 28th. For 21 years, we’ve been watching what happens when people...
by Ted McLoof | Apr 11, 2013 | Pop Culture, Ted McLoof, Television, The Specials
You know how during the primaries of any given election, the candidate most likely to take a firm stance is also the least likely to get elected? In the age of the internet, that unfortunate truth has been made abundantly clear and has sharpened, as the internet...
by Andrew Rose | Apr 10, 2013 | Andrew Rose, Television, The Specials
When it comes to media phenomena, I am frequently late to the game. “Call Me Maybe” had been charting for months prior to me having heard it. The FAA was investigating the “Harlem Shake” well before my first view. And in the realm of television, my tardiness is the...
by Michael Stevens | Apr 9, 2013 | Michael Stevens, Social, The Specials
A year ago at this time, I’d be skipping class, drinking shitty vodka, laying on the quad, texting my parents for money. I’d be wearing shades, canvas slippers, man shorts and a sleeveless shirt with the holes ripped extra wide from armpits to my waste....
by Ted McLoof | Apr 1, 2013 | All, Books, Ted McLoof, The Specials
Download link (right click save link as): Once More With Feeling Your dad walks into a bar, and it already looks and sounds like the beginning of a joke. He doesn’t fit here because this bar is you, just as you don’t fit in his condo because his condo is him, and you...