Sitcom Family Values
May 18, 2010
Sitcom Family Values
T.V. Article by Bill Kunkel
Since its arrival in the years after WWII, TV has often served as the benchmark by which we judge our lives. For example, the earliest sitcoms often focused almost exclusively on a married couple
The Best Graphic Novel I Read in 2009 Was The Bible
January 02, 2010
The Best Graphic Novel I Read in 2009 Was The Bible
An Article by Bill Kunkel
Actually, it wasn't the entire Bible, just The Book of Genesis, but the fact that it was illustrated by Underground Comix Icon R. Crumb (W.W. Norton & Co./(US$25.95) made all the difference in the world.
Soupy Sales Dies at 83; White Fang Inconsolable
October 23, 2009
Soupy Sales Dies at 83; White Fang Inconsolable
By Bill Kunkel
Another Baby Boomer TV Icon Passes. He was born Milton Supman 83 years ago, but it was on 50s and 60s TV that the legendary Soupy Sales became the most popular (and controversial) children's entertainer in America.
R.I.P. Captain Lou Albano
October 18, 2009
R.I.P. Captain Lou Albano, Former Wrestler
(He and Tony Altimore made up the first ever mafioso tag team)
(-- The Sicilians -- in the 60s), manager of champions (the Valiant Brothers, Wild Samoans, Blackjacks and the Masked Executioners, who were Killer Kowalski and Big John Studd) died recently at the age of 76.
Mis-Cast: No Reality Show Survivors Here
September 21, 2009
Mis-Cast: A TV Article by Bill Kunkel
No Reality Show Survivors Here!
It was the most shocking TV news since WWE wrestler Chris Benoit went nuts, killed his wife and son and then hung himself. And while pro wrestling isn't exactly "reality TV" it was close enough to bring back bad memories
Bridezilla
August 17, 2009
Run! Bridezilla Coming!
An Article by Bill "The Game Doctor" Kunkel
Just when you thought it was safe to return to Monster Island...
According to the site Bridezilla.com, a Bridezilla is a "Horrific, bulging-eyed bride prone to screaming spells and spontaneous fits of hysterical rage.
Review of Penn and Teller's Bullshit
July 8, 2009
When Bullshit Smells Best - by Bill Kunkel
I'm not the kind of person who owns TV DVD collections
But there's one show on TV that I have watched since Day One and I still own a complete set of every episode from every previous season. And that show is Penn & Teller's Bullshit on Showtime.
Let It Bleed: The Best of Everything on TV
June 18, 2009
Let It Bleed: The Best of Everything on TV
I gotta be honest; I pretty much always watched it all - by Bill Kunkel
Or as much TV as my parents would allow and I could sneak in late at night. Of course outside of Manhattan, New York didn’t get cable TV until 1989, so for much of my life TV actually STOPPED at night.
