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06 Jul

Mr. Rogers did NOT screw kids up!

This is just so ridiculous… an article at the Wall Street Journal claims that kids today have a big sense of entitlement because of Mr. Rogers telling them how special they are.
One of their arguments is that kids should not call adults by their first names. Um, hello, why do you think he was [...]

03 Mar

Everyday Food: The New Season

You might recall from a previous post that I was less than thrilled by Everyday Food, a Martha Stewart-owned program on PBS. They’ve made some serious changes this season.
First, the bad, and it’s a shorter list this time around.  They have a whole new set, and while it’s more modern- and spacious-looking, it [...]

17 Jan

PBS Kids’ Rip-offs

Milkshake is a ripoff of the Laurie Berkner Band. Lisa of Milkshake even looks almost exactly like Laurie.
PBS Kids’ new morning show host (who talks to the kids in between shows), Miss Lori with her guinea pig friend Hooper, is a direct rip-off of Nick Jr’s Piper O’ Possum. I think [...]

30 Oct

Meevee sucks more than I thought

You may recall my October 1st post on how awful Meevee is. I’ve been happily using the redesigned TVGuide.com for weeks. I did send MeeVee an e-mail detailing why I was leaving. They replied today. Their autoresponder had said it would take 7-10 days for a response (already unacceptable), and it [...]

01 Oct

Meevee’s new site is awful

Several months ago, fed up with TVGuide.com’s slow load times, I signed up for MeeVee and was very happy. Now that they’ve redesigned, and TVGuide has redesigned as well, I’ve gone back to TVGuide.
Just a warning to those who go to MeeVee, McAfee’s Site Advisor reports MeeVee’s video player as adware or spyware. [...]

30 Sep

Everyday Food on PBS

I can’t stand Everyday Food, even though my mom loves it. Allie’s voice is so nasally that it grates badly on my nerves, and she strikes me as the kind of person who is really snobby and mean to other people.  Sarah is too loud and obnoxious. I’m not sure exactly what, but something about [...]

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