The Television Pages

Ariston “Aqualtis”

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

I want this washing machine. What great advertising!

The Venture Bros. (Season One DVD) (2004)

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

What a hoot! This Cartoon Network Adult Swim cartoon is the funniest thing I have seen in a long time. Ostensibly a Johnny Quest parody, The Venture Bros. is really much more: a complex, hilarious series that sends up practically every superhero and sci-fi cartoon I’ve grown up with.

The character development and comedy are top notch. Easily my favorite character is the arch villian The Monarch (shown here with his sidekick, Dr. Girlfriend):

If you like grownup cartoons at all, you really should check out The Venture Bros. Big thanks to Steve for the introduction.

“Star Trek” Fans…

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Deprived of a Show, Recreate the Franchise on Digital Video (New York Times)

Connie The Cow

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

George loves Connie The Cow.

Jump the shark

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Recently on the Internet I kept coming across the phrase “jump the shark.” Clueless, I of course turned to that amazing repository of knowledge, the Encyclopedia Britannica Wikipedia.