Junk TV: Madcap Videos Unfit For Television

Who says a science fiction author has to write books and do nothing else? Don't doctors play golf? Don't barbers go fishing? There you go.

Sitcom: The Hidden Dictionary Definition

Half-hour situation comedy aired at prime time showing fictitious families, friends, coworkers and neighbors abusing one another for the perverted amusement of viewers and fans.

Reality TV

Half-hour television shows billed as hot, slice-of-life invasions of other people's personal spaces but which are actually low-budget, script-less, actor-less, director-less fillers between commercial spots.

Junk TV

Madcap videos unfit for television. You asked for it. You got it.

What killed science fiction?

"Hollywood crippled science fiction in the 1990s but TV was the real assassin. Horror and fantasy were the pallbearers. Vampires and dragons dug the grave."

-- Michael Casher, science fiction author, 11-24-09

Couch Potato

An inedible, biped vegetable with a tiny brain containing all the knowledge in the universe. Its habitats are dark interiors where television is readily available.

Cartoon Characters I'd Like to See Again

Clutch Cargo, Clyde Crashcup, Deputy Dawg, Dudley Do-Right, Huckleberry Hound, King Leonardo, Mr. Jinx, Mr. Magoo, Quick Draw McGraw, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Snagglepuss, Tom Terrific, Underdog

Old Documentary TV Shows I'd Like to See Again

Biography, CBS Reports, Industry On Parade, On the Road with Charles Kuralt, The Big Picture, The 20th Century, The World At War, You Were There.

Old TV Crime Dramas I’d Like to See Again

Hawaiian Eye, Highway Patrol, Hong Kong, Mannix, Naked City, Route 66, Peter Gunn, 77 Sunset Strip, Sky King, Surfside 6, The Name of the Game

Old TV Westerns I’d Like to See Again

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, Bat Masterson, Broken Arrow, Bronco Lane, Cheyenne, Death Valley Days, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, Rawhide, Sugarfoot, Wagon Train

Old Game Shows I’d Like to See Again

I’ve Got a Secret, Name That Tune, Queen for A Day, To Tell the Truth, 21, Video Village, What’s My Line?, You Bet Your Life

Going Tubeless

I stopped watching live television in 1995. I figured I’d seen enough lame sitcoms, sleazy dramas, stupid miniseries, weekend teen movies and commercials by then.