I have to admit, it was not virtue that brought me to start watching Doomsday Preppers, which recently wrapped up its first season on the National Geographic Channel. More like morbid curiosity. After watching my first episode, I found myself yelling at the television both “You’re crazy! That will never… [more]
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HBO, Luck and the narrative strategies of the Bible
A recent A.V. Club article has suggested that acclaimed HBO shows such as Luck and The Sopranos are actually hurting television, because they're influencing us to believe that quality TV comes in installments instead of episodes. The installment model works well for those of us who like to watch entire… [more]
Why it’s not worth getting worked up about G.C.B.
Christians who have been for the past year up in arms about ABC’s new series G.C.B. can begin the search for something new at which to take offense. Unless the show improves drastically, I predict that the program originally titled Good Christian Bitches (based on Kim Gatlin’s semi-auto-biographical, ghost-written novel… [more]
Adoration and descent at ‘Downton Abbey’
I am a “Downton Abbey” adorer. And judging by my social-media feeds, its fan base has exploded since its recent second-season PBS premiere. Everyone, it seems, loves to follow the Edwardian-era lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants as they together inhabit a magnificent manor home. So what… [more]
TC Top Ten: Television shows
I would not claim 2011 was a banner year for great television. But in the midst of all the reality TV, some smart shows quietly had amazing years. Here are my 10 TV shows that had the best 2011: 1. "Community" To say this is TV’s smartest comedy might give… [more]
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Luke Baker I think there are lots of subtle and not so subtle ways that one's view of the end times influences what they believe is their and the Church's mission...
Doomsday Preppers and virtue at the end of the world
TimF What offends me? Bad writing. Cliches that take themselves too seriously. Miscasting. The list goes on...
Why it's not worth getting worked up about G.C.B.
Tanny Thank you for putting into words exactly why I'm uncomfortable with how much time I (and others) spend on the internet, watching TV, etc. It's not that we've lost the ability to have conversations, it's that it's become easier to see real people as just another image to consume.
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