This is just incredible!
This brings back memories. Oh, and makes me feel old.
Of course, most great shows back in the 70s, and into the 80s, tended to descend into camp. The Six Million Dollar Man was one of those shows. After having some of the best writing up front, it sunk into the lowest depths of unconscious self mockery. Yet, I have to admit, I miss that old show. And the above opening with that few seconds of phenomenal running, which they never could recreate successfully in the show itself, still stands as one of the best special effects filming not even recreated in this day of CGI.
Update: My bad, I forgot to give a tip o’ the hat to skippy!
Like, out of the blue, I came down with a headache. Oh, and my neck muscles feel tight and achy. I have not had much water, so I figured it might be dehydration. I filled up my Dunn Bros. Coffee Camelbak water jug about 10 minutes ago and it is damn near empty now. So, I am guessing I figured right.
Sometimes I forget just how excellent John Williams is as a composer. Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jaws, etc., etc., etc.
Okay, yes, I am going to watch The Super Bowl. But only for the commercials. Really. I could care less about the teams.
And no, I do not read Playboy for the articles. What would be the point?
It is what every 50 year old with health coverage has to experience. Granted, I am 51, but I finally went through with a colonoscopy. And you know what? They found 5 polyps. The pictures of them show no discoloration. Just bumps. Hell, not even bumps, really. Just swellings. Still, they were cut off and cauterized. Now I have to wait a week to find out if any of them were cancerous.
What amazes me is that I feel no pain from the removal. Actually, in some ways my gut feels better. I do not know if it is because of the 24 hours of emptying out my gut just removed whatever was causing the general feeling of swelling, or if it was the polyps. In either case, I am surprised at how much better I feel.
Now, if anyone is interested in seeing the inside of my colon, by all means leave a comment here on my blog.
What with being in a fog and all, when it came time for me to pick a sober date shortly after being admitted into the halfway house I racked my brain for what seemed like weeks (probably only 15 minutes really) and settled on January 30th, 1985 as the last day of use of any alcohol or drugs. Turns out that it was a Wednesday back than too.
Yeah, it’s been 28 years. Now, if you will all excuse me, I have to give the DNR fire watch who sits outside my door a cup of coffee. That’s right; I’m so dry I need my own fire watch.
Oh, okay, I’ll stop with the bad jokes.
I wonder how quickly the radical right will switch to demanding socialized news coverage once they realize that capitalism will spell it’s death.
(Daily Kos) CNN led during the President’s address with 3.1 million total viewers. MSNBC came in second with 2.3 million. Fox was dead last with 1.3 million. In the critical 25-54 year old demographic the numbers for Fox were even more dismal: CNN had 1.1 million in the demo. MSNBC had 706,000. Trailing significantly was Fox News with only 294,000, which was less than half of MSNBC and just over a quarter of CNN.
To some extent it is not surprising that the network that appeals most to Obama haters did not deliver their audience of whiny-ass sourpusses. It’s a constituency of sore losers who aren’t interested in staying informed and were probably busy cuddling their Bushmasters and forwarding chain emails about tyranny and the collapse of civilization.
What’s most startling in the ratings data is the relative disparities between the networks and their declines. Fox News was off a jaw-dropping 75% (82% demo) from 2009. CNN sunk a hefty 61% (67% demo). MSNBC, by comparison did fairly well with a mere 25% decline (37% demo). Digging deeper, these numbers tell us something that is even more foreboding for Fox. The percentage of their audience composed of the lucrative younger demos falls way below that of their competitors. CNN’s demo audience was 35% of their total viewers. MSNBC has 31% in the demo. But only 22% of Fox’s viewers are 25-54 years old.
That means that the next generation of news consumers is avoiding the severely conservative channel in droves. What’s more, MSNBC’s primetime anchors Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell were number one in their time slots for 2012 in the 18-34 demo. MSNBC has also led in African-American and Latino viewers. So by every measure MSNBC is positioned for future gains, while Fox is bracing for the bottom to fall out.
These numbers are not merely tabulated for bragging rights. They represent the potential for ad revenue. As the numbers fall, so do Fox’s profits. And with their dearth of the desirable youth demos, the advertising Fox maintains will command lower rates.
Lets get this straight: these ratings are not an indication of the decline of the radical right, it is the means of their decline. If it is not financially viable for Fox News to cater to them, then they will not. At least, you would think so, considering how loudly they have clamored for letting the free market do its thing.
In case any of you are too young to remember the show; here is a taste.