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Movie Ratings are Buyer Beware

Are movie ratings useless? Maybe. They may even create more problems than they solve. The rating system that was initiated back in 1968 was intended as a tool for parents to monitor what their children saw. Moviemakers wanted to uphold their obligation to parents by providing heads-up information. That admirable "it takes a village" attitude has all but vanished, overcome by Hollywood's profit-hunger. The theory now seems to be "buyer beware."

Classic Television Shows: Sharing Some of our Childhood Pleasures

About a year ago, I came across a rerun of the 1960’s sitcom "Leave it to Beaver" while watching the TV Land cable network. As I was watching the show, my 7 year-old daughter walked into the room and joined me. Within a few minutes, she was hooked. "Leave it to Beaver" is now one of her favorite television shows.

HBO: To Pay or Not to Pay?

I’ve been an HBO convert ever since my family first got cable back when I was in high school. You know how some people are Ford people and others are GM people?  Well, I’ve always been an HBO guy.  I’ve never paid for any other channel except as part of a package that had HBO, and I’ve always had HBO as part of my cable line-up.  Now, though, I’m starting to waver.

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A Cable Company Doing it Right: Comcast On-Demand

Attention choir members, while this is usually the portion of the sermon with which we bash Comcast unmercifully, I must incredulously announce a change in the program. Yes, that’s right.  Comcast actually pulled off a success.  What is this great miracle you ask? On-Demand cable.

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