The Stories of DTS

Dancing with Whom?

I must admit that I didn't see a single moment of Dancing with the Stars until tonight's finale.  I'd heard of it, of course, as it's a part of pop culture and although I'm not as tuned in as I used to be, I do know what's going on.  Anywho, I never once wondered who the stars were, but I sort of assumed they were, you know, stars.  During the episode tonight there was a flashback to prior episodes and for nearly every couple (I knew Jerry Rice and Nick's brother) I had to ask my wife which dancer was the "star."  Dancing with the Wannabe Stars.  Dancing with the Hangers On.  Dancing with Girl on Bus or Inmate #2.  Something like that might be a little more appropriate.

By the way, RIP to Mr. Furley and the dad from A Christmas Story.

Seinfeld DVDs

I'm addicted to Seinfeld.  I am down to two episodes a day, which I consider an accomplishment.  So, when the DVDs came out two years ago I shied away from them.  How much more could I take, really?  I'd seen every episode a dozen times -- did I really need to own them?  Well, I got Seasons 1 and 2 for Christmas and I've now watched every episode and all the extras.  It's great.  Of course.  But, I must admit I find it disheartening when I watch the audio commentary and realize that I know more about the show than Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Larry Charles, Julia Louise-Dreyfuss, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards combined.  I've got to kick this habit.  I'm like a Trekkie who expects William Shatner to know how many space rocks he stepped over in Episode 48.  Too much Seinfeld for me. 

DTS Update...

Whoa, it's been a long time.  Before I disappeared I was getting about 50 hits a day to this here blog where I write of everything and nothing at the same time.  I don't know if that's a lot or a little, but it seemed pretty good to me.   During baseball playoffs, I was seeing about 80 folks here a day.  Then, I vanished like a fart in the wind -- that's what the warden said when Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank.  Of course, my disappearance didn't involve Rita Hayworth or a sewer of crap. 

No, I disappeared because my job changed and I got really busy.  A good kind of busy.  Very rewarding.  I was working more which cut into my leisure time, which is what Stories is.  Leisure.  I'm here to fill you in on what I didn't write. 

Arrested Development Has a Chance

This is some good news -- people are saying that Showtime or ABC may be interested in taking on the best show on television.  Sounds like a no-brainer to me, but what do I know?

Click here and click here.

It's hope and we all know hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

Pitching House

I've been thinking.  Dangerous, sure, but I like to do it at least twice a day.  So, there's this show called House, MD that is all the rage.  Fox likes it so much that it hardly found time to show baseball games during the commercials of House MD Promo-athon.  I haven't seen an actual episode but am caught up -- there's a doctor who is trying to break out of prison....   Wait a sec. 

I find it amazing that shows like House still get made.  I'm not knocking House, really, but hospital dramas are so played, yet they turn up all the time.  I envision the pitch meeting with the Fox exec went something like this:

What I Watch

As much as I talk about television I thought it'd be interesting to really take a look at what I watch in any given week.  If you exclude sports and movies, I don't really watch that much TV.  Really.  I took a look at my DVR's settings to guide me here.

I will list the shows that a) I have programmed to tape, and b) I make it a point to see every week.  Here's a day by day listing of the shows that are must-see for me.

Ratings Debacle

Nearly four times more people watched Wife Swap on Monday night at 7 CST than Arrested Development.  Amazing. 

Coscarelli's Incident....

I've been meaning to praise Don Coscarelli's Incident On and Off a Mountain Road that kicked off Showtime's new series Masters of Horror.  Since I haven't written though, it's been kind of difficult to convey my feelings.

It was killer.  The production values were high.  The acting was excellent.  The story, created by Joe Lansdale and screenwritten by Coscarelli and Stephen Romano, was intense.  I'm excited for the rest of the series and have Dreams in the Witch House on my DVR right now.  Once I get up the nerve, I'll watch that.

Arrested Development PSA

Surprisingly, after Fox showed exactly zero promos for my favorite show during the baseball playoffs, Arrested Development returns tonight at 7 CST.  Tune in.  The show is dangerously close to disappearing forever.

Masters of Horror Update

If you have Showtime, be sure to tune in tomorrow night, October 28, for the first installment of Masters of Horror.  Lansdale's adapted short story is hitting leadoff for the series. 

Check out CNN's favorable review of the series.