Category: Blog News

• June 14, 2012

  Plugs from around the web

  Things haven’t been completely dead around these parts, but they have been somewhat light, and that’s mostly because of my writing for other digital spaces. With that in mind, I have some links for you. Most of my energy has been dedicated to launching This Was Television, a new venture focused on older television and the […]
• May 25, 2012

  About the future of TV Surveillance

  Hey all. We just passed the two-year anniversary for TV Surveillance and after a fairly tumultuous opening half to this year, I want to thank everyone for sticking around, engaging with me on Twitter and the like. The good news is that this summer should open me up to write more. The slightly bad news is […]
• May 8, 2012

  [Update] Test Pilot: Announcing the upcoming themes and files

  

  5/25 Update: And they’re all filled! Thanks people!   5/21 Update: Still a few open slots! Help me!   5/11 Update: I’ve updated the schedule with the requested spots. I still have many files open. Please consider joining me! After much consideration and the help of many of you (thanks by the way), I’ve crafted […]
• May 8, 2012

  About the ads

  Hey folks. You likely now notice that TV Surveillance features a few (hopefully unobtrusive) ads at the top and on the side of the page. These new additions to the site layout are part of WordPress giving certain .com blogs the opportunity to make a few cents here and there. I get enough page views […]
• May 1, 2012

  Test Pilot: Open forum for upcoming themes and files

  

  Good afternoon all. We are coming to the end of our already-established Test Pilot themes and files, which means it is time to select some new ones. I have a slew of random notes and ideas scattered around, but I always like asking you folks what you would like to see covered in this space. […]
• May 1, 2012

  Recent plugs from around the web — Mad Men, House and more

  

  As I think most of you know, this has been an extremely crazy, busy time for me. Content has been sparse around these parts — something I promise that will change as early as next week — but I’ve still been lending my voice to various television-related works over the last few weeks. I just […]
• November 14, 2011

  Test Pilot: Announcing the Test Pilot schedule through May 2012

  

  Tuesday update: I’ve now filled each of these entries with a co-writer. Thanks to everyone who volunteered and shared this.  Hiya folks! Just as I did with #TVFail on Friday, I’ve decided to take this short burst of free time I have currently to plan the schedule for the Test Pilot feature. Constructing the schedule […]
• November 11, 2011

  #TVFail: Announcing the #TVFail schedule for the first quarter of 2012

  

  This time of the year is a super-busy one for many of us, but if you’re a graduate student like me, it’s particularly awful. I know, I deserve it. Graduate students are, indeed, the worst. In any event, because much of the next six weeks is going to be filled with dozens of responsibilities and […]
• July 26, 2011

  Test Pilot: Announcing the Test Pilot schedule through the end of 2011

  

  Just as I did for #TVFail, I have decided to bash out the Test Pilot schedule through the end of this calendar year. I tend to let these things get ahead of me even though I have it all planned it out in my head. Test Pilot is particularly tricky because I need a guest […]
• July 26, 2011

  #TVFail: Announcing the #TVFail schedule through the end 2011

  

  Hey everyone! You may have noticed — thankfully a few of you did, based on your tweets to me — that I skipped taking on new #TVFail posts a few times over the last month. I’m here to tell you that its absence is only temporary and entirely based on my hectic summer schedule. I […]
• July 18, 2011

  Programming note: Quasi-hiatus

  Hey folks! The next few weeks are going to be really hectic for me personally. I’ll be doing various moving projects and trying to finish up with a first draft of my thesis. What this means for TV Surveillance is sort of unclear, but I wanted to post this little note just in case things […]
• July 4, 2011

  Surveillance Summer Watch: Holiday hiatus

  Hiya, folks! Happy Independence Day! I just wanted to take a quick moment of your time to announce that there will be no Summer Watch pieces on Cheers or Hill Street Blues this week. Most television series take time off for holidays and therefore, it seems fitting to take some time off now, especially since I’m […]
• June 3, 2011

  Surveillance Summer Watch: History Lesson — Announcing this summer’s viewing projects

  

  As most of you know, the summer months are light on quality television or even decent television worth writing about. Because of this, many television critics and fans use this time to re-watch some of their favorite series or catch up on things they have missed over the years. Not only does it keep the […]
• May 27, 2011

  TV Surveillance Update: Summer begins!?

  Hey folks! I just wanted to give a quick update about the site and my plans for the coming months. The television season is officially over, which means it’s time for summer. But just because the season is over, doesn’t mean TVS will stop. As you might have seen yesterday, I started what should be a […]
• May 1, 2011

  TV Surveillance turns one! A quick message

  Hey folks! One year ago today, I started this web site. There are achieves from elsewhere that I migrated, but May 1, 2010 was the first official day of new posting on TV Surveillance. I had a nice little following at Indiana University doing the TV Surveillance column and various television-related work, I suspected that […]