Category Archives: TV

Repeat, Read, Repeat

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Tonette Joyce

It’s Free Week and I want to revisit something that although I have addressed in the past, it has come up a few times quite recently here on 4F,1H: You can’t judge books by their TV shows or movies, (and … Continue reading →

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In Tune with Toons

Posted on October 7, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

This week’s theme of discussing cartoons was my idea, so where do I start and end? I had an older brother and sister so I was watching cartoons as soon as my mother brought me home. I adore the original … Continue reading →

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Hard to Beat Bugs Bunny

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Jeff Salter

But there were MANY great cartoon characters back in the golden age By Jeff Salter Let’s get a few details out of the way before I begin.1. I’m calling the ‘golden age’ of cartoons as the ones on network TV … Continue reading →

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Cartoony Memories

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Patricia Kiyono

Our Friday Fox asked about our favorite cartoons. I have to admit that it’s been a long time since I watched an animated show. My youngest grandchild is nine years old, and if he watches cartoons, I’m not there to … Continue reading →

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This Was the NFL Way Back When

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Jeff Salter

Watching TV Football was a Different Experience by Jeff Salter Just a word of history to any youngsters out there who possibly assume TV sports have always been covered as they are today.Nope. Back in the old days, the NFL … Continue reading →

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Something New

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Tonette Joyce

I have always had to learn something new. I’ve read all of my life, or insisted on being read-to, and learned all the time through that medium. When I was 4, we moved from an apartment building on one side … Continue reading →

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English: British to American

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Last week while we were discussing the possibility of our works being translated into other languages, I said that  I would like to bring up translating English to English, that is to say, “British” to “American”. I have read books … Continue reading →

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It’s Been Done

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

Have you ever gone to download a book and gotten the wrong one? Have you ever READ the wrong book? Somehow or another, as it happens, there two books that are very much alike on my Kindle account. I started … Continue reading →

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Written in the Stars

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Tonette Joyce

“What TV show would you like to write an episode for?” I’ve never wanted to write for TV, except for an occasional “Jeopardy” topic line, and Patty beat me to that one on Monday! Now, to direct one or more, yes. … Continue reading →

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Star Trek? Stargate SG1?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Elaine Cantrell

“If you were approached to write one or more episodes for a TV show (past or present), which show would it be… and why?” For starters I don’t think I’d be a very good TV writer. It would be hard … Continue reading →

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