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Computer Problems Almost Do Me In -- But I Live to Scream Another Day

The reason updates have been sluggish last week and this: a series of disconnected, disconcerting computer problems, requiring a repair, a replacement, some wholesale data movement and password changes -- and, today, hours on the phone with every third tech-support specialist in Mumbai...

But things are back, and fixed. Today's Best Bets are up, finally. But I'm down, so instead of writing an angry next-day reaction to CBS's absurdly frustrating Paley Museum special about TV's Biggest Surprises, I'm going to give myself the afternoon off. Away from the computer.

The daily grind is doable again, the hardware is fixed, the software is loaded, but I need some space.

In space, I'm told, no one can hear you scream...

5 Comments

Phillip R. Crabb said:

Dave,

I suggest you drink heavily. Trust me, I'm Pre-Med.
It couldn't hurt.

Phil

[Under future-doctors' orders, I gladly comply. There is some Oban in my near future. Thanks for the pre-prescription. -- David B.]

Comment posted on June 17, 2010 1:58 PM

Len said:

How could the Paley people leave off the finale of St. Elsewhere? That says it all!!

[Absolutely. That was one of the most frustrating things. And I'm sorry, but Jonny Fairplay from "Survivor" as one of TV's biggest surprises? Only as a selection... -- David B.]

Comment posted on June 17, 2010 2:35 PM

John said:

Hmm... Wasn't St. Elsewhere an NBC program? And isn't survivor a CBS program? This doesn't pass the smell test.

Comment posted on June 17, 2010 4:16 PM

Angela said:

At least you still have your sense of humor intact! Good for you! And I hope you don't read this until at least tomorrow, and are now feeling a bit better after taking your prescription. :)
Thanks for caring so much about this site and us.

Comment posted on June 17, 2010 8:09 PM

Rich said:

I blame "Global Warming"...glad you're back.

Lucky for your fans you didn't wait 50+ days to tackle the problem. What?

Comment posted on June 18, 2010 2:22 AM

Roku + Netflix = Instant Movies on your TV

Behind David in the picture is the first TV owned by his father, Virgil Bianculli, a 1946 Raytheon. (The TV, not his father. His father was a 1923 Italian.)

David Bianculli has been a TV critic since 1975, including a 14-year stint at the New York Daily News, and sees no reason to stop now. Currently, he's TV critic for NPR's Fresh Air, occasional substitute host for that show's Terry Gross, and teaches TV and film history at New Jersey's Rowan University. His most recent book is 2009's Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,' and he's at work on another.

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