Video Streaming Revolution: How On-Demand Entertainment Changed Family Viewing
How streaming transformed family entertainment from scheduled network broadcasts to on-demand viewing, and what this means for families today.
Little People, Big World’s Matt Roloff Talks about the Reality of Reality TV
When you live your life in front of a camera, your family life takes on a whole new meaning, as evidenced recently through the suicide of “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” husband Russell Armstrong, a situation some speculate had to do with his financial and marital problems that were going to be played out in…
Tonight’s Survivor Episode Features An Expression of Christian Faith
Now in its 22nd season, CBS’s powerhouse show “Survivor” still amazes audiences. Tonight’s episode is no exception. Last week’s episode featured Matt and the crew reading from the book of Matthew in the Bible while Boston Rob expresses suspicion about people who are of a like mind. This is similar to what many non-believers think…
Parenting Controversy Ignites Debate on How to Raise Kids Best
The past couple of weeks have given rise to an internet firestorm of debate around the proper way to raise our children after a feature appeared in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior.” The story included excerpts from Amy Chua’s memoir, “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” which details her experiences…
Starlet Showcase
So this all starts with me catching Charlie Chaplin’s great silent movie Modern Times on TCM Saturday night. The film, which will grab you like any great film, regardless of the fact that the majority of its dialog is in the form of cards flashed on the screen, has been exalted as one of teh…
TV.com
So, what’s on the old idiot box tonight? For most of us, it’s a daily ritual to turn on the one-eyed monster after dinner and watch whatever pleases us. I’ve been playing my recorded episodes of the 2006 World series over and over. I also watch the History and military Channels a lot. I’m just…
Like Television
How would you like to watch online streaming TV for free? You can do so at today’s FamilyFirst site. As a matter of fact, I’m enjoying a W.C. Fields classic as I write this column. The site is called Like Television. You can watch their videos for free, but you’ll need to watch an occasional…
The Rocketman
When I was a kid, I was amazed by the sight of a man (on television) who was in a contraption that blasted twin jets and allowed him to soar into the air. I never got that image out of my my mind, and later movies like The Rocketeer helped keep that memory fresh. Then,…
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It’s Howdy Doody Time
The sophistication of children’s shows today is mind-boggling. The topics and subject matter are way beyond what the adults of today dealt with, topics that were best left to our parents. Today’s Family First Site looks at a site that celebrates one of the best (and earliest) kids’ television shows.
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Family Safe Movies
You go out and rent the latest movie for the family to watch, get ready to view it, and then realize that it may have some material that isn’t really family friendly. What do you do? Go back and get another one? Tell the kids to cover their eyes? If you had gotten that movie…