Podcast for the week of April 11, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: The next step in the evolution of advertising may be here. Soon the ads we see may have been created by artificial intelligences. What will that really mean? High-tech companies may not always be on top of the latest tech in... Continue Reading →
Orange Street News, High/Low Tech, Robot Ads
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
Exploring Richmond – One Meal At A Time
One of the things we discovered very quickly when we arrived in RVA is that the list of places to eat appears to be infinite. This has caused a certain distress to our waistlines (an ongoing struggle described in these posts). With our second anniversary here approaching, I thought I could share some of our... Continue Reading →
To Have and Have Not
To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway (1937) Harry Morgan's desires are simple. To captain his boat for tourists who want to go fishing plus whatever other reasonably legal business he can do to support his family. When his luck goes bad he finds himself forced into ever more dangerous jobs with ever mounting... Continue Reading →
The Creativity Project – High Key Portrait
In my ongoing attempt to keep the creative side of me flowing (which was the original purpose of this blog), I've decided to take on a weekly photo challenge. It sounded like fun, so I'm giving it a try. Photos on the blog are reduced to ensure faster loading. So they actually look BETTER than... Continue Reading →
The Osterman Weekend (1983)
The Osterman Weekend (1983) - A TV investigative journalist is told by the CIA that his closest friends are actually spies. It appears that they are setting him up to take the fall. Now he has to figure out what to do when they are all coming to his home for the weekend. Directed by... Continue Reading →
TVFTP – Patty Duke, Social Media and Toonz for Everyone!
Podcast for the week of April 4, 2016 This week on the TVFTP podcast: I take a moment to note the passing of actress Patty Duke. While once a big star, today she is probably unknown to people under the age of 50. An amazing life and body of work. The whole social media thing... Continue Reading →
Toonz, Social Media Fail, Patty Duke
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →
The Creativity Project – Artistic Transportation
In my ongoing attempt to keep the creative side of me flowing (which was the original purpose of this blog), I've decided to take on a weekly photo challenge. It sounded like fun, so I'm giving it a try. Photos on the blog are reduced to ensure faster loading. So they actually look BETTER than... Continue Reading →
I hate March, Home Viewing and Commercial Success
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday around 7:30 AM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words at a moment's notice. WRFA-LP is... Continue Reading →