One Man’s Hatred of Basketball and Its Spotlight Tournament Before I get started, I understand that basketball is a much-beloved sport and the NCAA basketball tournament (“March Madness”) an iconic sporting event. If you love the game and the tournament, I wish you all the joy. May your favorite team win, may the teams in... Continue Reading →
False Hopes and Broken Dreams
Played For The Dream or By The Dream? Hoop Dreams (1994)- Two young men from inner city Chicago chase a dream of professional basketball as they play for two different high schools. The different expectations from coaches, family and the players themselves show all the hurdles they face.Directed by Steve JamesStarring Arthur Agee, William Gates.Why... Continue Reading →
Virtual Friends, The "Not" Take, The End Times?
"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 Politics of Roseanne, ESPN Rant, Video Games and Science
"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 →
Do Smartphones Make You Stupid, Old School Sports, and The Facebook Puzzle
"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 →
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Mystery, Alaska (1999) - A small, hockey-obsessed town in Alaska wins the chance to bring the New York Rangers to town for a televised match. Directed by Jay Roach Starring Russell Crowe, Hank Azaria, Burt Reynolds, ... Continue Reading →
Fixed Game, Nerd Genius, Streaming Failure
"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 →
Politics and Media, Steve Harvey, Media Business Models
"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 Fight That Started the Movies – Book
The Fight That Started the Movies - The World Heavyweight Championship, the Birth of Cinema and the First Feature Film by Samuel Hawley (2016) - When you think of the history of the movies you may think of Thomas Edison. You may even remember that the first commercially shown film was by Edison, called "The... Continue Reading →
Orange Street News, Racing Tech, Robot Ads
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 →