Whereas Disney has once again failed our daughters, attempting to sex-up and resell Merida, PBS Kids demonstrated today a continued commitment to portraying young women in a different light; as the smart, curious, and independently capable children they are. This morning, at the PBS annual meeting in Miami (where I am […]
Pop culture mashups are simply not done in Downton Abbey. I mean, are simply done. Footmen! Rightside Upton Abbey for now until the end of days, I do declare. Carson insists that you enjoy this Sesame Street Downton Abbey vid:
Dad bloggers like to lambast brands for half-ass, stereotypical portraits of papas in TV commercials. I guess we’re finally get a steady taste of what it’s like to be a parent on television. It kinda tastes nasty. Women have been dealing with shitty on-screen mock-ups of themselves for years, especially […]
Game of Your Life follows the story of high school gamer Zach Taylor (Titus Makin Jr., “Glee”) as he joins the esteemed Digital Institute of Game Design (DIGD) through a scholarship program led by billionaire gaming icon Marcus Bentton (Tom Nowicki, “The Blind Side”). Zach’s dream is to become successful […]
It’s the best hyperbole week ever here on OWTK! Note to all marketers and advertising executives: this is how the modern dad would like to be portrayed on television! A big chest pump, high five, and double guns to Tide for nailing it with humor and intelligence; meaning there isn’t […]
Turns out Becky is NOT the greatest babysitter. In today’s premiere episode of Word Girl Becky is charged with watching her lil’ bro TJ for the first time ever. The occasion? (vocab word!), why it’s the Botsfords wedding anniversary. The giddy couple manage to tear themselves away from their kids […]
While many moms and dads spent a portion of their Wednesday night watching the pilot episode of the much-buzzed about new NBC parental sitcom Up All Night, I was Out All Night reliving a bit of my younger days at an indie rock show in a Philadelphia church basement. Unlike […]
This couldn’t be more timely, at least for folks on the eastern seaboard who just whacked by Hurricane Irene and who are now expecting a visit from Katie. WordGirl’s word of the month for September is Meteorologist (I can’t believe I spelled that correctly on the first try) and in […]
