{"id":1884,"date":"2012-08-17T09:47:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/changingchannels\/?p=1884"},"modified":"2012-08-17T09:56:06","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:56:06","slug":"remote-viewing-matts-quick-clicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/changingchannels\/2012\/08\/remote-viewing-matts-quick-clicks.html","title":{"rendered":"Remote Viewing: Matt’s Quick Clicks"},"content":{"rendered":"

OK, as if I don’t make some people angry enough writing about one television topic, I am going to try to take on several in one feature.<\/p>\n

There was plenty of brouhaha over Al Roker’s<\/strong> comment to Matt Lauer<\/strong> about the latter’s “role” in the departure of Ann Curry<\/strong>, but just the fact that the weatherman COULD take such a deep dig at Today’s main man is pretty cool.<\/p>\n

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Al Roker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Roker is more than just a weatherman, Just think about that happening in YOUR market: KCRA’s Brian Albrecht<\/strong> had a wicked sense of humor, for instance, but there’s little chance of him taking on legendary newscaster Stan Atkinson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“Mr. Sacramento” would have had Albrecht booted to the Chico market before you could say “Sleep well….”<\/p>\n

OK, that reference probably only worked for a few readers … moving on….<\/p>\n

***The problems with Today run deeper than any rift between the personalities, the show runs too long (4-5 hours in some markets compared to just 2 hours for the other nets shows) and the competition with several other programs have watered the “arena” down…to name just two issues…<\/p>\n

***It was funny to see a 98 Degrees reunion on Friday’s Today, especially when they sat on folding chairs during one point.\u00a0 In another 10 years, they may need rocking chairs! just joking…<\/p>\n

***When a show-mance is over, or if it was misconstrued should it then be called a no-mance?<\/p>\n

***With programs like Breaking Bad<\/em> on don’t tell me TV hasn’t changed over the years. In the last century that show, during the time of The Brady Bunch<\/em> or Leave it to Beaver<\/em> would have been called Breaking Good…<\/p>\n

***I have never watched that show, or The Closer, Leverage<\/em> or Rizzoli and Isles<\/em>…<\/p>\n

***Should I be “fired” from this gig for the above alone? Don’t answer that, please!<\/p>\n

***What well-known shows have you never watched? Please comment below…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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