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18AprHAPPY BELATED B-DAY, TVDEUCE!!!

So I haven’t written in a while, but when I sat down, I realize that “The Deuce” is already one year old! It’s amazing! Seriously, first let me thank those of you, who have read and supported the site (click those ads people, daddy wants a new car!) I really appreciate anyone out there, who enjoys reading my scrambled thoughts.

I thought a good way of celebrating would be taking a “Retrospective” at the year of “The Deuce.” Sit back, enjoy clicking links for The Best and Worst of the Past Year:

FIRST POST
Dancing With The Stars
I still think leading off with Dancing With the Stars Was the way to go, and I still find it funny!

BEST SPINOFF IDEA
THE OFFICE SPINOFF
Creating a show around Bob Vance just seemed natural to me. It was and still is a terrific idea and then lead to our next award.

BEST CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
BOBBY RAY SHAFER
So the guy that actually plays Bob Vance stumbles upon the site and loved the idea. We get to talking and he agrees to do an interview! I actually felt legitimate as a blogger for a brief shining moment! He also sent me a picture in the mail of him, Carrell and the stripper from The Office. An overall great guy. Unlike Melora Hardin (who plays Jan) who didn’t emailed me back and said my site really wasn’t “mainstream” enough for her.

FIRST BIG HIT
FAMILY GUY QUOTES
With the advice of a fellow blogger, Josh from Bricksexplode, I decide to start submitting my articles around to various places to help gain an audience. CollegeHumor picked this one up, and it made my Google Analytics actually have to work for a few days. Plus, it was just a great collection of quotes.

BEST VIDEO
LARRY THE LAPTOP THIEF
A project for school ends up being pure video gold, as I star as UConn’s #1 Laptop thief!

POST THAT SHOULD HAVE DONE BETTER
Advice For Freshman
I would put this in my under-appreciated category. I think I had some great stuff in this one, but it never went as main stream as I wanted.

WHEN THE DEUCE GOES POP
Cartoon Names
I finally hit the big time when I had an article about cartoon names land on Pop Candy. I appreciate Whitney posting that, as it lead to tons o hits.

WORST POST
MARK HARMON LEAVING NCIS
Why? Any post with the name “Mark Harmon” should automatically be deleted.

Well that’s a look at the year and a month that has been TVDeuce. Again, big thanks to anyone that actually reads this site, I really do think you’re the best. And keep those comments coming, and don’t forget to link me as Beth did as a friend on Facebook. I’m looking for self-esteem people!

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01Apr4 Ways TV Has Lied To Me

Everybody lies.  Whether it’s about why you were late, or why there’s a poster of Brian Austin Green in your bedroom.  We all lie.  But we expect that TV shouldn’t lie to us.  But it does.  Here are 4 ways TV has lied to me.

#4 - MTV MUSIC AWARDS. Every year they tell me that it will be better than ever before!  However, I find myself sitting there, unamused like I’m watching a Will Ferrell movie.  Every year they say its going to be cra-zay!  However, all I see is that the frame rate of the show doesn’t seem to be 27fps and I don’t know, who any of these people are.  Now I know why old people get scared when they leave the home!


#3 - ALEX TREBEk KNOWS ALL. I thought he knew the answer to everything.  However, he does not know how to cure lepracy or how to fix the transmission of a ‘99 Ford Aspire.  So don’t ask.  He also doesn’t know that Steel Magnolias is a guilty pleasure of mine, that I only order the #2 at McDonalds or that for 3 years of my life my brother gave me a daily “DDT” (Thank you very much Jake “The Snake” Roberts!)  So don’t fall into the Trebek hype.

#2 - “IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT, ITS NEW TO YOU!” Goodwill tried this ad campaign, didn’t work well for them either.  What NBC couldn’t do with this slogan, is remove the awful stench and idea that you’re still watching a rerun.  You can call her your prom date, but its still your sister.

#1 - DANCING WITH THE STARS.  Umm, in what alternate universe are former 90210 rejects and brothers of Nick Lachey considered stars?  I think we need to develop a national standard on what is a star.  I don’t like the idea that Jim Varney’s widow could go around calling her husband a star.  Can we get some Federal Star Naming Commission together?  But until then, we need ABC to stop it.  When you get Ernest Borgine on there, then give me a call.

HOW HAS TV LIED TO YOU AMERICA??

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