I hope I don’t come off too spacey here. But my husband was alarmed enough to insist that I write with an open jar of Benedryl capsules next to me. It may be stress. Or it may be that I am, in fact, allergic to walnuts (which would totally mess me up since I believe that chocolate chip cookies and brownies with walnuts are truly among God’s greatest gifts to humankind).
Fear not. The symptoms are very minor and I have not blown up like a puffer fish. But I’m not feeling entirely myself, either. Oh well.
The good news is that ABC’s new video player is now working on my computer. The bad news is that I was unable to review their new game show The Superstars (premiering tonight at 8 p.m.) since the network only posted a highlight reel. However, I do want to offer a big shout out to Michael Ng and Kerry Reis over at ABC Communications. They’re the tech support guys and are suffering grievously getting the new player to work. But they both got back to me today and I appreciate their efforts.
That being said, the fact that some language got bleeped in The Superstars highlight reel may be an issue. Other than that, I’m almost tempted to watch it.
The conceit is that an athlete (and we’re talking some fairly heavy-duty folks here, including one of my personal faves basketball pro Lisa Leslie) are paired with celebrities such as Paige Hemmis (Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) and Julio Iglesias, Jr. and everyone competes in a series of games with one of the eight pairs being eliminated each night. When the announcer on the highlight reel claimed that brawn was being paired with beauty, I initially cringed until I realized that a good chunk of the brawn was female, including tennis pro Jennifer Caprioti.
Of course, speaking of tennis, The Tennis Channel (yes, there really is one) is featuring Wimbledon coverage. ABC Family (which as has been noted many times here is not all that family-friendly) is premiering the second season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager tonight as well. And as I scanned the schedule for tonight, I saw that EWTN is featuring Mother Angelica Live. While I personally can do without the judgmental old… ahem, nun, I find the “live” part interesting. As in she’s still alive? Well, to paraphrase that wonderful line from Fiddler on the Roof, may God bless her and keep her far way from us.
Anne Louise Bannon
Your Family Viewer