Television

I Have Major Beef with Celebrity Commercials

Hello, you may know me. I am Jacki, and I love to watch television. When I say watch, I really mean WATCH... not just passively pay attention while I do other tasks. I will wonder what lives the characters are living off-screen. Yes, even the ones who are only in…

June 17, 2026No Comments

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Inside my Brain TV Reviews

My Days of Watching SNL Might Be Over

I have been watching Saturday Night Live since the late 80s. I remember holing up in my bedroom. lights out, tiny television ON and my eyes wide open. At first, I was drawn to the goofy stuff and, as a teenager growing up in (very) rural Georgia, shocked by what…

January 26, 2026No Comments

Inside my Brain

A Formal Apology to Molly Shannon

Dear Molly Shannon, I would like to apologize. I used to have a big hate for you. HUGE. And I couldn't really explain why. The original crew of women on SNL, I adored. Laraine Newman? Aces. Jane Curtin? Perfection (even when she was on "3rd Rock from the Sun"). Gilda…

July 22, 2022No Comments

Learning about Frederico from “Six Feet Under”

Inside my Brain

Learning about Frederico from “Six Feet Under”

Today I would like to tell you a story that I tell people in person pretty frequently and it's about one of my lifelong friends. I've always loved television and movies and, when "allowed", it dominates my conversations. If you know me in person, this should come as no surprise…

April 29, 2022No Comments

Inside my Brain

Secret Project? What Secret Project?!

Hello, in case you didn't know, I am currently working on a *really big* secret project. One might even call it a "really big shew". I mean Ed Sullivan would. He always pronounced "show" unusually and it's the only way my brain will pronounce it when put together with those…

March 1, 2022No Comments