Category — Non-Fiction

Current TV and Twitter have teamed together to present you, Hack the Debate!

If you’re not on twitter, you’re probably thinking right now wtf is Twitter? And how does that somehow relate to television, TVRevival? Basically, we’re all gonna watch the debate, right? Right. Current is gonna broadcast the debate with live comments (or “tweets” as the twitter aficionados say) scrolling at the bottom of the screen. Don’t agree with what Palin or Biden is rambling on about? Tell them, hell, tell the world by entering your two cents on the #current feed. So if you’re mildly curious to know what actual people and not broadcast tv talking heads think about the debate, by all means join in the discussion!

Al Gore thinks this is awesome btw.

And since I’m pluggin hack the debate, I guess I should join twitter for real. TV Revival on Twitter, if you’re so inclined to follow my infrequent tweets…

Season 6 of HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” is in full swing, and just in the nick of time. You may remember Bill Maher for being fired by ABC after some controversial 9/11-related comments on his old show, “Politically Incorrect,” back in 2001. Now though, both on “Real Time” and in his HBO stand-up specials, Maher has been able to be more controversial than ever. And, after the Democratic and GOP conventions, Bill and his panelists have already had “Maher” than enough to talk about. Sorry.

In case you missed the first episode of this season of “Real Time,” it’s available On Demand; and the second episode, which just aired Friday night, should be up soon too. If you can’t wait that long, HBO is rerunning it loads of times over the next few days.

Be sure to program your DVR to record the next new episodes, which air live every Friday at 11pm eastern. And, if you don’t have HBO, to that I say “seriously???” I would suggest you at least find a friend who does enjoy the splendors of the Home Box Office, and force him/her to watch “Real Time” with you. It sure beats “Fox and Friends.” Of course, if you disagree with that statement, then, well, wow. We’re pretty much done here.

(Picture source: www.salon.com)

I love that “Intervention” is back this summer. Yes it’s sad and heartbreaking, but it is so interesting that I simply cannot look away.

And after reading this interview, it looks like The Washington Post loves this show too. I love that the show is getting press, since it truly is raising awareness with each episode. Plus, at the end of each show, they offer a hotline for the families who have a loved one struggling with addiction. Some episodes even explain how seeing “Intervention” prompted them to contact someone.

According to the post, it turns out that Sam Mettler, the creator of the show, ended up getting a contact high. As Jezebel points out, I can’t believe I hadn’t thought about the safety of the camera men before. Maybe it’s because, I’m just in awe of what is happening on the screen, I forget that there’s an actual guy with a camera there having to witness crazy drug abuse behavior first hand! He really is putting himself in danger while making the show. I’m sure they take precautions, but seriously people are unpredictable.

In honor of Earth Day, I thought I would spotlight some earth-friendly programs.

Sundance has The Green , which airs every Tuesday in the primetime slot. It has a variety of programs that focus on global issues, including segments made by the Sierra Club.

Green Energy TV seems to be a sort of youtube site for Green related videos.

Their motto: “an Online Television Channel that is dedicated to airing green videos for millions of viewers around the world. Though having been launched only in January 2007, Green Energy TV now has viewers from 154 countries and 6 continents going to greenenergytv.com to watch green videos”

I really like this pedal powered tv clip, watch it below:

I hope they can figure out how to harness nuclear fission power or solar power to power my tivo. Cos I don’t know if I could pedal long enough to enjoy even a 30 minute show!