The idea behind Fribo seems to me to be much more palatable than the prospect of every household getting an internet-connected microphone that broadcasts details of everything within earshot to a central server: When a Fribo in your home hears a noise that it recognizes, it sends a message to another Fribo in your friend’s… Continue reading Fribo
Month: April 2018
TV catch-up: back soon
Apologies if posting falls away over the next few days. I find myself playing catch-up with a couple of TV programmes that are both due to return to our screens later this year and consequently my time for web browsing is a bit limited between, say, now and the weekend. The first show, courtesy of… Continue reading TV catch-up: back soon
Steven Bochco, R.I.P.
Steven Bochco, whose active years came just a bit too early for him to pick up the accolades he deserved for setting the stage for modern TV drama, has passed away. It’s easy to forget now just how different Hill Street Blues was when it first showed up on our screens: By conveying the sheer… Continue reading Steven Bochco, R.I.P.