by Dr. Mebane | May 22, 2014 | All, Dance, Reality (?)
These days, I watch my favorite TV shows with the remote control well within reach. I “forward” through commercials and some of the content so fast that I miss some interesting stuff. For example, I missed a fun and healthy project sponsored by the Dancing with the...
by Dr. Mebane | Apr 16, 2014 | All, Music, Reality (?)
Yes, I admit it. Until American Idol judge Harry Connick, Jr. “called out” one of this season’s contestants for not mirroring the gravitas of a recent pop song, I didn’t catch it. I had heard Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks” on the radio and in snippets...
by Dr. Mebane | Mar 14, 2014 | All, Reality (?)
In my last post on The Biggest Loser, “Two Great Ideas for ‘The Biggest Loser,’ “ I talked about the season (14), critiques of the show and two of my own ideas for how the show could embrace it’s public health angles. This time, I am going to chime in on a controversy...
by Dr. Mebane | Nov 22, 2013 | All, Reality (?)
A week ago today, America’s Next Top Model (ANTM) crowned its season 20 winner – Jourdan Miller, a 19-year-old native of Bend, OR. Congratulations, Jourdan! This season, the show’s executive producers (Ken Mok, Tyra Banks and Laura Fuest Silva) added a new twist…drum...
by Dr. Mebane | Nov 15, 2013 | All, Campaigns, Reality (?)
Hooray for this week’s Survivor on CBS (season 27, episode “My Brother’s Keeper” shown on Wednesday, 11/13/13)! I have been looking for a current reason to feature the show here. Unfortunately, the record-sized impact of Typhoon Haiyan and one of CBS’ responses gave...
by Dr. Mebane | Oct 19, 2013 | All, Literature, Reality (?)
Earlier this week I used Encore! social media to showcase mental illness by sharing a CNN Entertainment story about the tragic death of Joshua Marks: ‘MasterChef’ runner-up Josh Marks loses ‘battle of his life,’ commits suicide, by Alan Duke. Marks was probably best...
