Tag Archives: television

Fame Fades. But Flames Spread.

Posted on July 3, 2025 by mitchteemley

A Filmmaker’s Journal “Fame! I’m gonna live forever!” Those lyrics are from the title song of a once-famous movie that, ironically, most people under 30 have never even heard of. Five years ago, Healing River, my first feature film as … Continue reading →

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Cutting the Cord Can Be Painful!

Posted on June 4, 2025 by mitchteemley

We’re all-out streamers now. But back in the day, we’d switch cable or satellite providers every time our “new customer offer” ended. I’d be matter-of-fact at first. But then, when I said no to their “we’ll doing anything to keep … Continue reading →

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In a World Where…

Posted on March 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

I love doing voice-overs. And fortunately have gotten to do a lot of them. As a member of the comedy trio Isaac Air Freight, I did my first voice-over as Little Joe in Prodigal Joe. Then went on to perform on … Continue reading →

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35 Years Ago Television Evolved Into This

Posted on December 18, 2024 by mitchteemley

This very week in 1989, civilization took a giant slouch forward with the arrival of the most dysfunctional family ever. After two years as a featured short on The Tracey Ullman Show, The Simpsons crawled out of Ullman’s fertile comedy … Continue reading →

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(Still Not Famous) So Off to College

Posted on October 17, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir “I apologize for not winning” (Best New Music Group in the U.S.), I told my pen pal. But on the other hand, my band The Daily Planet remained our tv producer, publisher Robert “Bob” Petersen’s personal favorite. … Continue reading →

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The Biggest Week of My Life

Posted on October 3, 2023 by mitchteemley

My Real Memoir We were famous! And not just for 15 minutes, but for a week! Our band The Daily Planet had been chosen the Best New Music Group in the Western U.S. and had driven to Hollywood to shoot … Continue reading →

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Of WandaVision and More

Posted on February 10, 2021 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Beaton of Becoming the Muse. Beaton, who lives in South Africa, is a man after my own heart, i.e. with broadly varied interests and topics. In fact, his only prevailing theme seems to be … Continue reading →

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The SAG Awards

Posted on January 18, 2020 by mitchteemley

I’m a member of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), so every year at this time I get to vote for my favorite performances. The SAG Awards program airs on national television tomorrow night. Here are my picks to win: Of … Continue reading →

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Televolution: 30 Years of D’oh!

Posted on December 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

How television has evolved! This very week in 1989, civilization took a giant slouch forward with the arrival of the most wonderfully dysfunctional family ever. 30 years later The Simpsons is the longest running scripted primetime television series–and one of the most … Continue reading →

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Best News Bloopers of 2017

Posted on December 28, 2017 by mitchteemley

“To err is human,” oh, so human. Some of 2017 was tragic. Some was joyful. Most of it was just, well, human. And kinda funny. Wishing you a joyful and un-embarrassing 2018!

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