Tag Archives: television

Peppa Pig is my homegirl.

November 10, 2014 · by The Waiting · in Childhood, Entertainment, Parenting, Television, Toddlers · 21 Comments

“I’m going to write a blog post about Peppa Pig. How should I even start?,” I asked B while we were out on an errand today. “Don’t gild the lily. Just say it’s the most awesome show ever made.” Go ahead and put your hyperbole goggles on ’cause imma bout to spray you with the […]

You Are What You Tweet

November 3, 2014 · by The Waiting · in blogging, Humor, Life, Social Media, Writing · 39 Comments

Ever since I went back to work full-time in June, I have been both fully present and fully absent in the blogosphere. The Waiting has lived up to its name: it sits patiently waiting to receive my critical observations regarding Buzzfeed and cloth diapers, to which I do not give it a scrap. This blog’s […]

Five Shows That Will Never Be Resuscitated

June 3, 2013 · by The Waiting · in Entertainment, Humor, Television · 91 Comments

Every so often, a show is born that is a critical darling but is largely ignored by the TV viewing public. Arrested Development was such a show. It only made it through two and a half seasons before it got cancelled, much to the dismay of pretty much anyone who has ever tried to impress […]

I’m Glad I’m Not Patricia Heaton

August 27, 2012 · by The Waiting · in Entertainment, Family, Humor, Life, Marriage, Parenting · 65 Comments

Remember that show “Everybody Loves Raymond”? In it, Ray Barrone lives in Queens across the street from his overbearing mother (Marie) and grizzled father (Frank) and has to deal with constant clashes between them and his wife Debra, played by Patricia Heaton. I can no longer watch this show because it stresses me out beyond […]