Polar Bears Watch TV

Several days ago, this site hit one million views, a number I never thought would be possible unless I photoshopped a few extra zeros onto the view count. When I decided to start this blog in August of 2013, I was pleasantly surprised from the outset by how rapidly it grew. The fact that my articles have been viewed one million times (even if 999,999 were probably from me) is truly incredible, and I’d like to thank all of you for reading and commenting. Even all you accidental clickers out there still played a role.

This summer, I plan on continuing to go strong. I intend to cover a bit more television than I’ve been able to over the last few months–perhaps returning to old shows–and I will still be watching a ton of movies. There’s a lot of good stuff out there this summer. Once again, thanks.

Photo credit: polarbearsinternational.org

Written by: Maria Leia 

The bloodcurdling scream. The dead telephone line. Suddenly the electricity doesn’t work and no one is around to help. It looks like someone is going to die. Or at least, it used to look that way. Nowadays, there’s always the silent alarm, the motion-sensored lights and the handy cell phone ready to come to the rescue. And when all else fails, a Twitter mayday tweet generally does the trick. Which means that as terrifying as those old horror tropes were, it is time for an update.

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