May 25, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Lost Questions

Six years ago my wife and I fell in love with a new kind of television show. It was smart, mysterious, well written, epic in scale, and had an amazing ensemble of characters to make it work as the most amazing hour on television. The show was really built on one thing: mystery. It wouldn’t had made it if it were cheesy, poorly directed, dumbed-down, or had bad actors. But mystery IS what the show was... read more

Mar 14, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Surviving Leadership, Part 2

So my previous post on leadership and Survivor brings me to my next thought: Team James versus Team Tom. On the Heroes team is James, a young African American from the South with a perfectly muscled male figure a little bit of an attitude; and Tom, an upper middle-aged Caucasian fire fighter from New York who comes across as being a little on the arrogant side. Now both of these guys were exemplary in... read more

Mar 11, 2010 Posted by Anthony

Surviving Leadership

My wife and I love Survivor. I would love to be on the show, but because of my children’s age and current ministry situation, it would not be wise to apply at this time in my life. This season is Heroes versus Villains: past Survivors fans loved versus past Survivors that fans loved to hate. Funny thing is when you get a bunch of Heroes (usually classified as such for their leadership abilities) on... read more

Dec 23, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Who To Root For…

The purpose of a player on Survivor is to outwit, outlast, and outplay all of your opponents in order to win 1 Million Dollars. Seems like a pretty simple and easy-to-follow purpose statement, but if you’ve ever watched more than one season of Survivor, you’d know that it is not. Each and every season, players from all over the country show up in some exotic location with one thought on their... read more

Oct 28, 2009 Posted by Anthony

Influence and Exploitation 2

In yesterday’s post, I shared the details of last week’s episode of Flash Forward. In this post I will state why I am upset with ABC and the producers of this show: 1. Homosexuality is a sin and should not be promoted on a major network’s primetime lineup. That’s the answer you probably expected from this Christian guy, but I have some other reasons that might catch you off... read more