Like a lot of San Diegans, I’m originally from somewhere else. My family moved here when I was but a slip of a lad, however, and I’ve definitely lived here longer than anywhere else. When I first moved here at the age of 12, I hated it intensely, bristling at the intense cultural differences between suburban Los Angeles and suburban San Diego in the way only a seventh grader can. But that hatred blossomed into a weird love/hate relationship that can only be justified by the glowing eye of my television set.
Other than Simon & Simon, there haven’t been many successful TV shows set here in America’s 8th [...]
Adult Swim has turned what started as a spoof commercial by Paul Scheer on Children's Hospital into its own show. Taking aim at crime procedurals in a similar way to how Children's Hospital takes on hospital dramas, National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle (NTSF: SD: SUV for short) has been picked up for 12 episodes to be written by Scheer. It all started with the above (amazing) clip, which apparently acted as a pilot and got them the entire run. I do love that we live in a time in which a 90-second video can get you a TV show, even if that 90-second clip [...]
