Happy Birthday, The Medium is Not Enough. Yes, two years ago (sort of, subject to blog migration, blog splitting, blog reunions, etc), this blog emerged into the light of the Internet with its first two posts: a preview of the still-popular Prison Break, the not-unpopular Supernatural and the still-unseen Global Frequency; and tedious cruft about The Omega Factor (which I'm still just about to write a review of, amazingly enough).
Oddly enough, that paragraph, more or less, was how I greeted the blog's first birthday and it's still true. Plus ça change…
In our second year, what have I discovered?
- Y'all are still kind of interested in David Tennant and Doctor Who, but less by Torchwood
- Time may march on but before, during and after every episode of The F-Word, everyone will be dying to know who wrote the theme tune
- The “What I learned/learnt from last week's television” strand was a bad idea, since I didn't learn enough, it turned out
- People really like having a bullet-pointed list of media news items each morning
- I can never get people's names right. Actually, that's not new
We've also launched The Carusometer, wide-eyed and blinking behind its dark-as-night sunglasses, onto an unsuspecting world. Will it ever be the same? Not by the time the “full season” Carusometer arrives, it won't.
I'd like to say a great big thank you again to Anna, Holyhoses Rob, Jason, Lisa, Marie, Matt, Rosby, Scott, Stu and all those who lurkers who have stayed with me since year one. I'd also like to thank the new arrivals – Iko, Poly, Mark, espedair, Linda, cindylover1969, Fraser, Kev, Craig, Lesley, Jonathan, Phoenix – for making the blog even more fun this year, and for all the lurkers out there (you know who you are) for elevating my visitor stats to the point where I don't feel humiliated every day. All I can do is try my best to keep you all entertained and hope you stick around.
Thanks for sticking with me!
Updates and related entries
September 23, 2007:
The return of “Things I learned…” in a different format: Questions and Realisations.
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Happy Birthday! Two's such a cute age :)
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Happy Blog Birthday
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Uhoh! The terrible twos!
Congrats, Rob. Don't even think about hanging up the blog.
Sorry the "What I've Learned" segment didn't work out - I always liked it. (And on occasion, wanted to steal from it! nyeh heh heh)
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Thanks for the happy birthdays!
And maybe I'll give "What I've learned" another go in a slightly mutated form then. I have ideas now...
June 21, 2007 | Reply
You know you can *never* get rid of your news round-up, don't you...?!
Many happy returns, and even more thanks
June 21, 2007 | Reply
"You know you can *never* get rid of your news round-up, don't you...?!"
I know. It's probably good for me getting up half an hour or so earlier every day to do it, plus it does mean I can claim truthfully that TMINE is a (week)daily blog, without necessarily having to come up with anything new and original to say every day.
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Happy Blog Birthday.
2 is so true, I've been wondering that each Tuesday night!
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Hey Happy Blogday Rob!
I've got to agree , bless the bullet points for they are holy! Also The Caruso meter is an excellent way to define practically anything mediawise. I use it all the time now much to my wife's amusement!
Keep up the good work, I need to know I can pop by each day and get the latest TV news! Hey but two, well that means the hard work starts now!
;)
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Many happy returns. There had better be. Else I'll get stroppy.
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Yeah! Very sorry to come in at the end of the day but ya know how much I couldn't manage without your wit and wisdom. And yes, the daily news outline is an absolute must on my bloglines review even if I don't get chance to get further!
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Happy Blog Birthday! May you keep reporting for many years to come.
June 21, 2007 | Reply
Oh, and keep reviewing Torchwood; I need to keep coming back here and have you remind me of an episode's merits and vices without just judging it on how much Ianto is in it. (Which is how I do it. Unfortunately. *cough*)
June 22, 2007 | Reply
Belated happy blogday!
I liked the 'What I have learned...' feature too!
June 23, 2007 | Reply
Belated happy anniversary, Rob! Hopefully this won't go the way of Television Chronicles (sob!)...
June 24, 2007 | Reply
Happy Birthday, your blog is one of my online destinations first thing in the morning.
And I 'd go as far to say that the Carusometer is the best way to define practically anything in life ;)