The Unfettered Critic
Da Doo Run Run Run, Da Doo Run Run – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – November 2023
“This is dedicated… to the one I love…”
Or, more accurately, the ONES WE love. We’re thinking about “the girl groups,” teenage vocalists that had as much to do with the […]
A Helluva Town – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – October 2023
You know that television commercial that seems to get recycled every few years? The one where the old lady pitifully moans, “Help! I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!”
This isn’t […]
Four Score… and More – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – September 2023
Hi.
Terry here.
Paula has the month off—except that she rewrote, edited, and grammar-corrected this into readability, so, “Thanks, Paula.”
Anyway—recently I’ve been reminiscing about facts that seem, to me at least, stranger […]
It’s Not the Years – It’s the Mileage – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – August 2023
Forty-two.
Yes, it’s the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything. But more importantly, it’s the number of years since we first met Indiana Jones—archaeologist/professor/badass, with a bullwhip at his […]
Look To the Skies – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – July 2023
(In which your Unfettered Critics attempt to convince Our Readers that meteorology can be a form of entertainment.)
“Sure hope it doesn’t rain on Ringo,” we recently took to saying. Our […]
Not Your Father’s TV Season – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – June 2023
You remember M.A.S.H., right? That viewer favorite ran for eleven seasons, an unusually long run, as most shows at the time said goodbye after six or seven seasons. Eleven wasn’t […]
Okay Boomer – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – May 2023
FAR OUT! The Britt Festival has announced the entirety of their 2023 schedule, and, as expected, it’s a gas! Which is to say, it’s funky, and fab, and outtasight! We […]
A Little Not Much Just This Once – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – April 2023
Why do people go to the movies?
Prior to 2020, you probably would have answered, “For the experience of being entertained amidst a crowd of presumably like-minded individuals who will laugh […]
A Night to Remember – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – March 2023
Long ago and far away, as we cheerfully informed friends that we’d purchased a home in distant Jacksonville, Oregon, a few surprised us by responding with a curious familiarity. “I […]
The Autumn of Our Content – by Paula & Terry Erdmann
The Unfettered Critic – February 2023
Ah, Masterpiece Theatre.
Since 1971, this British-produced television program has sustained us unlettered American slobs (no offense) with weekly servings of fascinating drama. Initially, Masterpiece Theatre aired adaptations of classic novels […]