Dumb Dads

Now, I don't watch much TV. I have very little time, and to be honest, there isn't much out there worth watching. However, with three kids, I do try to watch at least some of what they want to watch. For one thing, I want to have an idea of what they are talking about, and for another I want to be able to determine if a show is suitable.
I have decided that I hate sitcoms, especially family-based sitcoms. It seems that fathers in sitcoms have to be boobs, and are not allowed to be competent. In fact, most of them seem to be just shy of drooling on their shirts. Any time a competent man is featured in one of these sorts of shows, he is either a jerk, or gay. Just watch "Malcom in the Middle" "The War at Home" or pretty much any other family-based sitcom (Yes, "Hope and Faith" is an exception, but it kinda proves the rule.)
Of course, given that I've watched about 1.5 episodes of these shows, in 10-20 minutes segments, I could be wrong. But as that's all I can stomach, it'll have to do.
Is it so hard to have both father and mother be capable, and yet funny? Make them have dumb, single friends, or play off the generation gap with the kids.

2320AD, Again

Well, it looks like 2320AD is actually going to see the light of day. The publisher has returned from his lengthy hiatus, and things seem to be moving forward again. Now, I'm still a little skeptical, having not heard from the gentleman in question for the better part of a year, but I am hopeful. We'll just have to wait and see how this pans out.

In prepartion for this, Ted Lindsey and I have been working on 2320AD Lite, a sort of freebie version of the full 2320AD. We hope to have that ready within a few weeks. Along with that, I'll have a short freebie adventure, which complements the material in the Lite book. All will be available first in PDF format.

More information will show up here as I get it.