ACTORS BIOGRAPHY
____ ____ is an actor most famous
for his role as John Smith on the TV series Unnamed.
He is from the UK and started his
career having minor roles in small
touring stage productions for a year.
From 2023, he was cast as a
supporting role in a West End
production of Transient at the
Evanescence Theatre.
Migrating from the stage to the
screen, he had some uncredited
parts in short-lived television
shows.
In 2024, John Smith was a role that
he auditioned for. Initially, the role
was offered to another actor but
was turned down due to them
having to go into rehabilitation.
He worked on Unnamed until his
sudden firing from the show in
2026. Little is known about the
reason for this. However, it could
be linked to his current issues with
tax avoidance and alcoholism.
After a measly four year career, he
is no longer working in the industry.
This is amazing
My favorite t.v show here
The color purple
In the beginning,
the world flickered in black-and-white
shadows behaving, light staying in its lane,
stories told in grayscale grammar.
Then came the inventors,
the engineers coaxing color
out of electrons and hope.
Phosphors bloomed~
tiny red, green, blue lanterns
glowing on the inside of a glass cathedral,
each dot a seed of awe
waiting to burst open.
And suddenly
the living room became a futuristic sunrise.
Technicolor spilled across the screen
like someone had finally remembered
to turn the world back on.
Children leaned forward,
their faces lit with wonderment,
and parents whispering
that nothing would ever look the same again~
and they were right.
Because color didn’t just arrive;
it unfurled like a miracle,
bright with promise~
and we huddle together
in that warm electric glow
watching the future
teaching itself how to shine.
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Watching a programme
Sunday afternoon
The television
Blacked out5 suddenly
No sound no picture
Today is Tuesday
Three days of silence
No sound no picture
Only quietness
My thoughts telling me
It is time to write
I now hear the words
The pen is ready
To glide on the page
Now I will begin
Without the t.v.
Now to spend the time
Creating a poem
Or reading a book
Or mediate
Meanwhile searching
For a new t.v.
It will take awhile
Until one is found
At a decent price
We’re fed a smorgasbord of absurd lies
It’s like watching a preposterously bad cartoon
unfortunately we can’t turn off the television
We just can’t wish it all away
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Saturday morning cartoons for kids
Pow! Batman and Robin save the day
Heroes and villains at play
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
three o'clock soap
the edge of night
day off from school
partridge family
traveling band
a tv road show
televised
landing of the moon
reloading cheese plate
warm country feelings
littlest house
on the prairie
star trek
interstellar adventure
before homework
reciting lessons
during carol burnett show
queen of improv
sunday night
with ed sullivan
~ old flannel pj's
columbo
trench coat and cigar
adjusts rabbit ears
the birds vertigo
alfred hitchcock clocks in
creepy shadows
sonny and cher
sassy lip service
do not try at home
bedtime lights out
good night
waltons
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Egomaniacal Woman Theory Laughs
She's always on
And as a vulnerable gumby male
My words are daring.
When poor things gavel you
Doesn't it seem time for stopping?
The celebrity, the money
The basic road home is gone
Wow that's a big television
John and Jackie Irwin are not your
real estate developer partna
Thank you for sharing your thoughts
with Vice President JD Vance
This reflection,
Is my projection,
Playing a section of my mind,
My eyes find the design,
As atoms create every line,
Casting shadows from the divine,
Because it's light you shine,
A sign of your connection,
The reflection that your seeing,
Showing the meaning behind being,
Your agreeing with the soul,
While you roll with the punches,
A bunch of challenges and blessings,
Always guessing if life is just testing us,
Arresting our attention,
So we create a dimension,
Just to experience ascension,
Evolving through the lesson,
A projection coming from you,
The reflection coming through,
An expression of what's true,
Teaching what we need to do,
Even in ways you don't want it too,
The view is your vision,
This creation your decision,
In constant revision,
Your own television,
Playing one show,
And once you know,
You really start to grow.
If television is chewing gum for the eyes,
as this architect would have us think,
can you walk and chew gum at the same time
or would it put your TV on the blink?
But what if radio is bubble gum for the ears,
as is my personal perception,
would you be forever blowing big ones
or would it interfere with the reception?
Yogi Bear to me is as close as family
Out in the backroads of my youth
Grew with me through the years
I’ll always have that soft spot in my heart
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
destined for stardom
I appear on local news
rollers in my hair
ROSE-COLORED GLASSES
“When you think about a show that you used to watch as a kid or as a teenager, you look at it through sort of rose-colored glasses…”Jordana Brewster
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In memory’s soft glow,
the TV screen flickers alive,
time stretches like taffy,
the theme song lingers, a melody
transporting me through the portal of childhood.
The laughter of a cartoon,
the adventure of a western,
the wisdom of a sitcom,
a sprinkle of magic dust,
and suddenly, the mundane was extraordinary.
In the sepia tones of nostalgia,
I find a bittersweet truth:
the rose-colored glasses
tint the past with warmth,
softening the edges of reality.
those moments, though fleeting,
are the roots of who I am,
the laughter still lingers,
and the magic?
It lives on, like a rerun.
my love life
is a flash of television
movies
reruns
and a bit of news
it's all on screen
and
i'm the outsider
looking in
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
The View
the ladies on The View
really have no clue
their words tumble out
most times with a shout
they think they have talent
but ABC’s money isn’t well spent
even if they were half way intelligent
their words might make some sense
if I wanted to watch some dumb cows
I would sooner go to a farm and browse
why they are on tv
is way beyond me
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