Oct 22, 2009

Heene, meeny, miny, moe, how low can we go? Apparently quite low, and not just because the country was transfixed by that untethered balloon and the possibility a 6-year-old was trapped inside. The ballyhoo over balloon boy Falcon Heene did remind us that television can be mesmerizing with the simplest of excuses and images. From car chases and airplane wheels that don't slip into place to, well, you name it, we'll watch it -- especially if it moves, disaster is at hand, and a child is at...More