The Scribble with Jeremy Bradley

At first, TV fans got excited when a show would come back on the air decades later. The shows you loved as a kid, teen, young adult -- returning to the airwaves for a blast from the past. Jeremy Bradley talks about how most TV reboots end up being a terrible spin-off of themselves. Does the second version ruin the legacy of the first? If the characters or story lines aren't exactly as they were, does it make the show a failure? Then again, has our taste in programming changed and we just don't appreciate what we did back in the day? Later, JB talks about which TV reboots have disappointed him the most.

In a society where everyone is the victim (mostly those "Karens"), Jeremy Bradley has some creative ways to avoid being a crime victim. Picture it: it's late at night, the backyard is dark, you see a silhouette or shadow moving around in the black of night. JB tells you the perfect way to scare the intruder (without violence or bloodshed!). Later, there's a growing crime of pet theft. People are getting jumped while walking their dogs. JB shares his idea for keeping your canine safe if someone demands that you hand over your pooch.

It's happening more and more often: people are forming relationships with -- even dating -- AI characters. Jeremy Bradley talks about the growing interest in looking for love on a screen. He downloaded an AI relationship app (on a co-worker's phone!) to dive into the digital boyfriend experience. "It was interesting because you essentially design your perfect guy; he's charming and calls you cute names," JB says. "But, for me, I dunno, I enjoy being around my big, muscled Brazilian bodybuilder husband." He admits he can understand why people feel a connection with something that fills an emotional void. Later, JB reacts to singles complaining that others don't know how to flirt nowadays. Has technology ruined that, too?

"Back in the day, you wouldn't want anyone to know you were struggling financially," says Jeremy Bradley. "Now, for some reason, people have no problem crying about their struggles and begging people for help. The online panhandling is enough." JB talks about how, thanks to social media, people have no shame when it comes to expecting money and handouts from, in most cases, complete strangers. When it's a birthday, it's not uncommon for people to post a Venmo or Paypal link and expect viewers to send money. "You would never go up to someone and say, "It's my birthday, sogive me money" because it's awkward. Online it seems to be a shameless zone."

Is booze consumption on a downward trend? Or is Jeremy Bradley just getting old? JB talks about how he'll have a drink in social settings but rarely has the desire to have a drink at home. He reflects on his youth when he started drinking -- and then over drinking -- but once he hit his thirties it really slowed down. Now, in his forties it's even more rare. 

Is society too consumed by drugs to magically fix everything? Are people too lazy to put in hard work to correct issues? (Obviously not all conditions are self-inflicted.) Jeremy Bradley talks about medication commercials that put such a positive spin on how wonderful life could be if you take their drug. Later, he wonders why people disclose conditions on social media. "It's a little bit strange to me why people add "ADHD" and "diabetic" to their Instagram bio," JB says. "You have a limited number of characters to introduce yourself and that's your claim to fame?"

"Why do I say 'thank you' more to the store than they say 'thank you' to me?" Jeremy Bradley is at it again! More customer service stories and why he thinks employee training needs to shift to put patrons back on a pedestal. JB talks about how he finds himself thanking cashiers after they ring him though but rarely gets a 'thank you' from the establishment to which he just gave money. "I'm not expecting them to bow down and kiss my ass," he says, "but staff never seems grateful to customers. I often get, 'Have a good one' but not 'thank you.'" Later, JB talks about how classless customers overshadowed a pizza restaurant's grand opening: "There was almost a rumble."

Remember when you would go to work, do the job and go home -- and that's it? Jeremy Bradley talks about how workplaces have become hangouts and, worse yet, daycares for employees. He mentions how playing games, having contests and winning $5 coffee gift cards is meant to boost morale and facilitate employee engagement but, at the end of the day, most workers want to come in, do the work and leave. "I know one company where management guilts, if not forces, employees to go to the holiday party so their department is represented," says JB. "Employees don't want to spend an evening and have a free meal with their co-workers on a Friday night." He talks about how his offices are run a completely different way... because they're grown-ups.

When you're a kid, everything Mom cooks tastes the best, right? Plus, your mom has the answer for everything. Then, when you grow up you realize: maybe not so much. Jeremy Bradley talks about how your opinion about parental knowledge and skills changes as you experience life. JB talks about his mom's "moist-free chicken" and how when he grew up and worked at a restaurant he learned how to properly prepare meat for the ultimate flavor. Later, he has a laugh about her "literal chocolate chip" cookies.

"It was only a matter of time," said Jeremy Bradley. "If ABC ran The Bachelorette amid multiple scandals involving its lead, it would've been a PR nightmare for the network condoning domestic violence." It was looking like ABC would platform Taylor Frankie Paul with a season premiere on Sunday amid ongoing police and criminal investigation into her antics involving one of her baby daddies. Then, after video of a violent attack went public, ABC caved -- after previously hiring a crisis PR manager in light of the drama it faced. Now, the fallout continues with the dating show shelved. JB recaps the latest and gives insight from the TV production side of things with his expertise as an entertainment host for over 20 years.