Sentence examples for a tacky television from inspiring English sources

Now comes along Joyce Carol Oates to turn Marilyn's life into the book equivalent of a tacky television mini-series.

Each week the tacky television contest in which he plans to impersonate Tony, strutting his dance moves in a white suit and black shirt, is devoted to a different star.

A tacky amateur video about the Prophet Muhammad that the Obama administration had already condemned.

Others among his recent guests have included Father Marcelo Rossi, a Catholic priest turned pop star, and Ratinho, the rodent-like host of a tacky but highly popular television show.

The genre of the television bio-pic is itself a tacky cliché, promising strong performances and a hackneyed script.

Both groups appealed (particularly through television) to listeners older and younger than the dedicated dancers, combining child-friendly choruses with slick choreography and a tacky erotic glamour that gave Abba, in particular, a camp appeal that was a major influence on late 1970s gay music culture.

But not in a tacky wonderland way.

Traditionalists view Barra as a tacky eyesore.

Some have found this a tacky, silly gimmick.

WHAT TO DO Avoid Lake George Village, a tacky lakeside strip mall.

There was a showy backdrop, or a big illuminated logo, and then a tacky, noisy tent.