Let’s get one thing straight right off the top: In my very humble opinion, Vivek Ramaswamy is a thoroughly unqualified, opportunistic scumbag. I had that opinion long before his handlers chose to make the clearly Stockholm Syndrome-suffering mother of his opponent, Dr. Amy Acton, the face of the campaign that at this writing shows him … Read more
The World Series began last night for the 122nd time in 124 years. It actually turned out to be a pretty damn good baseball game, as the byline-shy ASSOCIATED PRESS reported just like they did for the majority of the previous 121: Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to … Read more
I’m smirking just a little bit this morning–for me, that’s not necessarily a default reaction. Part of the reason is that I’m actually encouraged by what at least is a decent trailer for NBC’s NEWLYWEDS, which has been cropping up pretty much everywhere I scroll in anticipation of tonight’s series premiere. I’m clearly in the … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus regular essays on business and technology. Passionate debate about sports existed long before PARDON THE INTERRUPTION was even an ESPN programming concept. In the corner candy stores which I’d regularly frequent … Read more
Living as close to the edge of financial ruin as I do–especially in the last third of every month–I tend to suffer from more FOMO than most. What I wish I could run out and see without giving it a second thought is no longer an option for moi. The latest such example hit theatres … Read more
No, it hasn’t been the best of times for those who are still trying to keep their professional heads above water in media. Ask anyone at Skydance or Netflix, assuming they’re even in a mood to communicate at all. Those that weren’t already forced to reactivate their “open to work” graphics are either tripling down … Read more
I’ve probably spent more time with Chuck Lorre than almost any other producer in the 21st century, and I’m including the ones I’ve actually worked with. He’s arguably been the prolific creator of repeatable comedies in that span, especially THE BIG BANG THEORY, which my ex and I discovered just before it began its nearly … Read more
There’s only so much television that any human being can watch, especially ones like myself who have failed to discover the joy of Red Bull and who occasionally do get enough relief from migraine headaches to have something resembling a normal sleep pattern. Last night was not one of those nights. And with nothing of … Read more
It’s yet another No Kings Day. Oh joy. Well, at least this one has a bit better timing and purpose attached than the ones prior. Regular readers know prior musings have not been kind to those. But hey, at least this one has enough proximity to Halloween for folks to test the waters of the … Read more
So much for duplicity. As late as yesterday I was merely asking the question if Netflix’s decision to relieve 1000 or so dedicated employees of their responsibilities was right-sizing or performance-related. Yesterday’s even more stunning news made it crystal clear it was far more the latter. VARIETY’s Rebecca Rubin was among the first to share … Read more