Whenever I would be reporting on studies that would follow the launch or relaunch of a channel, I would forever be grilled by dubious executives and stakeholders wondering how something that so many people indicated they would subscribe to could yield such underachieving ratings. After all, they would attest, didn’t we all develop such a … Read more
I am NOT a racist. In fact, I’ve experienced prejudice, persecution and bigotry many times over, personally and, especially now, professionally. I’m short, still technically obese, Jewish and financially challenged. And once people with larger egos and muscles discovered I was far more intelligent than they could ever dream of being, I became their literal … Read more
Lately I’ve been told one of the reasons I’ve encountered such frustration late in life is because I was a relative overachiever and ahead of my time when I was younger. In an era where working your way through a large company was still the only way someone with my meager background could better himself, … Read more
Yes, it’s in the range of 100 degrees in a great deal of the country, and all reports are it will stay that way for a while. Of course, in today’s world, that’s ideal weather for going back to school. Here in LA, despite the unfounded fears of so many, the return begins today–yes, whether … Read more
It’s the dog days of August, just before what I’m hoping will be a busy time of year for me, and it was humid AF. Besides, I kind of needed to make myself scarce, if you know what I mean. So a movie on a Saturday night made some logistical and financial sense. BULLET TRAIN … Read more
Obsessions that are healthy are called passions. Perhaps the fine line quality that separates one from the other is that people who have passions pursue them without compromising their integrity or the balance of their lives. I personally have passions about many things, some that arguably border on obsessive. But I’m not alone in that … Read more
During his first earnings call as the CEO for Warner Discovery reporting on a full quarter directly under his watch (2Q 22), David Zaslav and his team announced a $3.42B loss, slightly worse than earlier projections, mostly related to costs related to combining the two companies. Per MSN, that figure included $2 billion spent on … Read more
Yesterday’s announcement that DAYS OF OUR LIVES will be shifting from NBC to Peacock was to its fan base and those like me who were weaned on daytime broadcast network television seen as surprising; to many, apocalyptic. But, in actuality, this was the culmination of a steady series of business-related erosions of schedules and shiftings … Read more
Vin Scully was such a master of the spoken word, the one time I heard him say “f-ck”, even that word sounded eloquent. Once upon a time, I had a big enough job at a company that actually owned the Los Angeles Dodgers to warrant VIP treatment. One of the only true perks I tried … Read more
When Jerry Seinfeld was trying to score with a hot female police sergeant who was skeptical about his claims that he was not one of the simpletons who obsessed over watching MELROSE PLACE, he sought the advice and counsel of his friend and experienced delusionist George Costanza. Jerry’s object of desire challenged him to take … Read more