Well, you somehow made it through Thanksgiving without committing a felony. Yes, I realize that I’m taking a leap of faith by assuming that’s the case with anyone who may be reading this, especially if “you” turn out to be one of the occasional “commenters” who somehow dredge up a musing from two or three … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site The Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional coverage of business and technology. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, especially those of you who indeed have a yours to be with. Here in this alternative universe, our … Read more
I’m arguably a walking anachronism when it comes to my consumption of streaming services. Having spent a lifetime in the business of reporting on people other than myself experience content I’ve developed what at times is a morbid curiosity to learn as much as I can about shows that I would otherwise never be personally … Read more
I do try to stay on top of significant events that are happening in media, particularly in areas that are near and dear to my heart. Since I cut my eyeteeth in the rough-and-rumble world of broadcast syndication, whenever something of note does take place in that world it usually captures my attention–or at least … Read more
Thirty years is a long time in any business; a virtual eternity in the world of TV sitcoms. So is 29, the actual number that have elapsed since CBS debuted a show from a group of newcomers that were professionally connected to David Letterman’s production company, a reward and perk that helped them secure his … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears as a portion of today’s SUNDAY MORNING QUARTERBACK recap on our sister site, Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coeverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. On a college football Saturday that could best be described as the calm before the storm scheduling-wise … Read more
After a week of lousy weather across most of the country and lousy news for all but the most brainwashed and misoygnistic among us, we needed an event like the HIGHLY anticipated debut of WICKED: FOR GOOD in theatres that officially began last night but offered a number of preview opportunities for those uberfans who … Read more
Whenever I come across the increasingly rare public touting of small screen “ratings” success I probably pay a lot more attention to the details than most. When you spend as long as I have concopting similar fodder, one can’t help but be curious if the same level of sophisticated storytelling creativity that I and my … Read more
We’re expecting another stormy day in So Cal today, and if you happen to be one of the survivors who’s made it this far into Warner Brothers’ second century of existence that fact is true about more than merely the weather. Because when the skies are scheduled to open up this afternoon while nothing definitive … Read more
If you ever deal with insomnia as I do, you’d note that a lot of these musings drop at times when many of you are fast asleep. Those of you who are awake are probably using ambient white noise along with a hot beverage for sustinence, and in my case that often means playing back … Read more