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
My BFF and I have had a nasty habit of falling back on what can only be described as gallows humor as a coping mechanism whenever we’d hear news of the passing of someone famous, or famous to us. We’d usually wait until at least two such instances had occurred, as we know, death often … Read more
The NFT Expo actually is in the process of being held, in person, indoors, with a sizable number of normal people actually sane enough to not hide behind pig snouts and face diapers, in the Los Angeles Convention Center. For me, it was a joyous reminder that the only way it is actually possible to … Read more
In the baseball world, this weekend is a signpost in the marathon of a season where teams jockeying for the playoffs are seeking to upgrade their rosters with trades. So far, the highest-profile names that could potentially be moved, star Washington outfielder Juan Soto and two-way phenomenon Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, remain with their … Read more
Yesterday could have been a monumental disaster for me and my silent pleas for normalcy. My precious quaran-tine Barbara Ferrer had set it as a drop-dead date for reinstituting mandatory indoor masking, which based upon the way she now chooses to appear on zoom calls/press conferences she now seems to be a paid spokesperson for. … Read more
As JEOPARDY! winds down the 38th season of its current incarnation this week, one that began with controversy and the abrupt firing of host/producer Mike Richards after one tape day, news on the fate of its permanent emcee choice finally broke. All season long, both Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik have emceed the show in … Read more
Norman Lear begins his second hundred years today, and based upon the output and resilience he has displayed in his first hundred, I’m not betting against him making a third century just yet. Mr. Lear (and, frankly, with his track record and seniority it’s disingeneous to call him anything BUT Mr–unless, as in my case, … Read more
When Roger Goodell held his press conference earlier this month in Sun Valley to announce that NFL Sunday Ticket will be heading to a streaming platform for its 30th season next fall, it had all been ordained that Apple TV+ or Amazon’s Prime Video would be its destination. After all, both have multibillion (ok, trillion) … Read more