Not gotta lie, this one hurt. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Alex Weprin was among the more sanguine conveyors of what eventually dominated my personal algorithm yesterday afternoon: NBCUniversal will no longer produce first-run syndicated TV programming, ending production of shows like Access Hollywood, Access Live, Karamo and The Steve Wilkos Show in a major strategic shift for the company. “NBCUniversal is making changes … Read more
It’s Friday the 13th, but to a certain number of highly dedicated and vocal fans of classic television the scariest thing about the day won’t have any connection to Jason Voorhees. Instead, they will be mourning what they consider the “death” of a television show that hasn’t produced an original episode in 55 years. Regular … Read more
You want to know how I’m cocksure I’m no longer one of the “cool kids”? I’m not gonna be setting foot in Austin, Texas over the next few days. I can’t begin to tell you how many folks who historically chose to go to markets like NATPE, MIP and CES eschewed this year’s iterations for … Read more
Like millions of other otherwise normal men of a certain age, I’ve dreamed about Valerie Bertinelli for decades. No, I’ve never met her, though we clearly have a number of things in common. We’re mere months apart in age. We both were fortunate enough to work with (and, in her case, for) Norman Lear. We … Read more
With a scant few exceptions, at the top of such a small list being my bestie (BTW: it’s her birthday today; if you know her, send her at least your regards; if you don’t you should), people in power have more often than not let me down. Think I’m exaggerating? Last week yet again I … Read more
I probably should be a bigger fan of Steve Carell’s that I’ve been up till now. I’ve already been crystal clear that I wasn’t a huge fan of THE OFFICE and I can’t say I fall into the demo that anointed Judd Apatow as the definer of Gen X comedy with THE 40 YEAR OLD … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. I follow plenty of people on various social media platforms, some out of habit because they once or twice posted something I thought was intriguing, I … Read more
As I so often do in these musings, I confess that I have more than a few guilty pleasures when it comes to everything from media to cuisine. In the immortal words of the esteemed Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy, “I’m a man, I’m 40”. Well, way more than that these days. And I’ll … Read more
I suppose I owe Kristi Noem a little bit of gratitude, if nothing else for her timing. Before she yet again became a trending topic yesterday afternoon all I could think about was the fact that today marks six years exactly to the day that I was sent home from Sony for the final time … Read more
I’m having yet another frustrating and exhausting week so far, and it doesn’t look like it’s gonna improve any time soon. So I definitely wasn’t paying attention to what in the world of fast food lovers was a seminal moment earlier this week when McDonald’s technically introduced what had supposedly been a huge European hit, … Read more