A Hill To Revive On

A Hill To Revive On

It’s easy to understand why it’s been 15 years since we last spent some quality time with KING OF THE HILL.  Sure, it was a de facto hit for FOX, running for 13 years as a part of what was once appointment television on Sunday nights.  And particularly in the era where it was the … Read more

Surprise.  A Semi-Autonomous Carr Doesn’t Crash.

Surprise. A Semi-Autonomous Carr Doesn’t Crash.

I can’t imagine it’s easy being Brendan Carr these days.  He’s only one of five commissioners serving the Federal Communications Commission these days, but he’s undoubtedly the most prominent and polarizing.  Sort of comes with the territory when you’ve emerged as the de facto hatchet man for the “game plan” that your exceptionally media-obsessed and … Read more

A Reminder Why ESPN Is Always Abbreviated

A Reminder Why ESPN Is Always Abbreviated

Unless you’re of a certain vintage and/or a student of TV history you might now know that ESPN is actually an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.  It wasn’t supposed to have that name; it was always intended to be a 24/7 destination for sports.  But when it launched in the fall of 1979 … Read more

As Sequels Go, It’s A Happy Medium

As Sequels Go, It’s A Happy Medium

Adam Sandler was pretty well known on the Sony lot as a pretty good hang, especially from those who worked for him and his partners at his Happy Madison production company.  Cordial and welcoming to just about everyone, rarely working late hours so that he could be home for his family, and always willing to … Read more

The MCU Takes First Steps Toward Recovery

The MCU Takes First Steps Toward Recovery

It was arguably one of the more crucial weekends in the history of the Marvel Comic Universe.  For two decades these storied entertainment brands have been joined at the hip to produce a litany of reinvigorated and novel reasons both to schlep out to the movies and to plunk down a monthly fee to rewatch … Read more

The Somewhat Credible Hulk

The Somewhat Credible Hulk

Hulk Hogan died earlier this week, yet another larger-than-life celebrity who transcended generations based on his earlier success as a performer and his later success as a reality TV personality.  But unlike the similarly auspiced Ozzy Osbourne, whom we warmly mused about earlier this week, Hogan was the epitome of an enigma–a word that contrary … Read more