Whenever the name Norman Lear is invoked, one way or the other, I get downright evangelical. As I’ve mused on numerous other occasions, getting the chance to rub shoulders and actually collaborate with him was one of the highlights and bucket list items of my career, and I dare say of numerous others’ far more … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for musings on sports, technology, and business. I’ve never had any illusions that I could have ever had enough athletic prowess to justify my presence on a field, rink or pitch. And I’m far too old and inept to harbor … Read more
My stomach has been hurting a lot more than usual lately, and I’m pretty sure it’s not totally due to my multiple surgeries. Whatever algorithms my media usage has triggered almost consistently results in my being greeted on landing pages with yet another lengthy, impassioned essay about how something that our current administration, often more … Read more
Yes, I know that I likely spend a lot more time covering the world of game shows than many of you might think is warranted (although, as I noted as late as yesterday, there’s also more than a few to whom whatever happens in that world is of paramount importance). I usually have little desire … Read more
I’m a student of data and at times almost too honest for my own good, so trust me, I know what a significant portion of my “massive” audience cares about. So while I can devote as much deserved attention as possible to shows jockeying for Emmy awards and looking to reach millions of people no … Read more
In today’s ever-fractionalizing world, there are perhaps only two thing harder than being a hit out of the box. Improve upon your rookie performance as well as at least maintain where your platform is if it happens to be going well. In HBO/Max’s case, the challenge for the second season of THE LAST OF US, … Read more
Passover began last night for those who celebrate with a festive meal of storytelling and imbibing called a Seder. For decades, the list of those celebrated included me. That wasn’t the case last night, nor has it been since this decade began. You see, a Passover Seder is traditionally a ceremony celebrated in a family … Read more
I’m kicking myself yet again this morning, a choice I’m well aware an awful lot of people would cheer. Suffice to say that I’m guilty of a lot of behavior that I’ve later learned to regret, often driven by spur-of-the-moment choices that are driven by triggerings from past situations where I probably should have taken … Read more
In a year where perhaps the busiest and least vulnerable CBS employees are lawyers, the news that came down yesterday pretty much assured their job security for a while longer. DEADLINE’s Peter White succinctly reported the baseline facts: The thorny legal issue over who gets to distribute long-running game shows Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune has an update. A … Read more
You’ve probably heard the phrase that serves as the title of today’s musing at some point, whether or not you’ve actually worked in a field that emphasizes its utility and understanding. None other than Mark Twain is credited at least with the introduction of it into mainstream America, at least per Wikipedia: Twain popularized the … Read more