I trudged home yesterday exhausted from a full day of work, exacerbated by slogging through downtown LA traffic in the midst of a downpour, ready to plop down and find some distraction. Said downpour was actually delaying the Dodger game, so as I was fumbling through the channels and streaming GUIs Roomie noticed I had … Read more
If you’re to believe the majority of “reviews” that have emerged in the last couple of days on Netflix’s animated version of the beloved 70s sitcom GOOD TIMES, one would think that the forces behind it took a collective dump on the memories of Norman Lear, Esther Rolle and James Evans. That onsalught of negative … Read more
I am immensely proud of the results I was able to deliver during my time at Sony. Under the management team in place at the time, the company earned a reputation for finding ways to save more than its fair share of shows that were teetering on the verge of cancellation, time and again displaying … Read more
I’m honestly stunned by some of what some content factories think are ideas that are worthy of time and money these days, neither of which most of us seem to have an abundance of any more. At a time when there is overwhelming evidence that audiences are clamoring for original, relatable concepts, either broad enough … Read more
It’s apparently become de rigeur for one-time late night hosts to grace their successors with triumphant returns. Just before last Thanksgiving, David Letterman returned to the Ed Sullivan Theatre stage he held court on for more than two decades to spend a memorable hour with current LATE SHOW host Stephen Colbert, and naturally yours truly … Read more
I first heard the term “nepo baby” from a dismissive colleague of mine at my first significant job a looooong time ago. The son of one of our clients, at the time a graduating college student from Wisconsin, had joined our company as an intern, and on behalf of one of my friends on a … Read more
Another upfront season is slowly but surely unfolding. Several of those relative dinosaurs called basic cable networks are doing presentations for agencies ahead of the relative new kids on the block, the digital and streaming services. By the middle of next month those in both worlds–the broadcast networks in the ad-supported streaming world, will be … Read more
It’s Sunday, so I suppose a confession would be in order. Yes, I made an impulse purchase. I bought a pair of these. I probably will never wear them again after tomorrow, and if my schedule is off by even a few minutes I may not even use them tomorrow. But tomorrow, so I’ve read, … Read more
There weren’t many dry eyes in Culver City yesterday, and it wasn’t just the unseasonably rainy conditions that created that phenomenon. Before an invited audience sprinkled with former contestants and executives who benefited greatly from his presence, Pat Sajak taped his final episodes as host of WHEEL OF FORTUNE, bringing to an end a run … Read more
Mention the name Ari to any fan of media and one’s mind immediately goes to the surname Gold, the irascible and tenacious father figure to the bros from Queens who rode the coattails of Vincent Chase to conquer Hollywood in the beloved HBO series ENTOURAGE. But it was the real-life Ari on whom Jeremy Piven’s … Read more