You probably know I’m a champion of research, particularly when it’s conducted by professionals without agendas and with the forethought of mitigating as many extraneous variables as possible to make the findings more representative. I first became exposed to the workings of Rich Thau during the outset of the pandemic, when he regularly conducted detailed … Read more
At times methinks I’ve been a bit too harsh on Warner Brothers Discovery’s David Zaslav, who we are frequently motivated to reference as Yosemite Zas, an homage to one of the more frustratingly unsuccessful IP “villains” he inherited when he stormed into Burbank with his six-shooters ablazin’ with fiscal responsibility. I recently learned we’re close … Read more
For someone who has spent a lifetime working diligently on what has been among the most engaging and impactful words ever written or spoken by anyone in modern times, I have a low threshold of expectation that those words necessarily have to be true in order to be acted upon. Call it hype, spin, hyperbole … Read more
This coming weekend, America will be celebrating war heroes and their families for Veterans’ Day. But as any student of history should know, the day, for years exclusively celebrated on November 11th, was originally known as Armistice Day, in honor of the cessation of World War I conflict. Dictionary.com defines armistice as follows: An armistice is a formal … Read more
Not gonna lie, I had better days than the one I just endured. For the 1009th time since the spring of 2020. I was told by a company that they would not be moving forward with considering me for an executive opening. This, despite a more than encouraging first contact with a human resources representative … Read more
It was really not all that long ago when TNT was often the most-viewed cable network, and produced more than enough volume to give justification to their self-proclaimed description “We know drama”. You can debate whether or not you believe any network that utilized THE CLOSER as the standard for which all other series were … Read more
The 2023 Infinity Festival Hollywood is, as any Mets fan would say, “in the books”. The weather was glorious, the lattes were delicious, the pizza was surprisingly fresh and filling, and the opportunities to network with like-minded, passionate creatives both on the content and technical side were ample. It was everything a gathering should be. … Read more
Look, for the record, I happen to like Taylor Swift, though I’m hardly in her demo sweet spot either agewise or genderwise and I don’t have a kid pestering me to take out a second mortgage for concert tickets. I’ve seen her SNL performances, I like her sound (particularly those on “Taylor’s versions”) and I … Read more
I grew up in a decidely lower middle class upbringing in Flushing, Queens, not even as well as the likes of my onetime neighbors Fran Drescher, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Going out to eat was a rare treat, usually reserved for alternate Sunday nights, and quantity often trumped quality in our options. Fortunately, there … Read more
If you can, try and cut me some slack today. Against my better judgement and out of an abundance of frustration and exhuastion, I succumbed to the temptation last night of a quick fast food meal on my way home from a day of networking. For far too long, that was often the way I … Read more