If you don’t get the reference in today’s title, consider yourself lucky, ’cause that likely means you’re far younger than I. The singer who made “What Kind of Fool Am I?” a pop hit was a handsome British crooner named Tony Newley, who was a variety show regular in the 60s and 70s in part … Read more
So tomorrow night Amber Heard will be given a full hour of NBC primetime to sit down with Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie to check in with America after she lost her trial to her ex Johnny Depp. I’m not necessarily a fan of hers, and based upon the cursory attention I paid to her … Read more
CBS-and, of course, Paramount+00will be in throwback mode tonight, dedicating the majority of Sunday primetime to New York-based live television and a celebration of live theatre. For the 75th time, and the 55th year on TV, the Tony Awards will be handed out. Much of America won’t care. The Tonys are the T is EGOT, … Read more
If anything hasn’t become blatantly obvious to anyone who has read this space previously, I’m sort of a progressive curmudgeon. While I’m as open and embracing of technological innovation to allow me to eat healthier, be more productive and live proactively, in the same breath I embrace throwbacks all but fogotten because, hey, I’m actually … Read more
Mucho news yesterday about the fact that the broadcast networks, as well as the usual suspects of cable news networks and streaming services will carry the opening night of the January 6th committee hearings in primetime on Thursday night. With rampant teasings of new revelations and video accompanying the announcements, the drumroll to the supposed … Read more
Got yet another opportunity courtesy of my cinema-loving, blissfully old school roomie to join the millions who have flocked on two consecutive weekends to see the resurrection of the TOP GUN franchise in my local dine-in. Within five minutes of settling in, I was reminded exactly why despite every shred of doom and gloom being … Read more
Let’s get one thing established: I’m not gay. In fact, I was raised at a time and in a culture that ridiculed and demonized it. The only other kid in my neighborhood who required a poiice escort to keep bullies away from him was a shy, quiet waif of a boy who was open about his sexuality … Read more
Those of you who read this space regularly know that I’m a tad obsessed with accuracy and data, qualities that tend to serve me well professionally. When it comes to personal life, sometimes that skill is a curse. Today’s an anniversary that I dread to memorialize, but the harsh reality is that I’ll never forget … Read more
My friend Marc Berman, the author of PROGRAMMING INSIDER, is as detailed and passionate a champion for keeping alive memories and respect for content and personalities that would otherwise be forgotten. So the fact that a Sony digi-net, getTV, recently hired him to help them get their social media straight is both earned and apropos, … Read more
