My harshest critics quietly remind me that whenever I start ranting about the mindset of how some sectors of society have reacted to the pandemic, I sound as crazed and as out of touch as any MAGA supporter and/or QAnon believer. I’m not going to reiterate my core reasons for my own views; feel free … Read more
I’m passionate about many things, but few more so than the New York Mets. We’re about the same age, we both call Flushing our hometown, we’ve spent many afternoons and evenings together both in person and via TV and radio (and now, of course, streaming media) and while we’ve had some success, we’ve had far … Read more
What a difference a year and a month make. Or not. At the beginning of April 2021, fresh from my Florida vacation and the most crowd-free spring training I’ve ever experienced, I joyfully trucked up to the massive vaccination site in the parking lot of Six Flags Magic Mountain, clad in my crisp new City … Read more
I imagine when Chris Licht first took the gig as head of CNN he had a similar reaction to the CNN+ business plan as I did when I got set up with Marilyn. Well-intentioned, to be sure. But not for me. But in both situations the challenge is to be respectful enough to those who … Read more
I took yet another holiday weekend trip to my sanctuary of sanity. completed yesterday just in time to be back where the choice and quality of legal weed was ample enough to celebrate today appropriately (and responsibly, I assure you. The Nets-Celtics rematch and the streaking Mets are far too attractive tube propositions for me … Read more
I extol praise on quite a number of Apple TV+ projects, and I’ll admit I’m a little pre-disposed to wanting to. I’ve had the privilege of working directly with many of their key executives for many years, and I’ve seen first-hand their dedication to finding the right talent and the right tone for projects they … Read more
Sometimes the silliest questions provoke the most profound revelations, at least in my case. Someone asked about some obscure daytime TV scheduling moves from decades ago, and as I typed out my response (without looking it up, of course) I realized that the network made three different programming moves in one half-hour time period in … Read more
Any sign of normalcy in a world inexplicably resistant to return to normalcy is seen here as exceptionally positive. For me, nothing was more positive than the fact that MIP-TV was held IN PERSON this week in Cannes, France. The fact that this week large contingents of actual people finally got on planes, congregated in … Read more
After the news cycle of the last couple of weeks, the return of Saturday Night Live to original episodes this past weekend was especially welcomed. I look forward to new episodes with eagerness and anticipation, and I’m not alone. Last year, SNL was the most-viewed network program among young adults in same-day viewing, and it … Read more
It’s Sunday, so it’s arguably time for some confession. Here’s one that’s hardly shocking to anyone who knows me. I HATE being alone. My personal circumstances are a bit more exaggerated than many. I endured a decade and a half of a partnership that encouraged me to spend every waking minute apart from work at … Read more