Like apparently most of you, I’ve been doing a little refreshing of my knowledge of THE ODYSSEY, which later today will in all likelihood begin dominating cultural zeitgeist as well as the box office for at least the rest of this month. So trust me, musings on that are forthcoming. But our good friend Teddy … Read more
Lately, as more and more people have been finally discovering these musings, I’m asked what did I consider to be the “apex mountain” point of my life, It’s with more than a touch of wistful irony that I immediately pivot to the early oughts, when my star at FX and what we euphemistically referenced as … Read more
My “business partner” contends that we are picking up new readers and followers on a regular basis thanks to his array of opinions on everything from the minituae of Chicago sports to his auspiced takes on technology based on his vast experience in the boardrooms–or even the lobbies–of those companies. I’ve yet to see any … Read more
You haven’t seen too much about Paramount content this summer, and not too much all that good about Warner Brothers, either. So as which practically every outlet with even a remote connection to Universal or Greece has shamelessly dubbed “Odyssey Week” was kicking off it was practically scripted that we’d finally see the long-rumored drawing … Read more
There seems to be an awful lot being written of late by just about everyone who even thinks about Netflix. There is an overriding reason for all of that, as THE MOTLEY FOOL’s Daniel Sparks pointed out when the stories began to crop up last week: Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) reports second-quarter results on July 16, and … Read more
Happy Golden Birthday to FAMILY FEUD. It was exactly fifty years ago on a humid Monday that ABC’s struggling 1:30 PM time slot infused with what was initially dismissed as a way to take elements from the then top-rated afternoon staple MATCH GAME dressed up in a corny Whitman Sampler package and topped off with … Read more
We are squarely into the summer season; the fact I haven’t experienced a sleeve of any kind on my arms for more than a month are all the receipts you need to prove that point. Or you could look at your television and see what constitutes as newsworthy. And yes, in this case I do … Read more
A highly auspiced and exceptionally well compensated competitor of mine who was the first of us “research gurus” to earn the title of president used to troll those of us who weren’t quite blessed with a strong portfolio of networks by mocking our attempts to show we were much more competitive with his by referencing … Read more
I’ve long had a love-hate relationship with the Emmy Awards. As someone who intersected and answered into both the business and creative sectors of television studios and networks I’ve been part of both liberally funded campaigns to cajole nominations out of industry peer groups and internal case studies that would inevitably come to the conclusion … Read more
It’s been nearly four decades since I was fortunate enough to have visited my ancestral homeland of England yet I still regret falling for the tourist trap recommendations of local cuisine which the Fodor’s guides recommended I try. The fish and chips I sampled at a pub adjacent to Piccadilly Circus was no better in … Read more