So I finally gave into the latest craze of 2023,. Thanks to the newly available Microsoft Bing Chat update that was released earlier this week, now I can afford to join the millions who already paid $50 or so for the likes of Chat GPT. So far, I haven’t been asked for a penny, so … Read more
Lately, there has been a lot of failure in media news, particularly in the subset of streaming platforms. Not a day goes by when something negative about overly ambitious subscription goals not being met, ambitious series not achieving enough traction to warrant being produced beyond one or two seasons, or the pious belief that a … Read more
The news was not unexpected. Anyone who has followed sports, media or business knew about this Ides of March was going to be a hallmark day in the history of how and where fans see their favorite teams’ games. Still, the news that reverberated through all of these industries’ publications yesterday was still dramatic, such … Read more
Sometimes, I don’t jump on bandwagons as quickly as I should. Some would assert at my age I shouldn’t even be thinking of bandwagons, or even the act of jumping. Curmudgeonly, smug, entitled attitudes seem to fester with age, and as you can tell my dander is kicked up at the very thought of settling … Read more
After the tabloid-incindiery antics of last year’s Academy Awards presentation, anything that didn’t produce a potentially incarceratable incident that would eventually ban a nominee from the next decade’s worth of ceremonies would have been considered a step in the right direction, Thankfully, last night’s event took more than a few steps toward redeeming and even … Read more
Later this afternoon, two major events will occur live, back-to-back, and their results will be played out over national broadcast television. Both will involve hundreds of candidates looking for recognition, with the emotion of waiting to see if they are acknowledged to be covered by ongoing close-ups and explosions of emotion when they find out … Read more
It’s pilot season, which used to be a time of year where dozens of contenders would be hurriedly cast, filmed, tested and retested, all in a quest to grab a slot on one of three networks’ fall schedules. These days, with so few even being produced, even fewer by companies without corporate ties to the … Read more
Allow me to preface this with the caveat that I like and respect Bob Bakish for the most part. In a company that has seen more than its share of drama and questionable behavior in recent years under the tumultuously toxic regimes dominated by the libidos and egos of Sumner Redstone and Leslie Moonves, in … Read more
For the record, I love the Los Angeles Times, and have no intention of ever unsubscribing so long as I’m in this city and they continue to print issues. Even if they’re consistently delivered later than any other paper, including ones that have origins in New York and Washington, and they now charge sometimes as … Read more
I’ve never known a world of entertainment without Mel Brooks, and, more than likely, neither have you. I was first exposed to his unique brand of puns and humor with his 60s-era spy spoof GET SMART, one of the few shows I was allowed to stay up late for, and a favorite of my dad. … Read more