Taylor Sheridan has arguably become to Paramount what Ryan Murphy is to Netflix, what Greg Berlanti has been to Warner Brothers and what Seth Macfarlane once was to FOX. Defy the odds, make a breakthrough hit, use a similar marketing and casting recipe for any idea that comes to mind on a Pelaton and be … Read more
The much-anticipated and emotional sequel to the breakout MCU hit BLACK PANTHER, WAKANDA FOREVER, finally hit theatres this weekend four years after the first premiered, having survived pandemic-related delays and the death of its lead, Chadwick Boseman. First, the good news. Perhaps buoyed by Friday being Veterans’ Day, it opened to a blistering $84M opening … Read more
It’s been another rough week for those desiring to work in media and tech. Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s impassioned determination to have us live as avatars in an alternative universe, 11,000 Meta employees joined their brethren at Twitter, Stripe, Chime and some of my former colleagues at Sony as people in my LinkedIn category–“open to … Read more
When I first moved to LA I was still close to some childhood friends who chose to go down a path toward Orthodox Judiasm and were therefore strictly kosher. At the time, I had both the largesse of a generous expense account and a far lovelier winter climate than New York City, plus a spare … Read more
A fifth season of THE CROWN dropped yesterday on Netflix, a sure sign that holidays are coming and quality television will be available. In four of the past six Novembers, 10 episodes of brilliantly acted, critically acclaimed, globally appreciated television was unveiled, and Netflix’s reputation as a destination for such rose markedly with each season’s … Read more
With all the noise and panic that accompanied the buildup to Election Day (Surprise! At least, for the moment, democracy ISN’T dead!) I was searching for something sonewhat less anxiety-inducing to occupy my mind and perhaps provide some actual media musings. Thankfully, the scheduling teams at three of the five dinosaurs known as broadcast networks … Read more
I wake up in the dark yet again, shaking, agitated, frustrated. Only on this day, destined to be wet and dreary everywhere from where I am in Los Angeles to where so many wonderful people are in South Florida, I know I’m not alone. It’s Election Day 2022, and for far too many experts, pundits … Read more
One of the double-edged swords of being a “seasoned” media consumer and observer is that when anniversaries are celebrated by more prolific and, yes, younger fans they wax nostalgic about wishing they had been around at the beginning of some show’s existence. Since nostalgia conventions tend to be built out around IP of at least … Read more
Today there are fewer excuses to be unproductive than any other day in the year. For at least this one last occasion, pending the enforcement of a 2020 decision that may finally do away with this 48-state practice, we are “falling back”, and are in the middle of a 25-hour day. Regardless of what you … Read more
On many occasions when I compose these musings, I’m often doing so when it’s quite dark, quiet and the world is otherwise asleep. For those of you who are perhaps too distant or detached to know better, or even care for a millisecond about the feelings that go into this, suffice to say on many, … Read more