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
While the rest of the theatrical and streaming world was duking it out over the holiday weekend , Amazon Prime Video held off their opening summer salvo for this one. And it’s a new season of a show I’ve almost forgotten about, but one that was arguably one of the most shockingly surprisingly ones I’ve … Read more
While an awful lot of people actually left their homes to watch TOP GUN: MAVERICK in a movie theatre over the holiday weekend, an awful lot of other households apparently chose to watch TV somewhere else. Both Netflix and Disney+ set records with the respective launches of seasons of STRANGER THINGS and the OBI-WAN KENOBI … Read more
It was a pretty good week for Bob Bakish and Shari Redstone. TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the long-awaited sequel to the iconic ’80s original, literally blew away the theatrical box office to the tune of more than $150 million. Warren Buffett decided to invest a few billion in their company. And none of the employees contemplated … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If the following looks familiar to you, it’s because you already follow our sister site, thedoubleovertime.com, which takes Leblanguage into the domain of sports passions exclusively. I’m honestly not in a mood today to post anything on media or life–it’s a holiday, I’m exhausted, and, frankly, the news cycle from Texas has me … Read more
Leave it to the brilliant Nellie Andreeva, now of DEADLINE, to unlock the real winner of this year’s upfront cycle. While it’s true that the overwhelming majority of series come from vertically integrated production partners, three sitcoms that did get ordered are in partnership with Lionsgate Television, that little independent studio with roots in Canada. … Read more
So it appears Memorial Day weekend is a delineation point for talk show history again. Just like Johnny Carson did when he stepped down from the TONIGHT SHOW thirty years ago today, yesterday Ellen DeGeneres ended her 19-year run as a daytime talk show host, bringing back first show guest Jennifer Aniston, appearing emotional when … Read more
So we’ve somehow made it to the precipice of the summer of ’22, which for the past couple of decades has meant that the broadcast television networks shifted into cost-cutting mode and put their scripted series strategy on hold to introduce schedules primarily made up of game and competition shows. This coming summer, there will … Read more
The Media Insights and Engagement Conference of 2022 is winding down, and I’m told they exceeded their attendance goal. And from the looks of the happy faces, most of which we could actually see, and the many business cards and swag in my suitcase, I can attest it feels like there is some degree of … Read more
So you know how I am on milestones, and it appears we’re at about the one year mark with this endeavor. What began as essentially needed therapy that was limited to my own computer has now evolved into a (somewhat) more polished outlet for expression, reflection and even some calls to action, and I’m blessed … Read more