Every -Verse, Same As The First!

Every -Verse, Same As The First!

It was somehow apropos that CBS premiered not one but two new scripted procedurals on Friday night that not only was part of the premiere week they had promoted for almost six months straight but also in the same week when open enrollment on Medicare began.  The numbers don’t lie–an overwhelming amount of those who … Read more

All The Stillers Finally Air Their Grievances

All The Stillers Finally Air Their Grievances

One could easily make the case that Ben Stiller’s success was genetically engineered.  As the by-product of the prolific and enduring comedy team of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, whose off-screen love endured for 61 years of marriage, it’s easy to see where he got his ability to morph into memorable characters (Y chromosome) and … Read more

It’s Back On A Lot Of Dance Cards

It’s Back On A Lot Of Dance Cards

If you were laying out prop “bets” on your favorite social gambling site before the 2025-26 TV season technically began on which show would be showing the greatest degree of improvement you would have been hard-pressed to convince me to even drop four bits on Kalshi on DANCING WITH THE STARS. I’ll admit Ive been … Read more

A “Thirty” Show In Every Sense Of The Word

A “Thirty” Show In Every Sense Of The Word

It’s CBS PREMIERE WEEK, a fact you might have been aware of had you watched a moment of any Paramount Global media entity since, oh, July.  The most-watched and most traditionally programmed broadcast network has made a VERY big deal about how they were rolling back the clock and clustering their season premieres predominantly over … Read more

I’m Glad He Held My Hand

I’m Glad He Held My Hand

When a  passion project defies the odds of even being made let alone being released on a global streaming platform that’s reason enough for celebration in my book.  When said project is one that a longtime colleague and friend gets to see to fruition it’s all the more worthy.  And when it’s unabashedly upbeat as … Read more