I’ve never known a moment of my life without being able to laugh at the works of Mel Brooks. And I dare say, that’s also true for you–or should be the case, if you’ve somehow not allowed yourself the chance to do so yet. Thankfully, through the labor of love that Judd Apatow and HBO … Read more
It’s pitch black where I am right now, and the only traffic on the road is actually moving–a good deal of it being autonomous vehicles that may or may not be carrying passengers. Those that were occupied were probably en route to the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills for a ritual that few here … Read more
By definition, we’re a species forever seeking something that we either used to have and loved or never haved and craved. That’s especially true when it comes to television, and if you happened to be one of the unfortunate ones who were hoping to see the end of yesterday’s PRICE IS RIGHT showcase only to … Read more
You may have noticed that a disproportionate number of musings of late have tended to be on the negative side, and you’re not wrong to criticize me for it. But facts are what facts are and when one sees an industry that continues to be defined by audience erosion, fractionalization and corporate contraction it’s hard … Read more
Once upon a time in Hollywood there was a winter ritual that was way more predictive of a robust summer than even Punxsutawney Phil would offer a coupla thousand miles to the East–the Television Critics Association winter tour. It would be roughly around this time of year where TV critics, especially those from far more … Read more
Back when I was a youth we took our lead from Britain for pretty much everything artistic. Were it not for them, I wouldn’t have had the privilege of experiencing The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the mini-skirt (well, looking at it). For that matter, go back a generation and you wouldn’t have had the … Read more
For the past several years, save for that COVID thingy, my longest-tenured friend and I have had a standing lunch date with a far more seasoned one to celebrate the “anniversary” of when we all met. That happened to be at a taping of a network game show he was executive producing, a tale we … Read more
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with the GOLDEN GLOBES ever since I was fortunate enough to attend a couple in person and to be part of history at once particularly game-changing one where Michael Chiklis stunned the experts and even us colleagues by copping a Best Actor upset and giving me the one chance I’ve … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site The Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on business and technology. Yes, I’m well aware it’s still very much winter and football season, and if we needed any reinforcement of that three of the last … Read more
It was just about a year ago when we mused quixotically about HBO MAX’s THE PITT. When S1E1 dropped it drew plenty of comparisons to ER due to its pedigree and casting. Over the course of that season and beyond it began to mirror the former show more and more in terms of accolade and … Read more