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. It’s appropriate that Howie Rose’s final season as a full-time announcer for the New York Mets has essentially been a microcosm and exemplary of … Read more
I’ve never not liked Rosie O’Donnell, though I will confess there were times my relationship with her was more positive than others. When I first saw her bray her way through several wins on the OG STAR SEARCH I found her Long Island-tinged shtick relatable and pointed. I enjoyed her as comedic relief amidst more … Read more
It’s pretty easy to find reasons to dislike David Ellison, especially in the wake of his recent draconian op-eds and surreptitious meetings with his trusted allies at Paramount Skydance where it was discovered that he’s plotting to take his talents–more importantly, those of the remaining creatives and decision-makers he hasn’t already jettisoned or already has … Read more
If you happen to be one of the obsessives who declare themselves fans of a “CU”, of late those letters have had the word “latah” follow them. We already mused yesterday about how modest Disney’s ROI on its MCU has been this year (bearing in mind Sony reaps the majority of the immediate benefits on … Read more
It hasn’t exactly been a bellweather summer for the House of Mouse. Yeah, TOY STORY 5 had a moment but in hindsight its success was neither as extended nor as monetarily monumental as what we’ve seen from just about everything at Universal old and new and even what we just got from SPIDER-MAN that Sony … Read more
With all of the other distractions I’ve been experiencing of late–and I don’t need to regurgitate how it spiraled out of control yesterday–I completely missed the fact that last Friday night the USA Network debuted a brand new spanking new scripted original, the second of its eight episodes actually premiering tonight at 10 PM ET … Read more
I suppose I could legitimately claim to being a “content creator” just like so many far younger folk seem to similarly self-identify. After all, I’ve been doing this now for pretty much the lion’s share of 66 months and between this and our sister site THE DOUBLE OVERTIME have authored roughly 3000 of these musings. … Read more
For a seasoned and passionate TV news afficiando this past week’s headlines have been more than a little gut-wrenching. I admit I got a tad emotional when I saw this item from THE NEW YORK DAILY NEWS’ Brian Niemietz burn up my timeline: News anchor Kaity Tong is retiring from PIX11 after nearly 35 years of … Read more
Those of you who actually know me know full well I have a love/hate relationship with Nielsen. Over the decades I’ve been directly or indirectly responsbile for putting close to a billion dollars in contracts into their coiffeurs, and those that empowered me to deal with them put a lot more in theirs. And at … Read more
I used to watch an awful lot of local morning TV news. I also used to be a LOT heavier and had a spouse who was absolutely addicted to it–not to mention a few other far worse substances and vices. Some habits die harder than others, I suppose. Fact is, like so many of those … Read more