Whenever I see sobering statistics on how shows what were once seen as saviors turning quickly into afterthoughts and write-offs I pay attention; when you’ve been as empowered and as enriched as I have been to react to such stimuli for as long as I was old habits die hard. The latest example of that … Read more
The world lost yet another legend yesterday when Ted Turner finally succumbed to the Lewy body dementia that had valiantly fought for years. He made it to 87 and change, which is a decent enough lifespan in itself, and he crammed enough vision, swashbuckling, success and philanthropy into it that would have taken mere mortals … Read more
I’ve always had a symbiotic relationship with comedy both personally and professionally. I shared some of those formative experiences in one of the first musings on this site, which as it turned out was one of the most widely viewed and shared ones I’ve produced before or since. Now that Copilot is part of my … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional coverage of business and technology. I’ve probably spent more hours of my life consuming sports than I have working or indulging in any other pasttime. Therefore, I’d contend I’ve developed … Read more
I’ve now authored more than 1600 of these musings; when you add in what I’ve added on our sports-centric site The Double Overtime the total skyrockets to over 2500. I’m aware that’s more than enough to fill a book; in the opinion of some who have introduced me to the acronym TL;DR that might be … Read more
Let’s get one thing straight upfront: I’m as sick as you are of this whole Jimmy Kimmel and Disney mishagas–maybe more. My algorithms have apparently been trained to immediately show me yet another outraged reaction to something that either he or the farter-in-chief have been saying in their neverending battle of wits, one-sided though it … Read more
Unless you’ve been under a rock you probably already know that the official kickoff to the summer-ish blockbuster season is the incredibly promoted sequel to a box office darling from 20 years ago, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Perhaps one of the most enduring remnants of the far more narcissistic oughts, the OG version was the … Read more
Mention The WB or The CW to a more casual millennial fan and you’ll immediately be regaled with warm fuzzies of shows like DAWSON’S CREEK, THE GILMORE GIRLS, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, SUPERNATURAL and just about every classic DC comic book character you could remember. By the mid-2010s that particular niche had mushroomed to include … Read more
We are all acutely aware that the leader of the free world spends a lot of time lying awake in the wee small hours of the morning thinking about the state of the world–at least the version that perhaps the most celebrated malignant narcissist to ever occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is capable of comprehending. Well, … Read more
You likely know I’m a game show junkie; I’ve probably mused at least a hundred times since we started this about the genre. And even as recently as yesterday, in the wake of yet another seeming attempted assassination attempt on our administration, I couldn’t go without making a reference to an obscure failed series from … Read more