Among the scant few experiences I actually got the chance to partake in during 2023 was the opportunity to see a live taping of a sitcom I loved that was being brought back for the streaming wars. When an executive friend gave me the chance to set foot on the storied Paramount lot on a … Read more
In an otherwise very quiet holiday week, any time a major media company makes news, people like moi notice. So I couldn’t help but smile when I saw this quick little nugget drop courtesy of DEADLINE’s Tom Tapp yesterday: Amazon announced in September that ads were on the way for Prime Video‘s entertainment content. Now we have a … Read more
When Netflix shared with the world the massive data dump of how the more than 18,000 titles in its catalogue performed during the first six months of 2023, it was for me impossible not to note what was its most popular new original series, and the fact that it achieved such an accomplishment despite the … Read more
‘Tis the day before Christmas, so I’m in a somewhat more forgiving mood than I tend to be at other times of the year. In looking back, I’ve apparently been particularly harsh on a certain journalist who has a fairly consistent presence in the Left–er LOS–Angeles TIMES, which, like many newspapers I’ve loved, has become … Read more
At long last, the first episodes of newly produced scripted TV for the 2023-24 broadcast season will be NBC’s Christmas gift to viewers who are simply sick and tired of searching for something on some streaming service to serve as background noise while we wrap presents or stuff a fowl. Yes, both were produced prior … Read more
Last night, CBS devoted two wonderful hours to celebrating a milestone birthday of one of its legendary performers whose comedy entertained and inspired several generations of talented aspiring followers. One could argue that 98 isn’t what is traditionally considered to be a milestone; I’m not aware of any particular gem or traditional choice for such … Read more
Well, this is often what happens when Chanukah finishes early. While the majority of the world is in holiday mode, those who don’t celebrate the holiday are looking for things besides the umpteenth rerun of ELF to keep themselves entertained. If you happen to be among those non-Christmas celebrants looking for a connection of sorts, … Read more
I’ve taken some of the most pride in the way both this site and our sister sports site, Double Overtime have covered perhaps my personal favorite intersection, sports and media. And this year, it was nay impossible not to pay attention, as the world as we’ve known it pretty much since the mid-1970s was coming … Read more
If you’re a regular reader of these musings, you likely know the name Adam Nedeff, and you probably know him better than I do. For those of you who don’t, you should, and for a lot of reasons beyond the mere fact he can tell you more about people and shows no longer with us … Read more
I’ve arguably been more naughty than nice to Netflix since these musings began. Why, just about a year ago a holiday “best of” harkened back to the spring of ’22, when then-chairman Reed Hastings announced their intentions to start cracking down on password sharing as their way to stop what was then a relative trickle … Read more