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I’m arguably a walking anachronism when it comes to my consumption of streaming services.  Having spent a lifetime in the business of reporting on people other than myself experience content I’ve developed what at times is a morbid curiosity to learn as much as I can about shows that I would otherwise never be personally

I do try to stay on top of significant events that are happening in media, particularly in areas that are near and dear to my heart.  Since I cut my eyeteeth in the rough-and-rumble world of broadcast syndication, whenever something of note does take place in that world it usually captures my attention–or at least

Thirty years is a long time in any business; a virtual eternity in the world of TV sitcoms.  So is 29, the actual number that have elapsed since CBS debuted a show from a group of newcomers that were professionally connected to David Letterman’s production company, a reward and perk that helped them secure his

After a week of lousy weather across most of the country and lousy news for all but the most brainwashed and misoygnistic among us, we needed an event like the HIGHLY anticipated debut of WICKED: FOR GOOD in theatres that officially began last night but offered a number of preview opportunities for those uberfans who

Whenever I come across the increasingly rare public touting of small screen “ratings” success I probably pay a lot more attention to the details than most.  When you spend as long as I have concopting similar fodder, one can’t help but be curious if the same level of sophisticated storytelling creativity that I and my

We’re expecting another stormy day in So Cal today, and if you happen to be one of the survivors who’s made it this far into Warner Brothers’ second century of existence that fact is true about more than merely the weather.  Because when the skies are scheduled to open up this afternoon while nothing definitive

If you ever deal with insomnia as I do, you’d note that a lot of these musings drop at times when many of you are fast asleep.  Those of you who are awake are probably using ambient white noise along with a hot beverage for sustinence, and in my case that often means playing back