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I have a complicated relationship with a lot of television, particularly shows that are set in the behind-the-scenes world of the industry.  By definition, I’m a target audience, since it’s a world that I’ve lived in for most of my adult life.  But with that perspective, I’m likely to be far more judgmental on attention

The story that simply won’t go away reached a new level of staredown last night as America–well, at least approximately 76 per cent of it–celebrated the return of Jimmy Kimmel to the late night television “wars”.  In a much-anticipated hour that was alternately emotional and snarky, Kimmel did not disappoint either his fans or his

Since we seem to be in times where history books are being rewritten constantly, we might as well update the definition of V-J Day.  Because based upon the level of self-congratulatory stories and posts that literally exploded across the internet yesterday afternoon that outdated definition clearly not to the victory over Japan, it’s the victory

It seems to be a time of year where a bunch of people are making resolutions.  If you’re Jewish, tomorrow night will mark the beginning of the year 5786, which will begin a stretch of High Holidays which culminates in effectively praying your way into another year inscribed in the Book of Life.  So a

Maybe it was because I was otherwise consumed with the practically nonstop news about late night television hosts and the state of democracy.  Or maybe it was because at least I completely missed any alert or e-mail highlighting this particular story which as it turned out practically every significant media news site, even ones not

It’s been a hot minute since I’ve seen Michael Chiklis face-to-face, let alone chromedome-t0-chromedome.  Actually, by my dimly calculated count, it’s been tens of millions of them.  The last time I can recall was when I paid a visit to the set of THE SHIELD late in its production run along with a group of

No, neither democracy nor Jimmy Kimmel died yesterday afternoon, contrary to the shrill views of a sizable percentage of my social media “family”.  Last time I checked, most of us did not have federal agents tearing down our front doors and yanking the plugs for our internet connections out of the wall–even those of us

When someone as enduring and prolific as Robert Redford passes, it’s hard not to get overwhelmed.  Simply a list of the breadth and depth of his accomplishments and the realization that there’s been nary a moment of your own life that he’s not somehow touched is enough to take one’s breath away and yes, shed