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So Roseanne Barr’s on the comeback trail, and she’s making the rounds to promote her first stand-up special in 17 years.  But because her special will debut on FOX Nation, her “making the rounds” includes interviews with the likes of Tucker Carlson, and she’s frankly sounding a tad embittered.  Even to an outlet more left-of-center

In the aftermath of the still puzzling decision for Paramount+ and SHOWTIME to come together and for all intents and purposes diminish a brand synoymous with quality pay scripted television to an afterthought, the news that cooler heads have seemed to prevail in the Warner Discovery camp was a needed positive sign that even in

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So the successor to James Corden as the face of the second portion of CBS’ late night lineup has been announced.  And the winner is…to be determined. Rather than try to find a breakout personality to attempt to gain traction in a daypart where the majority of its actual viewership doesn’t occur within it, CBS

I couldn’t be happier for the few remaining ex-colleagues and friends of mine who remain in charge of Sony TV, and I’m actually quite thrilled for many of the newbies that are just joining.   Nothing makes a new gig in the entertainment industry more enjoyable that the upbeat mood that the beginning of a phenomenon

Sometimes, I’m accused of coming off overly snarky and know-it-all, and often that’s with justification.  When it comes to media and its study, and most sports, I’m pretty sure I’m knowledgable enough to hold my own with almost anyone, particularly those who think they know more despite far less experience in management or life. But

For all of the snarkiness and shade I threw on the Paramout Global folk earlier this week when they announced the confoundingly mashed-up rebranding of their streaming service to Paramount+SHOWTIME, I probably should have cut them a bit more slack than less informed observers did.   Given the legal and contractual commitments they have made to

Between the four leads of this weekend’s heavily promoted theatrical release 80 FOR BRADY, they’ve got (so far) five Oscars, three Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, 11 Emmy Awards, 182 movie credits, 245 years of work and 335 years of life. Considering the source of their characters’ adulation just completed a 23-year NFL career where