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HBO’s Task: Continue To Own What’s Left Of Sunday Night
Whenever I see a reversal of what was once touted to be a revolutionary policy that attempts to undo decades of habit, I am more than a little gratified and admittedly even a tad adminishing. And I’ve had ample opportunity over the past few years to feel that way about the fine folks at HBO,
Candy Is Dandy, But Also Bittersweet
Think of the annual cycle of pursuing cinematic success as seasonal. In the summer and for the last nine weekends of the year it’s all about box office and popularity–can we still get butts off their couches and at least sporadically get ghem into theatres to drop a couple of Hamiltons (Grants)? on some overly
Since There’s So Much Blame To Go Around, Let’s Not Forget Mrs. Measles
It was downright ironic that on the 53rd anniversary of the premiere of three iconic daytime game shows (THE JOKER’S WILD, GAMBIT and the still-airing PRICE IS RIGHT) daytime television yesterday was dominated by a show that was about as far from comfort food and entertainment as that fondly remembered lineup once offered. At the
On Paper, It Seems Like A Good Idea
I confess that I was never a huge fan of THE OFFICE, certainly not the critically acclaimed Ricky Gervais version that my FX colleagues were gleefully sharing DVDs of for their own “research” nor the Steve Carell-fronted NBC version that quietly debuted in the spring of 2005 on what used to be their Thursday night
For Nielsen, Their NFL Season’s Already Underway. And They’re Already Way Behind.
Yeah, sure, CBS, you can call the second week of October a premiere week if you want to. Those of you with actual experience with ratings who are still around (well, at least until November) know darn well your bell is going off this weekend when you devote Sunday to the NFL and, in perhaps
If Nothing Else, They Can Compete With COURT TV
When we last checked in on how Ken Solomon was doing the news was relatively upbeat. You might recall back in April we mused about how his career was taking on a new path when he answered the clarion call of one Dr. Philip C. McGraw, taking on the full-time challenge of turning the one-time
Jerryworld? More Like Jonestown.
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime. Please visit it daily for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on technology and business. First off, my most sincere gratitude for those of you who actually reached out to inquire why what you have expressed has become a daily fix
A Break In The Action
Thank you, vandals of my area. Your callous actions that slashed the internet cables that now deny myself and 42 other SOL subscribers internet access for a minimum of three weeks has now given myself a reprieve from ranting, praising and chiding. And you readers a break as well. We are working on obtaining alternative
You’d Think Knowing Your Customers Should Be Like Shooting Fish In A Barrel
You might not be surprised to learn I couldn’t give a rat’s patootie about the latest affront to ‘Meruka, the new look for Cracker Barrel. I’m about an hour’s drive from the nearest one in my area, my most recent experience with one several years on a trip to Georgia resulted in yet another painful