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Cruise Control
Got yet another opportunity courtesy of my cinema-loving, blissfully old school roomie to join the millions who have flocked on two consecutive weekends to see the resurrection of the TOP GUN franchise in my local dine-in. Within five minutes of settling in, I was reminded exactly why despite every shred of doom and gloom being
What IS Love?
Let’s get one thing established: I’m not gay. In fact, I was raised at a time and in a culture that ridiculed and demonized it. The only other kid in my neighborhood who required a poiice escort to keep bullies away from him was a shy, quiet waif of a boy who was open about his sexuality
Let’s Hear It For “The Boys”
While the rest of the theatrical and streaming world was duking it out over the holiday weekend , Amazon Prime Video held off their opening summer salvo for this one. And it’s a new season of a show I’ve almost forgotten about, but one that was arguably one of the most shockingly surprisingly ones I’ve
It Never Gets Easier
Those of you who read this space regularly know that I’m a tad obsessed with accuracy and data, qualities that tend to serve me well professionally. When it comes to personal life, sometimes that skill is a curse. Today’s an anniversary that I dread to memorialize, but the harsh reality is that I’ll never forget
Bragging Rights?
While an awful lot of people actually left their homes to watch TOP GUN: MAVERICK in a movie theatre over the holiday weekend, an awful lot of other households apparently chose to watch TV somewhere else. Both Netflix and Disney+ set records with the respective launches of seasons of STRANGER THINGS and the OBI-WAN KENOBI
Between A Rock And A Hard Place?
It was a pretty good week for Bob Bakish and Shari Redstone. TOP GUN: MAVERICK, the long-awaited sequel to the iconic ’80s original, literally blew away the theatrical box office to the tune of more than $150 million. Warren Buffett decided to invest a few billion in their company. And none of the employees contemplated
In Memoriam: Citibank Customer Care
My friend Marc Berman, the author of PROGRAMMING INSIDER, is as detailed and passionate a champion for keeping alive memories and respect for content and personalities that would otherwise be forgotten. So the fact that a Sony digi-net, getTV, recently hired him to help them get their social media straight is both earned and apropos,
Gentlemen, Start ALL Your Engines
AUTHOR’S NOTE: If the following looks familiar to you, it’s because you already follow our sister site, thedoubleovertime.com, which takes Leblanguage into the domain of sports passions exclusively. I’m honestly not in a mood today to post anything on media or life–it’s a holiday, I’m exhausted, and, frankly, the news cycle from Texas has me
Canadian Uprising
Leave it to the brilliant Nellie Andreeva, now of DEADLINE, to unlock the real winner of this year’s upfront cycle. While it’s true that the overwhelming majority of series come from vertically integrated production partners, three sitcoms that did get ordered are in partnership with Lionsgate Television, that little independent studio with roots in Canada.