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Take me out to the ballgame!!
After a one-year hiatus my favorite weekend of the summer is here. The New York Mets are finally back in Los Angeles, this time for a four-game series which I will be fortunate enough to be attending at least three of them in person. Some of the best days of my life have been spent
Jeopardy-gate?: Putting focus groups in focus
A report from The Week (https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/jeopardy-s-dual-hosting-plan-reportedly-came-about-because-mayim-bialik-was-too-busy-for-the-main-gig/ar-AANibW4?ocid=msedgntp )emerged this morning that Sony TV executives actually wanted Mayim Bialik as the new host if the daily version of Jeopardy!, citing focus group testing that confirmed that audiences thought her performance was best. This new tidbit emerged in light on the ongoing criticism of their choice of executive
Tooning In Nightly
Yet another sleepless night on the edge of Culver City. Thank goodness for Stephen Colbert, algorithms and the brilliant minds behind Paramount Plus’ (and, thankfully, You Tube’s) TOONING OUT THE NEWS. If you haven’t yet discovered this wonderful wormhole, imagine if your favorite cable news channel was taken over by animated cohorts and given some
The answer is–adequate?
So after an emotional and elongated search for who will succeed Alex Trebek as the host of Jeopardy! the decree has come down from top Sony TV execs that Mike Richards, the current executive producer of the series, will take over the daily syndicated series this fall and Amy Farrah Fowler herself, actress/neuroscientist Mayim Bialik
A Bronze–With An Asterisk
After a year’s delay and more snags than Totie Fields’ panty hose (Google it, anyone born after 1970), the 2020 Summer Olympics are history. Much has been written about the myraid problems and challenges these star-crossed Games have endured, from the staging without crowds to the mental anguish of numerous competitors to the complete or
Case #21VESC00033
There was breaking news yesterday morning in the Van Nuys East Courthouse, Department P. The plaintiff is yours truly. I used to enjoy The People’s Court, particularly the OG version with Judge Joseph Wapner. A clever way to turn small claims courts into a game show-like environment, cases like mine agreed to binding arbitration that
Up-Dating A Genre The Right Way
In the world of reality television, no sub-genre has proliferated and endured more than dating shows. The latest innovative twist was dropped on Netflix on July 21. Sexy Beasts is a spirited reboot of a British series from a few years ago that breezily mashes up the WTF (that’s watch-the-f**k in Leblanguage)-ability of the 90s
New beginnings
You probably don’t know the person whose beautiful photo adorns this page this morning. I barely do myself. But we will both learn more than we ever had hoped to know in the coming months. I am about to start one of the most pivotal months of my life. For a lot of reasons. This
I Need a–Genius
A good friend of mine pointed out that my recent Life Lesson that called Rupert Murdoch one of my “heroes” was, in her opinion, “unconscionable”. Even though she conveyed her thoughts by text her anger was clearly evident and, frankly, justified. She attacked Leblanguage at its core–say what you really mean, not what you think