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THE SINNERS Are Much More Fun. You Know That Only The Good Die Young.
How fitting that on the very day that folks of a certain faith celebrate Resurrection the concept of a good creative idea rising above the morass of corporate sludge enough to make an impact on consumers and their pocketbooks was celebrated. Well, at least by the creatives. UPI’s Karen Butler succinctly reported the bottom-line results
Rookie Of The Year?
It’s been a while since I caught up with MATLOCK, and considering the season finale aired Thursday night on CBS I felt I was running out of time to be justified in giving it any attention at all. Maybe it’s because I’m actually a tad too young to be one of its devoted fans, a
How Clean Did Prime Video’s Slate Really Need To Be?
Whenever the name Norman Lear is invoked, one way or the other, I get downright evangelical. As I’ve mused on numerous other occasions, getting the chance to rub shoulders and actually collaborate with him was one of the highlights and bucket list items of my career, and I dare say of numerous others’ far more
Not So Fast, My Friends
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for musings on sports, technology, and business. I’ve never had any illusions that I could have ever had enough athletic prowess to justify my presence on a field, rink or pitch. And I’m far too old and inept to harbor
Time To Go Barack To The Future?
My stomach has been hurting a lot more than usual lately, and I’m pretty sure it’s not totally due to my multiple surgeries. Whatever algorithms my media usage has triggered almost consistently results in my being greeted on landing pages with yet another lengthy, impassioned essay about how something that our current administration, often more
You May Not Love Game Shows. But You Likely Loved Wink.
Yes, I know that I likely spend a lot more time covering the world of game shows than many of you might think is warranted (although, as I noted as late as yesterday, there’s also more than a few to whom whatever happens in that world is of paramount importance). I usually have little desire
A Few Xs And A Lot More Os. It’s A Playbook That Works, Like It Or Not.
I’m a student of data and at times almost too honest for my own good, so trust me, I know what a significant portion of my “massive” audience cares about. So while I can devote as much deserved attention as possible to shows jockeying for Emmy awards and looking to reach millions of people no
They Haven’t Seen The Last Of Us, Either. At Least For Now.
In today’s ever-fractionalizing world, there are perhaps only two thing harder than being a hit out of the box. Improve upon your rookie performance as well as at least maintain where your platform is if it happens to be going well. In HBO/Max’s case, the challenge for the second season of THE LAST OF US,
I Know All Too Well How It Feels To Be Passed Over
Passover began last night for those who celebrate with a festive meal of storytelling and imbibing called a Seder. For decades, the list of those celebrated included me. That wasn’t the case last night, nor has it been since this decade began. You see, a Passover Seder is traditionally a ceremony celebrated in a family