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Dino Might?
Media Musings

Dino Might?

I seem to have a complciated relationship with the JURASSIC PARK franchise.  Like me, it’s seen better days.  I was fortunate enough to be invited to a special premiere of the OG film curated for industry promotional executives at Universal Studios Orlando back in the day, giving us a head start on the rest of

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Yes, Squids Do Regenerate
Media Musings

Yes, Squids Do Regenerate

When SQUID GAME burst into the Western Hemisphere via Netflix almost four years ago, I’d contend it was as seminal a moment in the history of streaming television as we’ve seen before or since.  Sure, virtually unlimited catalogues of content has been the promise of platform distribution, and being able to more easily make available

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Fast And Frenetic Wins This Race
Media Musings

Fast And Frenetic Wins This Race

I’ve been to and through enough media rodeos to know that just when so-called experts are ready to completely write off something that used to be commonplace as extinct, something unexpected occurs to debunk such a verdict.  Sitcoms were dead; then along came THE COSBY SHOW. Big-money quiz shows were unnecessarily pricey and outdated; then

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At Last, Mariska Hargitay Finds Order, Not Just Law
Media Musings

At Last, Mariska Hargitay Finds Order, Not Just Law

For anyone who merely knows Mariska Hargitay through the lens of the tough-as-nails and resilient detective Olivia Benson she has portrayed on LAW AND ORDER: SVU for more than a quarter-century, the self-reflective journey she takes us on in the documentary MY MOM JAYNE, released this weekend on(HBO!) MAX, can be a bit jarring.  With

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Mazel Tov, “Nerd” and “Puta”
Life Lessons

Mazel Tov, “Nerd” and “Puta”

So in yet another June wedding Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are finally a legally bound couple.  Whee.  I guess my invitation got lost in the mail.  Just as well; I know I couldn’t have afforded the airfare and judging by what my bank account statement is displaying at the moment (a mere ten digits

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THE BEAR Is Out Of Hibernation.  Please Poke It Again.
Media Musings

THE BEAR Is Out Of Hibernation. Please Poke It Again.

There’s a really good reason even for binge-averse folks like moi to carve out approximately six hours and fifteen minutes of time over the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer that are now unfolding.  A new season of THE BEAR has dropped on Hulu courtesy of FX and the unquestionably brilliant team of Christopher Storer

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Show’s Over.
Media Musings

Show’s Over.

Gotta hand it to the marketing mavens at what’s left of Paramount Global.  When they make a mistake, they admit it.  Well, eventually. Pretty much every site dedicated to streamers was abuzz earlier this week with the news of yet another rebranding, including the relatively respectful Charles Pulliam-Moore of THE VERGE: This week Paramount informed

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If He Can Make It There, Can He Make It Anywhere?
Media Musings

If He Can Make It There, Can He Make It Anywhere?

It’s already been a hellish summer in New York City by any standard.  They’ve been in the middle of an oppressive heat wave that has temperatures and humidity well into the nineties, and both the Mets and Yankees have been in extended slumps; the Mets’ already costing them first place.  And that’s on top of

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