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Funny? You Should Ask!
It was already going to be an historic Emmy night for FX, and a most deserved one at that. Its epic dramatic series SHOGUN had already made history last week by winning no less than 14 Creative Arts trophies, establishing an all-time record for wins in a single year, and as THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Patrick
Our Short National Nightmare Is Over
Just before a second Saturday where the possibility of disenfranchised college football fans suddenly becoming more tech-savvy by necessity unfolded, this relief of a press release from my one-time client hit my inbox: DIRECTV and The Walt Disney Company today announced an agreement in principle that provides greater choice, value, and flexibility to their mutual
Catfight!
One of the less successful ventures I worked on was a deservedly forgotten 40-episode effort; a game show called MIND OF A MAN. The show, which was ultimately born out of financial necessity after a far more promising project in the same space proved to be too costly, featured female contestants trying to determine how
Finally, Free HBO For Realisies
Just about a quarter-century ago, when Peter Liguori laid out his vision for the FX network during the meeting that eventually resulted in my joining his team, he described his burning desire in two words: “free HBO”. Liguori had some idea what he was talking about; after all, he was a key part of their
A Brew Worth Imbibing
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for extended coverage of all things sports. I am unapolgetically a huge fan of Kelly Kahl’s, and not just because he ultimately rose farther than just about anyone else who once called research his calling, ultimately becoming the president of
Character Wins Debates. Not Necessarily Elections.
So like millions and millions of people, I watched what at the time we thought might very well may go down in history as the only time Donald J. Trump and Kamala Harris will be in the same room, let alone speak to the American voters on why they are most qualified to run the
Every Night, We Run A National Election. So Why Not Let Nielsen Have A Crack At The Big One?
Apparently last week was a slow enough news cycle for Nielsen and the few remaining organizations that still value what they might have to offer to have created both the opportunity for and this resulting story authored by MediaPost veteran Joe Mandese: If the race for the White House was one of Donald Trump’s reality
FINALLY…Seacrest In!
It’s a pretty big day in TV Land, and no, I’m not talking about the fact that Urkel is back hosting a game show, THE FLIP SIDE, for the first time since the long-forgotten Syfy effort of 2012-13, TOTAL BLACKOUT. I do know many of my readers are actually paying attention to that as well
Woke Up This Morning, Saw Myself A Gem
It’s been a quarter-century since we first were introduced to “waste management” executive Tony Soprano and more than a decade since the brilliant albeit tortured soul that brought him to life, James Gandolfini, left this mortal coil at the far too young age of 51. Which, depending upon how you chose to interpret the last