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Gar(B)age Sale: Corner Melrose And Gower
My ex and I were often lax in keeping our home free of clutter. OK, we probably would have been considered prime candidates for the series HOARDERS. But even we would eventually reach a point where we’d be overwhelmed enough to hold a garage sale to get a little bit of extra cache out of
The Reason That Show You Loved Isn’t Coming Back? It Just Might Be You.
No, I didn’t miss the news that broke last week from Nielsen when it finally dropped their semi-timely monthly clickbait they call THE GAUGE. They’ve conditioned most mainstream media trade sites to hold a spot in their news cycles when it releases their information roughly three weeks into the following calendar month, ostensibly to include
Not Just Adam Ruins Everything
I had some mild awareness of Adam Conover before yesterday, though I was hardly a rabid fan. He fronted what truTV classified as a scripted comedy series called ADAM RUINS EVERYTHING for four years during an era where it ran in rotation with a host of clearly unscripted ones, the most successful being IMPRACTICAL JOKERS,
A Modest Proposal To Reward Streaming’s Four-Ces
I couldn’t get out of the way of the drumbeat and excitement that so many cultural pundits have been dropping in recent days about some highly anticipated returns of original streaming series that they’ve heretofore adored. I happen to be in the camp that adores Hulu’s ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, if for no other
Who’s Got Bigger Balls?
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly to access stories on sports. To say that there’s a rift between Adam Silver and David Zaslav would be putting it mildly. Based upon what went down late Friday night, it’s more apparent than ever that neither one’s gonna be
Look In Your Files, Channing. #WeKnowDrama Is Now YOUR Playbook
MEMO TO: CHANNING DUNGEY, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WARNER BROTHERS TELEVISION GROUP FROM: STEVE LEBLANG, MEDIA CONSULTANT RE: YOU, TOO CAN #KNOWDRAMA Hello again, Ms. Dungey. And please allow me to pick the pieces of crow I’ve been having for breakfast out of my teeth. One minute while I turn my head away. OK, now
The Mission Statement Takes On The Mission
Based upon the statistics I’ve seen, you’ve more than likely been watching at least some portion of what transpired this week in Chicago, where the Democratic National Coronation–er, Convention–has just concluded. There were some truly beautifully orchestrated and inspiring moments, ultimately culminating in Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech for her party’s nomination that her supporters saw
How Low Can One Site Go?
Elaine Low is a self-described “one-time cub reporter” who is now described as a “staff writer” for THE ANKLER, the insurgent entertainment website co-founded by a couple of veteran journalists who grew dissatsified with the direction and monopoly that Jay Penske has taken the industry’s legacy brands, including VARIETY! and co-founder Janice Min’s former purview,
Rocks In His Head?
If you were to judge Edgar Bronfman, Jr. strictly on his track record as a media executive, you might conclude that the fact he believes he’s qualified to steer a studio as troubled as Paramount in 2024 might suggest he probably has imbibed a bit too often in the products his family has produced for