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More Tossed Salad And Scrambled Eggs, Please
There’s no getting around it–these are challenging times. Just ask any member of the Secret Service or any legal immigrant or pet owner in Springfield, Ohio. Or anyone who thinks those subjects deserve equal time in our minds. Thankfully, we are also starting to get a trickle of new seasons of original series at the
She Has High Potential. Not To Mention A LOT Of Clout.
The surest sign that some sense of normalcy has returned to broadcast television was the premiere of an honest-to-goodness, never-before executed (well, at least in North America) scripted drama in the month of September. That honor went to ABC’s HIGH POTENTIAL, which had the challenge of counterprogramming an umpteeth rerun of FBI: MOST WANTED and
A Dish Served Cold
Amdist all of the more immediate noise and issues surrounding DIRECTV over the past couple of weeks that ultimately culminated in Saturday’s cease-fire in their war with Disney mere minutes ahead of a second consecutive Saturday without COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMEDAY (more significantly, mere hours ahead of Dana Walden’s personal victory lap not being able to
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