UncategorizedSoap Operas Are Always Ahead of the CurveThere was some discussion recently of product placement, and whether we’re going to see a lot more of it if networks cut back on...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: "Real Families"I didn’t have time to seek out something to embed this weekend, so in honour(?) of Jerry Seinfeld’s "The Marriage Ref," here again...
UncategorizedMUSIC: Bach To Basics?I recently ordered a new CD (yes, I still listen to some music in disc form) that hasn’t been released in North America yet but...
UncategorizedWhen Executives Become ProducersYou may have read the news that Chris Albrecht , the former mastermind of HBO (until he had to step down due to his arrest in...
UncategorizedSpeaking Of Dickens...PBS has picked up the North American rights to last year’s BBC miniseries based on Little Dorrit , written by their resident...
UncategorizedYou’re Blind, Ump, You’re Blind, Ump, You Must Be Out of Your Mind, Ump!For years there’s been talk of doing a remake of Damn Yankees , and now that they finally have a cast in place , with Jake Jake...
UncategorizedAre The Producers of IMPRESSIONISM Trying To Hide Something?Update: Since I’ve written this post, Jacobs’ bio has finally been added to the Impressionism official site. (Those two events are...
UncategorizedSeries Television: A Continuing Story, Or a Series Of Mini-Movies?I discussed this a bit in comments elsewhere, and I just wanted to continue thinking about it out loud (so to speak). There are...
UncategorizedWGC Stands For "Writers’ Guild of Canada," Not "World Golf Championships"The Writers’ Guild of Canada has announced the finalists for the annual WGC Screenwriting Awards (which will be presented April...
UncategorizedCould This Be Worse Than BEE MOVIE?It could... uh... bee. Seinfeld is an interesting case. The dismal quality of many of his post- Seinfeld pet projects -- and I’m...