UncategorizedBernie BrillsteinNikki Finke writes a fine obituary for Bernie Brillstein, the Hollywood super-agent who has died at the age of 77. As you can see...
UncategorizedMore On MasculinityI don’t usually post movie clips here, but following up the discussion of the Mr. T "disgrace to the man race" Snickers ad, I...
UncategorizedDoes Not ComputeThis Wired blogger argues (with backup from the human quote machine, Robert J. Thompson) that the problem with the broadcast...
UncategorizedStill IncomprehensibleI guess you heard about how a Snickers ad starring Mr. T was pulled due to complaints about "stereotyping and bullying." I’m not...
UncategorizedMoney, Money, Money, Can You Use Any Money Today?According to TV Guide’s survey of the top earners in TV , Charlie Sheen is the highest-paid actor. The TV Guide figures may...
UncategorizedThe Definitive Show of the Decade?Anthony Strand tries to identify the definitive TV drama of the ’00s -- not necessarily the best, just the one that best embodies...
UncategorizedKids Love BoatsI don’t pretend to understand why some kids’ shows succeed and others fail. The Disney Channel/Family Channel has had a lot of...
UncategorizedPluggin’ a Pop SongWhew. According to Sitcoms Online’s review of tomorrow’s season 4 DVD set of Family Ties, the Paramount DVD does include the most...
UncategorizedWeekend Viewing: "The Bob Cummings Show"One of the best comedies of the late ’50s, and one of the exceptions to the rule that late ’50s television tended to be pro-social...
UncategorizedThere Is Nothing Wrong With Canadian Chauvinism...So I think I speak for all of us when I say that Flashpoint ’s good Thursday ratings on CBS are a major foreign-policy triumph for...