UncategorizedPre-Nomination NominationsMichael Schneider of Variety writes about the "finalists" for the Emmys -- the 10 shows in each category that make the...
UncategorizedOlbermania? Not So Fast!The increasing ratings of Countdown With Keith Olbermann on MSNBC, and the enormous popularity of his Edward R. Murrow-esque...
UncategorizedMichael Jacobs AddendumI mentioned in my post last week that Michael Jacobs , creator of family shows like Boy Meets World, My Two Dads and The...
UncategorizedIn Which I Create a Grand Unified Theory In About Five MinutesTodd asks: You know, I’m having trouble thinking of others, though there certainly are. Well, I recall that Alice gave us a lot...
UncategorizedFailed Daily Show Correspondent Try-Outs?It’s not surprising that Wyatt Cenac has been added to the regular cast of The Daily Show . His first appearance on the show...
UncategorizedHeather Thomas Is All Right’80s sex symbol Heather Thomas -- often, as she herself admits, confused with Heather Locklear -- has an entertaining interview...
UncategorizedMadly, No!Some interesting discussion here and here about whether Mad Men is, in Susannah Breslin ’s words, "a fantasy about the time before...
UncategorizedImmoral CommercialsThis is another commercial I uploaded from that 1982-3 tape, but it gives me a chance to ask a question of my vast readership...
UncategorizedComplete Series Repackaging ObsessionWhile as I’ve said before, many shows are never finished on DVD, studios really, really like it when they are able to complete a...
UncategorizedThe Controversy Goes MainstreamI’m referring, of course, to the controversy over CBS/Paramount’s DVDs of The Fugitive. Today’s Variety has an article about this...