WorldBillionaires against ObamaCanadian-born Mort Zuckerman is leading a charge against America’s ‘divisive, anti-business’ leader
UncategorizedHBO, Still Vertically IntegratedA few recent developments in cable TV have sort of confirmed that the concept of "vertical integration" - networks buying mostly...
UncategorizedGet Ready For Family Comedy-o-ramaHere’s a guide to some of the comedy scripts the U.S. networks have in development for the 2012-13 season , the operative word...
UncategorizedDon’t Put Your Shows On HiatusThe latest piece of evidence in the ongoing case against taking shows off the air, doing split seasons, and so on: Fox put Glee...
UncategorizedDelayed by Storm STOP Signed Fearless FreepThis is an observation, not a complaint - actually, I kind of like this - but cell phones have made a lot of pre-2000 (or even...
UncategorizedHits Come in ClustersThe second big story of the TV season, after the bigger number of successful comedies, is fantasy. Once Upon a Time appears to be...
UncategorizedThe Roland Emmerich of the ’20sThe release of Anonymous brings to mind this passage from P.G. Wodehouse’s 1928 story "The Reverent Wooing of Archibald." The...
UncategorizedWhat Will We Do When We Can’t Laugh at NBC?The annual story of the U.S. TV season is that NBC doesn’t seem to know what it’s doing; this season’s troubles have been...
UncategorizedHerman, His HeroYou’ve probably seen the Herman Cain ad already - it made the rounds earlier this week and was spoofed on Colbert last night - but...