Weekend Flop TV: LOVE ON A ROOFTOPAs I said earlier, of all the shows created by Canada’s Bernard Slade (The Flying Nun, The Partridge Family, Bridget Loves Bernie...
Licensed to negotiate: a 007 for the new global eraBond battles a shadowy figure known only as ‘Tony Clement,’ then beds a willowy lobbyist
Two Kinds of Meta-StoriesSpeaking of last night’s 30 Rock , the B story, while lame (and there are few things lamer than a weak B story attached to a...
"I Want To Go To There!"I just want to say that last night’s 30 Rock offered my favourite new catchphrase in many moons (and several suns): when offered...
Now, the unadulterated Frost/Nixon interviewTimed to the release of the Ron Howard movie, the original interview is more compelling than ever.
Special “Most Unprecendented Week Ever” Caption Challenge (Sorry, Aimee)For this Caption Challenge, I invite you to imagine a conversation between these two luckless gentlemen, who on an unprecedented...
Co-Executive Producer? Or Just Busy Work?Speaking of showrunners, I’ve made a point in the past about the tendency of shows to fill out their staffs with writers who...
Creator-DeserterEarl Pomerantz, in the latest of his great posts about his year with Major Dad , says that he envied people like fellow Canadian...
Harper’s Media Strategy, or Are You Pro-Rogue or Anti-Rogue?Dion’s already-legendary disaster with his response video has pretty much summed up his problems with media handling and message...