question of the day: What’s the most dramatic thing broadcast TV networks...
The New York Times this morning is running an article about how terrified everyone is about the poor prospects of the upcoming broadcast television season, which doesn’t begin till September but...
View Articlequestion of the day: What’s your biggest disappointment of the just-wrapped...
Did you hear about Jimmy Kimmel’s takedown of ABC execs at the ABC “upfronts” — where the networks present their new shows to advertisers — this week. From The New York Times’ Arts Beat: [I]n a “Jerry...
View Articlequestion of the day: NBC cancels prime-time Leno: why did it take so long?
Anyone could have said that moving Jay Leno, America’s class clown, to prime time from late night was a bad idea — in fact, lots of us did say it. And NBC finally caught on: PASADENA, Calif. – NBC said...
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NBC’s business plan: burn money, then burn more money
Item: NBC will pay Conan O’Brien a severance of $40 million— no, wait, maybe it’s $45 million. Well, some of the dough will go to O’Brien’s laid-off staffers, but still: that’s a ton of money to not...
View ArticleNeil Gaiman is awesome, Regis Philbin is an idiot, Jay Leno and the end of...
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View ArticleZachary Quinto gives up Spock? a Weird Al movie? save ‘Mad Men’s Sal, and...
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View Articlequestion of the weekend: How do we fix what’s wrong with American politics?
Last night on The Rachel Maddow Show, Maddow proposed that we need to find a new word for “something that is both catastrophically important to the future of the United States and totally freaking...
View ArticleKevin Smith, foul-mouth? is ‘Avatar’ immoral? Penelope Cruz in ‘POTC 4’?, and...
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View Articlequestion of the day: What should Conan O’Brien do next?
We haven’t heard much from Conan O’Brien since NBC unceremoniously booted him from The Tonight Show after Jay Leno’s experiment with primetime chat flopped. But now, with the networks in the final...
View Articlezombie Beatles; ‘Iron Man 2’ sexist?; good-bye, ‘Heroes’; more: leftover links
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View ArticleBret Easton Ellis, sexist pig; that hot chick in ‘Prince of Persia’ is like...
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View Articlequestion of the day: The most-coveted U.S. TV viewers are turning to...
Entertainment in the United States hit a milestone this week that could potentially have a dramatic impact on the flavor of pop culture. From The Associated Press NEW YORK — Univision was the most...
View Articlequestion of the day: Why do I smell such an ominous vibe coming off NBC’s...
I can’t help it. Whenever I hear or see something about NBC’s new drama The Event, which debuts on Monday night in the U.S. (and on Channel 4 in the U.K. in October), all I can think about is M. Night...
View Articlewas ‘The Event’ an event for you?
We speculated a few days ago about how much NBC’s The Event was going to suck, and now that it’s debuted, the real speculation can begin. (Missed it? You can watch it — presumably only if you’re in the...
View Articlequestion of the day: Should Jon Stewart be afraid of Conan O’Brien?
Last winter, NBC decided to cancel Jay Leno’s disastrous experiment in primetime talk shows — which American audiences stayed away from in droves — and booted Conan O’Brien out of the late-night NBC...
View ArticleNBC is sooo regretting letting Conan go; new Wolverine movie is called ‘The...
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female gazing at: Richard Engel
Speaking of dashing foreign correspondents, please look upon NBC’s Richard Engel: The flak jacket is the new black: Or maybe war-torn deserts are the new black: Live and direct and gorgeous: I’m...
View Articlewtf: Keith Olbermann off the air?!
I leave the country and mere days later, Keith Olbermann announces he’s leaving MSNBC and that Countdown is going off the air. Can this be coincidence? I think not. Clearly, Keith felt his show was...
View ArticleFacebook smears Google; Disney trademarks “Seal Team 6”; men made...
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View Articlesomeone should really do something about piracy!
From The New York Times: The music and movie companies, which estimate that digital piracy costs the United States economy $16 billion in lost revenue each year, have been eager for an efficient way to...
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