Monthly Archives: June 2007
Coming Soon to a Cliff-edge near you!…
I hate reality shows with the passionate intensity of a thousand imploding suns. When your carefully screened and selected cast are giving mind-numbingly inane tests in which their every slightest thought is provided by members of the WGA, and everything … Continue reading
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Dear Mr. Pacino. No.
An Actor’s life is undeclared war; Years of toil, endless rejections and withering defeats at the hands of an implacable enemy, all endured in stifling and unwarranted anonymity. Then one day a fortunate few – very few – are offered … Continue reading
I think I need a Martini…
Hollywood Reporter, June 13, 2007:“Veteran comedy director James Burrows, who helmed the pilot for Fox’s upcoming comedy series ‘Back to You,’ has come aboard the show as an Executive Producer and house Director. “Back to You,” from 20th Century Fox … Continue reading
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Six Years, and NBC has moved on…
In an unwelcome addendum to an earlier post, NBC is once more displaying the shrewd Audience judgment and overall sensitivity that have allowed it to secure the unenviable distinction of being the lowest rated Network in the history of the … Continue reading
Has it come to this?
In an unwelcome addendum to an earlier post, NBC is once more displaying the shrewd judgment and overall sensitivity that has enabled it to secure the unenviable ignominy of being the lowest rated Network in the history of the medium. … Continue reading
Janus is Alive and Well in NYC.
June 12.As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Isaiah Washington is no longer among the cast of Grey’s. He insulted gay people, then tried to do a ‘rewind’ with unconvincing apologies and explanations until, finally, ABC dropped his contract. But their moral indignation … Continue reading
Oda Mae carries the day…
June 11, 2007.With Rosie and her orchestrated media debacle now a fading memory [we wish] the execs at The View have been pooling their diminutive mental resources to elect a new panel member who could adequately inhabit the departed Diva’s … Continue reading
Bye-Bye, Bob…for now…
“After 35 years as the host of “The Price Is Right,” Bob Barker hung up his microphone for good on Wednesday. Or did he? The 83-year-old icon has said he would happily return to the “Price” if a replacement host … Continue reading
NBC boosts their ratings – for the Ads??
June 8, 2007: “You may recall the live commercials with Ed McMahon on The Tonight Show….The last live ad aired in 1995. On Tuesday, NBC will reintroduce viewers to the live commercial, again on The Tonight Show, with a commercial … Continue reading
Tale of the ‘Idol’ Tape: Jordin Vs Blake
From ‘Hollywood Grind’, “American Idol finalists Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis are attractive, talented and have millions of adoring fans. That’s where their similarities end….” The mark of true greatness is to be known across the World by one name; … Continue reading
