Monthly Archives: October 2007
Here is the News….Not all of it good…
The news from the Networks this week has been a curious and rather unsettling cocktail of the good…and the just plain inexplicable.The good news is that ABC has ordered a full season of “Pushing Daisies,” arguably the most intelligent show … Continue reading
Don’t Laugh at Laughlin
The season has barely started, yet the blood-letting is well under way. Yesterday, CBS canceled the Hugh Jackman-helmed quasi-musical, “Viva Laughlin,”. Billed as ‘an offbeat song-and-dance drama’ it achieved such jaw-droppingly bad ratings, CBS pulled the plug after just two … Continue reading
Twinkle, Twinkle….Faded Star….
Hard on the Cuban heels of that Sequin-encrusted festival of mind-crushing banality commonly referred to as ‘Dancing with the Stars’ comes news that ‘The Donald’ is at it again. There is to be another ‘Celebrity Apprentice.’ I’ll give you a … Continue reading
Me-thinks he doth protest too much…
While we’re on the topic of the Tonight Show, did anyone else see James Spader as Jay’s guest on Monday? How did this man ever get the job?? In his 47 years of sharing this planet, Mr. Spader has appeared … Continue reading
Infamy, Infamy…..They’ve all got it in-for-me!…
It seems things are not going too smoothly in Burbank. On the day NBC-U announced plans to sell the legendary studios, Jay Leno’s iconic show included a sight-gag on the deal, with an [uncredited] Actress posing as a Realtor, leading … Continue reading
And now, a word from our Sponsor!…
In another example of the curious dichotomy that is American television, “Grey’s Anatomy,” which has the most expensive commercials of any show on broadcast TV, has once more emerged as the highest rated show of Fall’s first week among TiVo … Continue reading
