While reviews of the Who's halftime performance during Sunday's Super Bowl aren't overwhelmingly positive, they're definitely skewing in the aging (rather, aged) rock band's favor. Indeed, it's difficult to objectively assess a show by such venerated icons, to not hear ...Read More
It's that time again, when the calendar year is about to crank over to a number ending in "0" and the media takes a moment to reflect on the nearly-completed decade by generating countless lists of "the best" of everything ...Read More
Sure, I enjoy a nice art film, indie or foreign flick but that doesn't mean that I can't like a big budget blockbuster. In fact, I love them. Problem is, Hollywood hasn't really been keeping up with its end of ...Read More
Once, not all that long ago, TV theme songs were an integral part of how a show was presented on air. The best shows all featured memorable musical introductions. The recent passing of Vic Mizzy, the songwriter responsible for two ...Read More
Thursday's hearing of the Congressional Joint Economic Committee was entitled "The Future of Newspapers: The Impact on the Economy and Democracy." Though it sounds like a journalism school seminar, many see it as the first step towards federal financial assistance ...Read More
They called me names, accused me of bias, said I was incapable of suspending disbelief. The more forgiving among them said I'm "irrational." All because I don't like a TV show. That's the nature of fandom, but it does little ...Read More
A Japanese banking mogul gets abducted, a mime gets whacked, and everyone's after a whole lotta money sewn up inside teddy bears. HBO has again teamed with BBDO New York (the agency responsible for last year's award-winning "Voyeur" campaign) to explore the ...Read More
Inexhaustible self-promoter Tyra Banks seems intent on introducing a new lexicon of gibberish to "America's Next Top Model" viewers this season. On the surface this may seem like nothing more than a lame attempt by the host and her minions to ...Read More
Let's start with a somewhat academic, sweeping, big declaration that will be the topic of posts to come: Technology and the Internet have allowed us to quantify, measure and rank reactions to everything under the sun better than ever before. ...Read More
As the l'il 5th to the big 4 TV networks, The CW had the smallest slate of new shows for the fall season: the new "Melrose Place," supernatural teen romance "The Vampire Diaries," and the Ashton Kutcher-produced model melodrama "The ...Read More