ABC Cancels “Roseanne” After Barr Compares Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett To a Muslim Ape
MAY 30, 2018 Photo: AP Yes, ABC should have known what they were getting into. You lie down with Roseanne Barr, you wake up with racism. On Tuesday afternoon,…
The Media
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Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” May Be the Most Topical Series Out There Right Now
APRIL 20, 2018 Showtime’s “The Circus: Inside the Wildest Political Show on Earth” (and I’m not typing that full title again) is a documentary series that films during the…
“Roseanne” the Return is a Smash Hit, But What To Do with Roseanne Barr?
APRIL 2, 2018 On Friday evening, I was attending a seder, and after prayers were finished, the dinner conversation turned, as it often does out here, to the topics…
The Return of “Will & Grace” — Is It Still Relevant or Has It Gone to the Well One Too Many Times?
OCTOBER 2, 2017 Unless you are a TV viewer who has for some reason been living under a rock the last month, you are likely to be aware that…
Women Dominate This Year’s Emmys, With “Veep,” “The Handmaid’s Tale” & “Big Little Lies” Triumphing
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 Photo: Getty As much as I like to bitch about the Emmy Awards (as an Emmy voter myself, I can dish my own kind), Sunday night’s…
Trump Hits a New Low With Disgusting Tweet Against Female MSNBC Anchor
JUNE 29, 2017 Photo: MSNBC If it’s early morning, it’s tweeting time at the White House. Most of the time, the tweets are childish responses to personal slights as…
What the Hell Is Going On at MSNBC?
MAY 23, 2017 Photo: AP If you’re a fan of MSNBC’s prime-time line-up, circle June 4 on your calendar, because that’s the date where that line-up as we know…
Bye Bye Bill-O
APRIL 20, 2017 Photo: AP Finally. After years of making excuses for the star of its highest-rated show, Fox News finally fired Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday after pressure became…
“Survivor”: Why Would a Gay Man Out His Transgender Friend on National Television?
APRIL 13, 2017 Photo: People It was a week of unexpectedly appalling language and behavior. If you are a fan of cable news, it’s been a rough week. To…
Ryan Murphy’s “Feud: Bette and Joan” — More Than Just the Camp Classic That You Might Expect
MARCH 7, 2017 TVs in gay bars all over America were likely turned to FX on Sunday night for the premiere of Ryan Murphy’s latest all-star extravaganza, “Feud: Bette…
