Emmy Bloodbath: Handicapping the Race for Outstanding Limited Series
JUNE 10, 2021 It’s on. With the May 31 deadline for award submissions now passed, the serious cutthroat politicking for the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards has begun in…
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Charlize Theron Leads a Sterling Cast in the Emotionally Effective “Bombshell”
DECEMBER 17, 2019 When I first heard that a film was planned depicting the 2016 ouster of Fox News founder Roger Ailes on charges of sexual harassment, all kinds…
The Streaming Wars Are On! AppleTV+ Debuts, But Should We Sign Up?
NOVEMBER 14, 2019 The first shot fired on November 1: The debut of AppleTV+. It introduced four new streaming series, with the promise of many more as the week’s progress.…
“Late Night” Tackles the Role of Women in the Workplace with Sophistication and Wit
JULY 1, 2019 “Late Night” is about an Indian-American woman who is working for a late-night talk show host who is the only woman at the time leading a…
Emmys 2018 — “Game of Thrones,” “Mrs. Maisel” Win Big, But They’re Overshadowed by a Marriage Proposal
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 “Games of Thrones” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” may have been winners at this year’s Emmys, but the biggest winners of all might have been Emmy-winning…
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” — A Moving Testament to the Power of Kindness
JULY 9, 2018 I never really knew a whole lot about Fred Rogers. Of course, I had heard of him and saw most of the parodies (particularly Eddie Murphy’s…
Fox’s “The Passion” Live! — Those 12 Disciples Make The Cutest Boy Band EVER!
MARCH 21, 2016 Fox, the network that gave us the best live musical TV production to date just 6 weeks ago with “Grease Live!” now brings us the unparalleled…
“American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J. Simpson” — It’s Surprisingly Smart and Compelling Television
FEBRUARY 3, 2016 When I first heard that FX was producing a 10-part miniseries based on the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, I reacted with a sigh. “Really?” So…
Why Do I Still Watch “Survivor?”
OCTOBER 28, 2015 (Almost) everything important in business that I have learned in the last 15 years, I have learned from “Survivor.” Yes, a TV reality/competition show. And in…
Emmy Recap: Though the Show May Have Been Blah, the History-Making Choices Were Anything But
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015 It was literally a hot night at the Microsoft Theater (or whatever they’re calling it these days) in Los Angeles, as temperatures hovered around triple digits for…
