So the Holidays are finally over and millions of people awoke this morning, depressed beyond measure and desperately trying to remember where they used to work. I have no doubt that highways all over the land were witness to more than a few commuters bemoaning their need to return to the grind. But all good [...]
These days, a depressing number of people seem to have forgotten that Christmas is supposed to be about giving. For those of you who still hold that simple idea to be true, there’s a new web site that lets you be a part of the USPS’s ‘Operation Santa,’ and do something that could change more [...]
If you read the LA Times today you may have noticed the NAACP is demanding that the Entertainment industry immediately redress what the Association regards as an unacceptable racial imbalance in the casting of TV and movies; The article goes on to explain there could be severe and undisclosed penalties, which a spokesman said would [...]
Some of you might remember a rather curious show called, “Xena: Warrior Princess”? Well, there’s to be a Convention next month in Los Angeles to allow those with fond memories to debate its appeal and break bread with its stars. Lucy Lawless, who was its title character, will even be in attendance…Almost.
The press release for [...]
Well, it happened. The pointless remake of that Sci-Fi classic, “The Day the Earth Stood Still’ I mentioned recently debuted today [Or should that 'escaped'?] and early reviewers report it’s an even more monstrous turkey than survivors of the previews led us to believe.
All remakes are an onanistic exercise in creative and intellectual bankruptcy, but [...]
In the rarefied air around Burbank, Johnny Carson is considered a legend. And not only is Jay Leno his worthy successor, he’s also [as his ratings so often prove] the most successful and popular host of his kind. In his hands the Tonight Show earns NBC $250m a year; Which you’d think would be enough, [...]
According to USA Today, Fox Sports [who else??] are currently in discussions with some of the larger theater chains to screen live coverage of College Football in 3-D. Their Chairman, David Hill, says he’d also like to offer coverage of NASCAR races in the same format, which he regards as television’s next logical evolution after [...]
The remake of ‘Fame’ I mentioned a while ago is still in development, and things seem to be going quite well; Despite a remarkably modest budget of just $25m, the cast list is almost impressive:Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer and Bebe Neuwirth will all appear, and Debbie Allen is [so far] due to be the sole [...]
In a sad piece of news that has not, so far, been picked up by the US media, one of Australia’s major newspapers is reporting that Patrick Swayze has begun taking his final bows. The pancreatic cancer that was diagnosed earlier this year has spread and he’s been advised by his Physicians to say his [...]
So it appears we are to be treated to two Turkeys this year? The one you’re all enjoying today, and the remorseless fiasco of unvarnished incompetence that will be known to those few who survived its infliction as, “Rosie Live.”
Less than 5-million people bothered to watch, all of whom are no doubt resting in a [...]
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