In January, the Priceline Negotiator was pushed off a cliff…literally. William Shatner’s character was, we thought, killed off in an effort to re-brand Priceline. But now, after an 8 month absence from the small screen, the Negotiator...
August 15, 2012 10:23 am / no comments
Sad news to report:
Davy Jones, the lead singer of The Monkees, died this morning after suffering a heart attack in Indiantown, Fla., his representative confirmed to ABC News. He was 66.
I’m not one to mourn the loss of every celebrity,...
February 29, 2012 10:57 pm / no comments
Every news outlet on the planet is all a Twitter and a buzz today over reports that the popular Comedy Central program The Colbert Report abruptly shut down production yesterday (Wednesday) and today for unknown reasons. Comedy Central won’t...
February 16, 2012 5:54 pm / no comments
For a generation of television viewers William Shatner isn’t Captain James T. Kirk, he’s the Priceline Negotiator. Come Monday that too will come to an end.
Check out this story on the sudden demise of Shatner’s “iconic”...
January 19, 2012 6:09 pm / no comments
His eponymous show commands a million eyeballs a night, his exploratory committee announcement amplified the news to millions more, but Can Colbert’s Message Penetrate?
First things first. What is his message? It seems Colbert, the comedian...
January 16, 2012 9:34 pm / no comments
Courtesy of TV Newser:
MSNBC continues to build out its weekend lineup with programs led by left-leaning commentators.
The latest addition is a program hosted by Melissa Harris-Perry, a professor at Tulane University and a regular on the channel....
January 5, 2012 11:50 am / no comments
NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice returns February 12. Today, Donald Trump announced the cast of characters. From the Associated Press:
Mob boss widow Victoria Gotti, singer Clay Aiken and IndyCar champ Michael Andretti are on tap for the...
January 4, 2012 7:07 pm / no comments
Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s best-seller, Game Change, is coming to the small screen this March courtesy of HBO. Ed Harris as John McCain, Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin and Woody Harrelson as…Steve Schmidt? What do you...
December 22, 2011 5:31 am / no comments
Note: This column appeared in The Times (of Northwest Indiana) on January 7, 2010.
Lately, my dad has been fond of telling friends about a habit I had as a young child. Supposedly I loved commercials. I was obsessed with them. There was no...
December 2, 2011 1:47 pm / no comments