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Category Archives: TV
RIP: ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper
Former wrestling superstar and fledgling B-movie star Rowdy Roddy Piper has passed from an apparent heart attack at the age of 61. Piper was the lead in John Carpenter’s decent sci-fi film They Live (1988), which featured the quasi-immortal line: … Continue reading
Duke Boys, Out!
The P.C. Police are the new Boss Hogg. From The Hollywood Reporter: TV Land has pulled reruns of Dukes of Hazzard in light of the recent uproar over the Confederate flag, which is emblazoned on the roof of the show’s … Continue reading
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Mad Men: Finale
Mad Men jumped the shark a couple of seasons ago, and the writing of the final season was overly didactic and, in some episodes, embarrassingly sophomoric, oftentimes slipping into nightime soap opera dynamics. As the series arced towards its conclusion, … Continue reading
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On David Letterman
Jessica Winter writes on the seminal influence David Letterman had on her adolescence, something I concur with. In the mid-80s, Letterman was it: To my suburban elementary-school self, David Letterman was a window into urban adult life. He was a … Continue reading
Judaic Crypsis in ‘Mad Men’
At Counter-Currents, James O’Meara, who has written previously on Mad Men, discusses ‘Judaic Crypsis in the Final Season of Mad Men‘.
AJC vs. Trevor Noah
The American Jewish Committee (“Global Jewish Advocacy”) wants Trevor Noah yanked as the next Daily Show host. The AJC was fine with Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz as host, oddly enough (ahem), but with Noah… nah, not so much: [T]he American Jewish … Continue reading
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MSNBC Ratings Crater To All-Time Lows, FNC Tops Q1 Results
The implosion of MSNBC marches onward. Progress! Lean Forward! Talk about a tale of two cable news networks. With its 53rd consecutive quarter total audience win, Fox News Channel saw a 10% primetime rise among adults 25-54 in first-quarter 2015 … Continue reading
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Corden’s Debut
I watched James Corden’s debut on the Late Late Show last night and thought he did a fine job, especially for his first show. I remember how awkward and nervous Conan was during his first show as a late night … Continue reading
MSNBC’s Continued Plunge
This Politico article on the implosion of MSNBC is pleasurable reading.