Did Lou Dobbs Have His Howard Beale Moment?
by: MichaelFidanza
In 1976, the movie Network was released about an anchorman (no, not Ron Burgundy) who was being dropped because his ratings were sliding into the toilet. The late Peter Finch played Howard Beale who is fired by the fictional UBS network.
That day, Mr. Beale starts his broadcast, like all the others before, only this time, [...]
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Going Brogue
On November 19, 2009 at 10:32 am
In August 2008, a journey began for a forty-something woman. Unknowingly, she had prepared for an almost impossible quest during the prior ten years, improving her craft and skill. Her interview and the vetting were complete. She was ready to begin a campaign that would catapult her into the national spotlight.
Virtually from the moment she [...]
Suzanne Somers Was Not Even A Good Sheriff, Now She Wants To Be Your Doctor
On November 18, 2009 at 10:18 am
I am not a big fan of Newsweek. But every once in a while it is worth something. Patrice Wingert recently had a post on the Newsweek Human Condition Blog about a new book authored by Suzanne Somers. Ms. Somers’ tome; Knockout, Interviews with Doctors Who Are Curing Cancer, is a look at “alternative medicine” as an [...]
Not Ready for Prime Time?
On November 17, 2009 at 9:59 am
It’s been two months since Jay Leno debuted with his prime time show on NBC. Like many people, I was curious about this new venture and watched Leno’s show every night the first week. After that, I stopped, as have many others, as Leno’s slipping ratings give evidence to. I do not watch much television [...]
Baldwin/McCullough 9pm EST – Holder, Health-Care, Prejean
On November 14, 2009 at 8:30 pm
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Obama iBranding on TV (VIDEO)
On November 13, 2009 at 9:56 am
The cooperation between Hollywood and the Obama administration has reached a really creepy level. A few weeks ago, first lady Michelle Obama and second lady Jill Biden announced a week (October 19 through 25) of heavy-handed promotion for their cooperative volunteer program iParticipate. Part of this promotion strategy co-opted hit television programming.
Some people get upset [...]
Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 9: Rattled
On at 9:55 am
For those of you who didn’t catch it Wednesday, and since I’ve been combating a major onrush of brain freeze with coffee and sausage biscuits this morning, let me finally get around to re-capping our first quarter-final episode of Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.
The Statue of Liberty replica of “New York, New York” is among the landmarks [...]
The 2009 CMA Awards will rock… but will they country?
On November 11, 2009 at 10:24 am
The CMA Awards (Country Music Association), hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will be broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday night (at 8:00 PM ET on ABC), but there won’t be much authentic Nashville in it. Over the past decade (I still blame Shania Twain) as “country” music has sold more CDs and downloads, [...]
New ‘Alien Option’ for Healthcare
On November 9, 2009 at 9:53 am
Aliens are among us, and they have brought universal health care.
In “V,” strange Visitors from another planet drop in to visit earth without warning, causing panic worldwide until the aliens’ charismatic leader broadcasts a well-written, brilliantly delivered speech on the giant LCD screen built into the bottom of their city-wide space ships. In soothing, diplomatic [...]
V for Verisimilitude
On November 5, 2009 at 11:33 am
ABC’s remake of the 1983 miniseries “V” debuted Wednesday night. It’s good. Only one episode in it’s already better than anything ABC has to offer, cleverly avoiding the traps a first act tends to set: overlong character development acted at mediocre caliber, slow reveals, laying an obvious groundwork for future plot twists. V bypasses all [...]
Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 8: One Soldier Left
On at 9:58 am
Rat Mitrione is staying another week, and Rampage ain’t happy.
That was the final verdict of last week’s Ultimate Fighter episode, which left a bad taste in the mouths of a lot of people – as the episode opens, we get to see construction material be murdered all over again and split into three huge pieces [...]
CNN Takes a Swipe at Religion
On November 3, 2009 at 10:05 am
Maybe CNN’s anti-religion statement was a subconscious one, but it shouldn’t go unnoticed.
Yesterday, CNN.com gave top billing to two stories, side-by-side. One was the tragic story of a young woman who was run down by her own father because she had become too “westernized.” The other was a story about Jews who are choosing to [...]
