Straight Up, Now Tell Me Why Nightline…
…devoted an ENTIRE show to AI judge Paula Abdul? Yes, we heard all the promotion about the interview, but somehow thought it would be an ending segment. But the whole chunk of late night real estate? Note to Nightline: like clearly milllions of viewers–I know your ratings rival Letterman’s– I’ve stuck with you and even became an admirer of the three-anchor format with a lot of fun, lifestyle-y stories at...
Tina Palin: We’re Going to Miss You!
Only two more weeks, and then she’ll be gone, consigned to the pantheon of great SNL characters throughout the years, at which point Ms. Fey can focus all of her attention on 30 Rock. But it’s been a gloriously fun ride….and the real governatrix’s appearance Saturday brought SNL its biggest ratings in 14 years. For those too young to remember, that was when Nancy Kerrigan hosted and queen of soul Aretha...
Killer Mini-Series
Already sucked in to “Generation Kill,” HBO’s seven-part miniseries set during the first days of the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Piece is done partly through the eyes of a veteran journalist on assignment for Rolling Stone embedded with an elite Marine squadron, based on author of the book by the same name, Evan Wright. As a viewer, you’re drawn–actually thrown–into their world from the inside of a...
The Wounds of War
Kimberly Dozier and Bob Woodruff, two television journalists at competing networks who will forever be linked by their respective experiences in Iraq. Both were seriously wounded in 2006, Woodruff suffering severe brain injuries by an IED and Dozier nearly lost her limbs in a car bombing that killed her crew, an army captain and an interpreter. Both are now winning Peabody Awards for their stories on wounded veterans trying to make...
Steve Had an Affair on Miranda? Oh, No!
Well, this will come as a spoiler at this moment, but I just saw the teaser trailer for “Sex and the City,” and Steve screwed around on Miranda apparently! Hmmm….how will she handle his infidelity? Theirs was always an interesting class clash dynamic, but it was she who adjusted most, having sex on HIS schedule and ultimately taking down her high-powered big city angst a few notches by moving to Brooklyn and doing...
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