The Sopranos, Seinfeld, Mad Men, MASH Top TV’s Best Written Series List
When you have Norman Lear and Carl Reiner in the house – two of television’s most brilliant, legendary creators who go back to the original golden age of the medium – it’s assuredly going to be a night to remember. Hearing from those two giants was the shot across the bow as the Writers Guild of America revealed its 101 Best Written TV Series in a two-hour event at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills on June 2, sponsored by...
Presentations, Programming, Parties and Perks–That’s TV Upfronts
It is the rare person who isn’t stricken with a hangover after attending the annual series of presentations and parties that comprise the main week of television upfronts. If the hangover isn’t from adult beverages, then it is due to all the hype the networks dispense about their upcoming programming, around which they sell billions of dollars of upfront advertising. We look here on the presentations and...
The TV Academy Honors Television’s Most Enlightening and Inspirational Programs
Some called the recent White House Correspondents’ Dinner a “nerd prom,’ and that term also came to mind–in a completely endearing way– at the 6th Annual Television Academy Honors, held May 9 at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Known for presenting the Emmy Awards, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences decided in 2008 to move forward with a different sort of accolade that honors programs that inform, illuminate,...
Julia vs. Joe, or Veep Versus VP–It’s the Funny Factor That Wins This Race
If you appreciate the humorous aspects – accidental and intentional – of VP Joe Biden and the Emmy award-winning comedic style of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, you most definitely will love the second season of “Veep,” which is truly hitting its stride in the humor department. (So much so, HBO just renewed it for a third season.) Take her in front of a roasting pig on a spit at a community barbecue, while discussing the...
MTV Returns to its Roots With an Artist-Focused Initiative
More than three decades after its debut created a seismic shift in the pop culture landscape, it can be very easy to forget that MTV still stands for music television. That also makes it surprising to learn that 1,200 hours of music videos are aired each week across the Viacom family of networks, including MTV, CMT, and VH1 that reach 100 million homes in TV-land and 60 million online via digital and social screens. It’s...
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