Racism, Ratings and George Lopez’ Last Night on Late Night
The “baddest show in late night,” as host George Lopez called it, is now relegated to the history books. And if there is such a thing, the television business etiquette books, under the chapter of “How Not to Fire Your Cast and Crew.” Could there have been any less respectful way for TBS to have made a major schedule change than by unceremoniously dumping George Lopez from his late-night perch with scarcely 36 hours...
Battle of the Network Parties
It’s that time of year again when the television networks preview their fall programming for TV critics in a 10-day confab known as TCA Summer Press Tour, headquartered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. After the daily panel sessions– where critics watch clips and then hammer executives, producers and show talent with questions– it’s time to party and, um, network some more. Here is our rundown, and it...
Sneak Preview of The Playboy Club: The Key to Your Fantasies?
Comparisons to “Mad Men” were brushed aside. The controversy over a Salt Lake City affiliate’s refusal to run the program were glossed over—because another station picked it up. The argument was set forth that the show is about women’s empowerment. Those were the headlines from the NBC TCA panel on the network’s upcoming one-hour drama “The Playboy Club,” set to premiere Monday, September 19...
Working 9-5 and 8-11 at the Hollywood Bowl: D-Parton Delivers
Parton brings her larger than life presence to the Bowl Could you ever imagine that Dolly Parton has been making hits out of heartfelt songs for 45 years now? And that even though the Queen of Country maintains a home inLos Angeles, she just made her first-ever appearance at the Hollywood Bowl? It was a dazzling, all-Dolly night in which the beloved singer came out right on time and with just a brief intermission and one costume...
Midnight in Paris: Woody Allen’s Sleeper Hit of the Summer
Much has been made of the fact that “Midnight in Paris” is Woody Allen’s most successful film in more than a quarter of a century, with a box office take of about $35 million to date, chugging away to surpass the $40 mil that “Hannah and her Sisters’ garnered in 1986. But forget those figures that have industry analysts standing up and taking notice – and just be happy that the movie is still playing at the box...
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