Category Archives: television

Fall Television Review 2012

Posted on December 3, 2012 by

As the new year fast approaches, it is time to review the Fall TV season for 2012. As noted by many, politics is not just politics, but well, culture. And there are some good and bad things to note in … Continue reading →

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How NBC Can Save Itself

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

NBC garnered around 111 million viewers for the Superbowl. They have the London 2012 Olympics, sure to draw record viewership. They should be sitting pretty, right? Not really. NBC is mired in last place, often falling below Univision in the … Continue reading →

Posted in nbc, television | 24 Comments

The Strange Politics of TV’s Alcatraz and Person of Interest

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

There is only one institution in America with any reach. Only one that really shapes culture. Only one that reflects, and changes it. No, its not churches. Hardly anyone goes to Church any more. Nor is it politics, unaffiliated people … Continue reading →

Posted in men, more, pc, television, women | 20 Comments

NBC’s Bet on Chelsea Handler: The New Supertrain, or Pink Lady and Jeff?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

NBC seems betting big on “Girl in the City” type sitcoms, along with Fox (the New Girl with now newly divorced Zoey Deschanel, sister to Bone’s Emily Deschanel, and yes daughter of famous cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel), and CBS … Continue reading →

Posted in chelsea handler, more, nbc, television | 24 Comments

TV’s Bad Boys and Violence

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

TV is more violent than ever before. Violent deaths, assaults, and other brutality fill the screen. At a time when TV has never been more oriented towards the female viewer? What gives? The answer of course lies in the type … Continue reading →

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The Modern View of Marriage

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

A recent Citibank commercial exhibits the modern view of marriage found in the young, White professional women who are the target of Citbank’s rewards program. The commercial features an attractive, athletic woman who says, “My boyfriend and I were going … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, marriage, more, television | 27 Comments

TV’s New Fall Season: Hollywood’s Sidebet

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

The Washington Times has a post up about TV’s New Fall Season and how it consists of mean women and weak men. To summarize the story (go ahead, read the whole thing), men are mostly weak and loserish, unless they … Continue reading →

Posted in hollywood, men, more, television, women | 14 Comments

A New Hollywood Creative Paradigm?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Hollywood is still mostly trapped in its view of itself and society. A stale, 1960′s era view of themselves as the good enlightened, struggling against a repressive, McCarthyist people and populace. A group of the true saved enlightened saints, against … Continue reading →

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Gay Star Trek

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

There are plans for a new Star Trek TV series. Among the tidbits, two gay leads. Is there a problem with this plan? Sure. As William Goldman noted, in Hollywood “nobody knows anything.” But … in Bar Rescue, a reality … Continue reading →

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NBC’s Diversity Bet Fails

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

[Editor's note: work/family issues required a break from blogging. Hence the lengthy hiatus.] NBC’s past season, from Fall 2010 to Spring 2011, was a massive bust. NBC’s big bet on diversity failed. Gone, was “Undercovers” (a glamorous Black couple running … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, diversity, more, nbc, television | 22 Comments