Category Archives: tv

CBS Wants Charlie Sheen Back!

Posted on March 22, 2011 by whiskeysplace

Les Moonves wants Charlie Sheen back on Two and a Half Men. I knew it! Sheen still pulls in attention, ratings, and has enough Alpha credibility, still, through the sheer number of followers on Twitter and his sold out shows, … Continue reading →

Posted in more, power, producers, sheen, tv | 26 Comments

TV Gets Older As It Runs Out of Young People

Posted on March 15, 2011 by whiskeysplace

The Wall Street Journal reports that broadcast TV is getting older. Well, of course. TV ran out of (White) young people. As America becomes a bifurcated nation, one of aging Whites with money, and young mostly Spanish speaking Hispanics without … Continue reading →

Posted in age, culture, demographics, more, politics, tv, wealth | 13 Comments

The Future Lies In Your Hand: Phone TV vs 3-D TV

Posted on December 31, 2010 by whiskeysplace

A recent series of Financial Times columns shows why 3-D TV will not be Hollywood’s savior, and some combination of Kindle, Nook, Ipad, Ipod, Iphone, Netbook, or other cheap, flexible, and handy tablet sized device will be the consumption device … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, hollywood, more, technology, tv | 6 Comments

The Myth of Cable Erosion

Posted on September 28, 2010 by whiskeysplace

Broadcast Executives like to tell themselves a pretty fairy story. “Once upon a time in the magical kingdom of ABC, NBC, and CBS, all was right in the land. Until wicked, wicked, cable came along and destroyed viewership, fracturing it … Continue reading →

Posted in business, cable, culture, more, tv | 9 Comments

When Did TV Get Girly?

Posted on August 30, 2010 by whiskeysplace

While there can be no question as to the female-orientation of today’s broadcast TV, just examine the Emmy Nominations for “Glee,”, the question arises, when did TV get so girly? The answer is, 1978. Wikipedia has a fascinating set of … Continue reading →

Posted in business, culture, men, more, tv, women | 8 Comments

James Bond vs. Today’s Hollywood Spies: Where are the Heroes and Bad Guys?

Posted on April 5, 2010 by whiskeysplace

A series of posts by Big Hollywood contributor Leo Grin on Ian Fleming and James Bond prompts the question. Where are the villains and heroes of today? When we have real life villains such as Dzhanet Abdurakhmanova and Umalat Magomedov, … Continue reading →

Posted in bond, culture, hollywood, jihad, more, spies, tv, villains | 37 Comments

Local TV News: Politically Correct and Feminized

Posted on January 16, 2010 by whiskeysplace

A recent article in Tucker Carlson’s new site, Dailycaller.com, sheds light on why LOCAL TV news is so politically correct: it is aimed exclusively at women. Hotair.com discusses the issue here. From a “well known news anchor from a Top … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, local news, men, more, tv, women | 22 Comments

Feminized TV: How PC Kills Revenue

Posted on January 9, 2010 by whiskeysplace

The plot should be a no-brainer. TV Broadcast networks, free to anyone with a TV antenna, ought to be reaping recessionary rewards as people cut the cable or satellite payments and surf online and over-the-air. But TV Broadcast networks are … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, culture, hollywood, men, more, tv, women | 33 Comments

NBC and SyFy: GLAAD to Meet You!

Posted on July 30, 2009 by whiskeysplace

Two recent items show how desperate, and clueless, the broadcast and cable networks have become. First, the painfully bad “Heroes” on NBC will have star Hayden Panettiere taking on a lesbian role, capitalizing on the acclaim and popularity of Lindsay … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, demographics, gay, glaad, hollywood, men, more, tv | 24 Comments