Where do America’s favorite celebutants go when their messy complications become too much even for the Fox Network? They go to E!, of course. While Fox tends to specialize in the sensational and tawdry, many of its shows have been known to exhibit other qualities, while if you take the …
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FCC Chairman Advocates Consumer Cable Choice
Martin says consumers should be able to select cable channels à la carte.
Read More »DVD Review: The Dick Cavett Show – John & Yoko Collection
A three-episode collection that provides insight into John Lennon and Yoko Ono and their role and life in the early 1970s.
Read More »SpongeBob SquarePants “Where’s Gary” – Promotional Triumph
Proving that Nickelodeon knows how to “cross-platform” promote like a 21st century hybrid of PT Barnum and the Tasmanian Devil, lending the premiere of a new episode of a cartoon series about a walking-talking sanitation utensil with the pitched fervor of a Beatles reunion, last Friday night’s half-hour special episode …
Read More »Holiday Season Programming From PBS and Nickelodeon
Still buried in the first half of November — heck, I was out mowing the lawn and blowing leaves in a t-shirt and 65-degree breezes Saturday, in Northeast Ohio! — PBS and Nickelodeon have both announced their December holiday programming. I know this stuff is scheduled months in advance – …
Read More »DVD Review: The L Word -Season Two
The L Word El Bicho chooses is "like."
Read More »Success of 24 Creating New Genre
The tense, taut and remarkably well-sustained season 4 of 24 comes out on DVD next month, and the success of seasons 1-3 on DVD — over 4 million copies sold thus far — is breaking down conventional wisdom about the economics of “single-story line” series, opening up the door to …
Read More »“Where’s Gary?” – New SpongeBob Special
As much as I love SpongeBob...
Read More »DVD Review: American Gothic: The Complete Series
Excellent performances and writing make this one of television's more interesting explorations of the battle between good and evil.
Read More »Jett and Bernhard Host Halloween On QTN
I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Sandra Bernhard. Her humor is perfect for the Queer Edge
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