Tag Archives: Television

Maybe I am a champion of local heroes, but I am really sad that Charles Grigsby has been erroneously voted off of American Idol by America tonight. He has a velvety smooth voice that reminds me of Stevie Wonder. His personality is stellar and he is a cutie to boot. …

Nothing will stop the pageant of rampaging egos and accouterments this Sunday: Organizers of the 75th annual Oscar awards say the impending war in Iraq won’t derail Hollywood’s biggest event on Sunday. ….Show producer Gil Cates has acknowledged that war would change the tone of the production, but as of …

PBS’ Frontline has cobbled together an interesting backgrounder on the developments over the last 12 years leading to the impending military action against Saddam, called “The Long Road to War.” From the intro: With the United States apparently within days — if not hours — of launching a war against …

Research conducted by Procter & Gamble indicates viewers retain fast-forwarded commercials at about the same rate as normal speed: The surprising research has led at least some P&G marketing executives to conclude that TiVo may not pose the threat to TV advertising that many predict, according to executives close to …

So war it is. Despite all the protests, Security Council machinations, negotiations and pundit clucking, predictions from six months ago that the US and Britain would invade Iraq in March will have been borne out within about 48 hours. Given the intractable arrogance of Saddam, and the mission George W. …

Simpsons go wireless: you’ve ever wanted your cell phone to say “D’oh!” when someone calls, you’ll soon have the chance. Twentieth Century Fox on Monday said it has licensed “The Simpsons” to the wireless division of video game publisher THQ Inc. to be developed into games, ring tones, screensavers and …

The US, Britain and Spain – the coalition of the determined – have given up on diplomacy to deal with Iraq. Powell speaking now – Bush to speak tonight. An unpopular second resolution for the U.N. Security Council that would have set a firm deadline to disarm will not be …

American Idol’s grumbling voice has spoken: he thinks Clay Aiken or Ruben Studdard will win the competition: “In the next few weeks, I think the person you’re going to see getting stronger and stronger is Clay. I think he’s the person to beat,” Cowell said. And the always-smiling Studdard is …

MTV content via Motorola wireless outside the US in $75million joint venture: Leveraging MTV’s influence among youth and knowledge of the ever-evolving music and lifestyle scene and Motorola’s technology and personalization intelligence, the two companies will develop and integrate locally created marketing activities in regions around the globe. Together, MTV …

Tonight, the first of the American Idol finalists got voted back to oblivion. In my recap of last night’s show, written this morning, I predicted either Vanessa or Carmen would get nuked. It was Vanessa. I hate to say I told you so, but I flipping told you so (dances …