That’s a frightening headline for the Hollywood studios. It wasn’t supposed to work. It was an ill-planned experiment that was supposed to fail. Seriously, who would watch that crap? Well… give one point to Silicon Valley in the Great Content Wars of 2012. (This…
Like Ragnarok, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and The Sopranos – all things (good and bad) must end. And that end has come for the Church of Scientology. It was an experiment that just didn’t work. For Tom Cruise, it’s another high-profile bomb – like…
OK – let’s say you’re 30 years old. Let’s say the average American reads three books a year (outside the U.S. the average may be a bit higher). Let’s say you have a good fifty years of reading before you die. That’s 150 books. [Fun…
Andrew Breitbart died just after midnight last night. He was 43 years old. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. A sudden death like this is incredibly tragic. Yes, he was an asshole (at least in my mind) and a much hated…
I actually watched last night’s “American Idol” Season 11 premiere. Yes, I’m the one. Just kidding. There were actually quite a few people who watched last night. But 23% fewer than watched last year. This show is dead. It may limp along and have…
OK, just admit it guys, you love movie stars and only nominate hot people you would like to ‘go to disco’ with. I mean, I sort of know where you’re coming from – “The Ides Of March” sucked but, of course, I would rather sit…
First of all, I am not a television critic. I am a critic of the television industry – but not really on the content itself. That said, last week, while at a Manka Bros. corporate retreat, I actually sat and watched a full episode of…
There is an evil temptation that far too many companies are having trouble resisting – the temptation to launch a new product or service on Facebook. Every month, when the number of Facebook users seem to go up by 100 million or so – to…
Today, I read an analyst report written by Vasily Karasyov of Susquehanna Financial Group titled “The Death of Superheroes”. Salacious title? Certainly. A title that would get the attention of every media executive around the world? Absolutely. A title that’s total bullshit? Definitely. According to…
With one mighty slap, Wendi Deng Murdoch may have saved her husband’s company. No longer was the story about hacking or impropriety or ethics, it was about a wife coming to her 80-year-old husband’s defense when he was attacked. Rupert Murdoch is a hated man,…