NBC Is Saved!
OK – I know NBC has been on a really bad run lately – but things are definitely looking up! I just received an email alert from the Hollywood Reporter announcing that Christina Ricci has agreed to star in… wait for it… wait for it……
Disney
2013: Endgame For Moguls
Old Hollywood just got another year older and closer to death. In fact, it’s getting harder and harder for Old Hollywood to get out of bed in the morning. Food doesn’t taste as good. Hangovers are a daily occurrence. In short, Old Hollywood is not…
NICKMOM – R.I.P.
It’s very possible Nickmom will set the record for the world’s shortest running network. There is no other option for this laughable disgrace than a total cancellation. In fact, there are only three absolute certainties in this life: 1) The sun will rise in the east;…
AMPAS Looks To The Future
Hawk Koch was named President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences today. Like his aggressive name suggests, this is a bold choice from an extremely bold organization. To have the balls to choose the old media film producer son of an old…
YouTube’s Original Content Strategy Is Working
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…
Is Hollywood Funding Chinese Propaganda?
Hollywood is so desperate to grow their businesses in China they would almost do anything. Look the other way while the Chinese government continues to abuse the basic human rights of its citizens? Check. Alter the content or severely edit a movie in order to…
American Idol – Dead Show Walking
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…
The Hollywood Foreign Press Has Done It Again!
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…
The X Factor Is Terrible
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…
Don’t Blame Superman
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…
