What is it going to take for TBS (or any other Basic Cable channel) to get a little respect? I watched the premiere week of Conan and thought it was fine and exactly what I expected (which is a slight disappointment, right?). (Also, why was…
So, it was announced today that Playhouse Disney will become Disney Junior. The folks at Disney Corporate must have put in quite a bit of overtime on that one. It’s a stroke of brilliance really – just as I thought it was brilliant when Viacom…
Being a member of the fringe press, I have no idea how many people attended the Herb Allen Sun Valley Retreat last week and I certainly don’t know a complete gender breakdown – but from everything I’ve seen in the press (including from the blogs…
OK, online media publishers – enough with the freakin’ slideshows! They’re nothing but a waste of time to those who click through all those pages of The World’s Top 10 Shellfish and the Best Tasting Fruits You’ve Never Tasted. What’s the real reason for these…
While today was an insane day on Wall Street with no one seeming to know anything about why there was so much volatility (Crisis in Greece, Banking Reform, etc.), there was one person who knew all along what would happen. If we would have just…
By selling Miramax back to the Weinstein Brothers (that would be Harvey and Bob) and (ahem) Lord Ron Burkle (he who has single-handedly created thousands of jobs in the prostitution and supermarket industries), Disney Chief Bob Iger has effectively given the coup de grace to…
People really need to stop listening to this woman. I said it back in November when she made her crazy comments then, and I say it now. Even though I know she would love to take credit for the Wall Street panic this week, nothing…
OK geeks. Time to go outside for a little air. I just noticed that the current most popular item on Digg is a story about Peter Sarsgaard possibly being cast as the villain in next year’s Green Lantern movie. WHO GIVES A FUCK?! Jesus Christ,…
Meredith Whitney has been right in the past. Meredith Whitney has been wrong in the past. Meredith Whitney will be right about some things in the future. And Meredith Whitney will be very wrong about some things the future. The point? Meredith Whitney doesn’t know…
I received an email this morning from a friend who said: “Jill, OMG, you have to click on this link and vote for my show!” “Vote for what?”, I said. “The Best Of 2009 TV.com Awards! My show was nominated!” Are you fucking kidding me? …