Tuesday night, TV Land is running four hours of shows produced by my occasional employers, Sid and Marty Krofft…segments of Sigmund and the Sea Monsters, H.R. Pufnstuf, ElectraWoman and DynaGirl and others. I wrote none of these so like you, I can enjoy them as they regress me to an earlier age. You can get […]
Nice piece on Julie Schwartz on CBS Sunday Morning. You can nitpick little almost-errors in these things but the overall effect was something that would have pleased Julie greatly. Also, Alan Brennert informs me there was a nice Schwartz obit on ABC's This Week With George Stephanopoulos. And here's a link to a good column […]
I'm surprised there hasn't been more talk about two Tonight Show appearances this past week by men ostensibly running for the Democratic Presidential nomination. I say "ostensibly" because Dennis Kucinich's on Thursday night seemed like such a desperate bid for attention. He came on, not to discuss politics or what he'd do as Chief Exec, […]
As umpteen e-mails inform me this A.M., the piece on Julie Schwartz did indeed air on CBS Sunday Morning. It's about 46 minutes into the show, I'm told. I have it on my TiVo and will watch it later. Vince Waldron suggests that I was deficient (or maybe he was too polite to suggest, foolish) […]
The fellow who was assembling the story on Julius Schwartz for CBS Sunday Morning said he'd call to let me know how likely it was to air tomorrow. He hasn't called, which I guess confirms that you can't trust CBS News. I've set my TiVo just in case but I suspect it either won't be […]
Here's Larry David (Yes, the guy from Curb Your Enthusiasm) on his wartime experiences. […]
Continuing in my crusade to buy every neat thing in the world that plugs into the wall, I purchased as my second DVD recorder, the Panasonic DMR-E80H. No, you don't really need two of them but if I go more than about a month without buying some expensive high-tech toy, I develop facial tics and […]
For some time, one of my favorite places to eat has been Koo Koo Roo, a chain that I suppose comes under the broad classification of "fast food" but not exactly. The Southern California-based operation was founded in 1987 by two brothers who believed in offering non-fried, non-frozen fare…like their skinless broiled chicken, served with […]
A public memorial for the late Julius Schwartz will be held in New York on the morning of Thursday, March 18. I don't like posting e-mail addresses or phone numbers on this page but that info will probably be available on the DC Comics website shortly. I'm hearing chatter that there may also be some […]
I agree with darn near every word of this article by Frank Rich on the Janet Jackson controversy. […]
The night of 2/9/64, the Beatles made their historic appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and everyone's world changed at least a little. It was an especially wrenching evening for the comedy team of Mitzi McCall and Charlie Brill who were on the same show and they didn't do very well in maybe the worst […]
Valentine's Day is coming up. To celebrate, The Official Pogo Website is presenting four wonderful Walt Kelly strips having to do with romance. Go read. […]
The folks who bring you The Price is Right are looking for a new announcer to replace the late Rod Roddy. They've tried a few gents out and are now running a poll on the CBS website to ask who should get the job. If you have a moment, do me a favor and go […]
I sort of agree with Dahlia Lithwick on the practical side of dealing with the issue of gay marriage. I know I agree completely with the notion that two adult human beings, regardless of gender, should be able to marry but I also don't believe enough of America is ready to embrace that concept. So […]
This one's in The Los Angeles Times. And today, I helped a gent who is putting together a segment that is tentatively planned for next Sunday's CBS Sunday Morning. I'll let you know if it looks like it's going to get on. […]