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House Dems Anonymously Complain About Defending the ‘Squad’ Ilhan Omar Told Jewish Voters She Opposed BDS During Election CNN performs ‘special drawing’ to select Dem debate lineups, but likely drew more mockery than viewers.. Iran denies that US shot down its drone in the Strait of Hormuz Iran on Friday denied that the United States took down one of their drones in the Strait of Hormuz, as President Trump had said hours earlier. “We have not lost any ...?" |
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Media can easily remedy opinion vs news
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Note on News...
* If a reporter writes opinion in his or her news story, the byline can easily indicate opinion ...mine often did when I reviewed shows and they were put on the front page, etc. I had my own section in the paper but now and then, a story would get taken for the front page - - thus, my editor would label it. I know at times I did not like it, but it was correct.
* In all the discussion of fake news, and how it gets spread, the news organizations can easily start to remedy that issue. As was a practice, they label opinion as such. They do not weave them throughout the news content. They have specific places for them in newspapers and TV editorials.
* Shows like "Dateline" often make it sound like many more suspects could be a killer and then never really clear them or talk to them. Local newspapers (I was a wire editor) always want the same stories and headlines as the major newspapers. I tried not to do that and my managing editor did the same. Yes, for the real big events, but for the front page, one does not have to simply copy the bigger newspaper neighbor. If you always wonder why a national event gets covered in the local paper, we are taught to localize everything if it can be done. |
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32 Emmy nominations for one show is overkill
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'The Lion King' will roar for sure....
Notable Industry News by Paul Dergarabedian (Comscore) "They've Got All the Best Play Dates": Disney's Dominance Is Changing How Movies Are Released (Hollywood Reporter) Disney’s dominant market share – 35% overall so far in 2019, 11 of the top 20 box office performers over the past 5 years – has given it a stranglehold on the release calendar. Competing studios are forced to either put their own major releases up against a Disney film in the most desirable release windows or pursue riskier/smaller releases that require creative marketing to succeed. "They've got a movie out on all the best play dates," says former Sony Pictures vice chairman Jeff Blake. "You'd be crazy to put a big picture against them." Hollywood Report by Martin Grove It's mid-summer now and we're still not feeling the heat wave Hollywood expected. Only a few upcoming films are likely to help turn things around:
❖ Moviegoers will be there 7/19 for Disney's 3D PG live action THE LION KING. Trackers: $175M. ❖ Universal's FAST & FURIOUS PG-13 action spinoff HOBBS & SHAW looks good 8/2. Trackers: $55-65M. |
BO Report *Tim's TakeTim's TV Talk
* Come on, 32 nominations for one series is ridiculous. "Game of Thrones" got that many. Sheesh.
* "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" will get talked about much more than is warranted. * You have got to wonder how the same people get nominated year in and year out. Nobody is that good, all the time. * This is NOT the golden age of TV. * Emmys are Sept. 22. | ||||||
EMMYS: The problem with this show is they have way too many categories and most are handed out before the live show. But, a show about TV and its stars is shown on TV but has been losing viewers for years. I do still watch and report on it but not like I used to. There are simply way too many shows on TV now to keep up, even for those of us who covered the beat for years. And the viewership levels are not up to par to make it worthwhile to even report on many of them. Time management requires ignoring many. A great deal of fake watching goes on here as well.
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* MORE EMMYS: The need for a snub story (it happens after every nomination announcement) when there can be more than five nominees in a category is nonsense now. Jimmy Fallon or Seth Meyers getting snubs is not a snub. Their shows are not that good. With so many categories, snubs do not exist. If someone got snubbed, it means not enough people voted for them, so it is NOT a SNUB. Perhaps people simply did not want them to get nominated this time around.
* "The Big Bang Theory" was not good last year, either, so not having it in there despite it being the last year is not that big of an issue for me. However, Hollywood will not like it. Wait, Hollywood votes so they did not like the show enough this time around. * For one show to get 32 nominations, it shows that there are too many categories. There is no way one show, no matter the show, deserves that many nominations for one series, in one year. * Meanwhile, fans of the show did not like the last episode (that is always the cool thing to do), but that feels contrived, too. * There may not be a host this year. It is a shame that Hollywood feels they do not need a host (who is an entertainer) anymore. I like the fact that there is no host, but think about it - - they are telling us that they feel the host can take away from the show (Oscars, too) and may be too divisive. Hmmm. Was a time when the host guided the show along and kept the pacing intact. Sorry Kimmel, Degeneres, Goldberg, Corden, Meyers, you are no no longer capable of that. This may be the biggest example of the Hollywood backlash that is being felt with award shows and the like. And if they name one this late in the game, that is odd, too. * One again, I will say that there is too much product and way too many ways to consume TV now. Some like that, but it is a mess. |
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Disclaimer: Often the case of a blog and/or forum piece - - it is compiled from many sources, which then are simply posted here. The link should take you where item came from, most of the time. It is not the intention of this site to claim authorship of all on this page, or other pages herein. It is an aggregate site, too. It is a news service and uses feeds from all over. It is real-time reporting and posting from Twitter and other platforms. It is many people and sources. But, I alone, place it here, and often write my take on the item. See links. NOTE: I was never just a full blown movie and TV critic. I reported on the entire entertainment scene, and often did news, too. Even sports now and then. At smaller newspapers and radio, you MUST multi-task. But, there is a huge difference between news and entertainment reporting. I tried to blur the lines when I wrote news and it did not pass, and was called out, and rightly so. So, I had to change styles when writing each beat. I contributed to a few sites that are designed like the ones facing layoffs. They were Digital Journal, Examiner and even Yahoo (when they had a boatload of contributors like me). They are content farms. I consider myself retired from full-time media work, as I was overworked, in this field. My health took a beating, so I beat back. Meanwhile, the lines are too often blurred between public relations and news media now. There are feeds on here for both news and PR, so see for yourself.
* After college I spent several years in southern California working in pursuit of life in show business. I was employed at two newspapers in Orange County, MSAS Cargo International and PIP Printing, along the way. |
I worked as an extra/stand-in on many TV commercials, shows and movies. It gave me an insight into how the business of show works. I never wanted to be an actor, just used it to get a real-life education into the business.
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate.
* Was a researcher for a popular column by L.M. Boyd (in over 300 newspapers) for Crown Syndicate. Also, was a researcher for World Features/Sports Features Syndicate.
* During my stint with Withers Broadcasting, I also published my own entertainment weekly magazine titled Have Fun. I even ran movie theater for a short time and by doing that I realized my love was covering the movie business, not running a theater. That can make you hate the movies as you MUST promote movies you do not like or care to promote. My work at Sauk Valley Newspapers in Illinois allowed me to come back from working in Hollywood to covering it (as I have been since my days on the high school newspaper, and two college newspapers, along the way). I often went back to Hollywood, and kept contacts, while working at Sauk Valley Newspapers. I did freelance on the side, always keeping my eyes on the entertainment business. I no longer live in southern California for many reasons. I live in Columbus, Ohio now (Galloway). My sister's death at the age of 49 changed my outlook and my life (that pain never goes away). She was my Irish Twin. Never say what if? in life. Go out and grab life when you can. Do not sit around and wonder what it would be like to pursue your goals and dreams. Do it. At least try it. Do not worry about failing, We all fail and make mistakes at times. I feel I did that and I am still doing that, no matter what others may think.
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Some of the productions I worked on:
- "Opportunity Knocks" starring Dana Carvey. Look for the bathroom scene, at urinal. - Pilot of "Baywatch" in Malibu and Santa Monica (lifeguard in guardhouse) - "Ghostbusters 2" - scene where they find the goo under the road - "Double Impact" with Jean-Claude Van Damme - I was a doctor - "Far Out Man!" with Tommy Chong - my car was also in it. - "Limit Up" with Dean Stockton, Nancy Allen - directed by Brian DePalma. Stockbroker. |
TV commercials
- Olympic Stain commercial (Albert Einstein characters) - Many featuring banks - local L.A., too. - Long John Silvers commercial - in a booth eating. - The very first Silver Bullet TV ad campaign (Coors Light) - The first BP TV commercials with Radar O'Reilly (Gary Burghoff) - TV episode of "Beauty and the Beast" - underground bar patron. |
- TV movie "Dance 'Til Dawn" starring many TV stars of the time as some were on haitus from their shows. It starred Christina Applegate, Matthew Perry, Alyssa Milano, Kelsey Grammer, Tempest Bledsoe, Mary Frann, Alan Thicke, Edie McClurg and Tracy Gold. I played a waiter at the prom.
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