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Networks Trashed Trump With 90% Negative Spin in 2018, But Did It Matter?...By Rich Noyes
- As it was last year, the Trump presidency was the biggest story of 2018, accounting for almost 87 hours of coverage, or 28% of all evening news airtime. But that’s down from 99 hours of coverage in 2017, perhaps a sign the networks are wearying of treating every Trump tweet as deserving of crisis-level coverage. - The tone of coverage remains incessantly hostile: 90% negative, vs. just 10% positive (excluding neutral statements), matching the historically bad press we documented in 2017. Yet despite the media’s obvious disapproval, public opinion of the President actually improved slightly during 2018, from an average 40% approval on January 1 to 42.7% approval on December 31, according to RealClearPolitics. |
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'The Upside' At B.O.: - Final Sunday Update - Deadline
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* Movies that look and feel like video games are tough to watch, for me. * Movies went from progressively looking and feeling more realistic to looking like video games. That is not good. * A bummer for Keanu Reeves. Well, it was released in the dead month of January, when Hollywood does not care about the BO. They concentrate on award season and boosting nominees. * There are more knives out for "Green Book" than "Bohemian Rhapsody." * So many insiders pushing "A Star is Born" is so obvious. Sure, they love movies about themselves, but this time it goes deeper. This movie has been made over and over again. Why all the love this time? In the 1970s, there was a push for the Barbra Streisand version as well. Some say it was snubbed, overall, too. Nope. Just not that good of a movie. |
* On the Critic's Choice Awards. Going in, know one thing - these are critics, who make judgments on movies and TV all year long and then turn around and want respect from those who they are critiquing. It is a weird relationship. In my career as an entertainment writer/editor, I never joined a critic's organization because I do not like joining things.
- This show was odd, boring and awkward. When there was a tie for Best Actress, I became cynical. It was like they already had Lady Gaga winning but when the Golden Globes chimed in with Glenn Close, they added her. Chuck Lorre won a special award, he noted how those critics have not been kind to him over the years. And he is right - they hate his shows, but yet, give him a special nod. Hmmmm. A dismal TV rating for the show at 1.51 million.
- These awards really will not move the needle with other awards. They gave Christian Bale two acting awards for the same movie (comedy actor and actor). Come on. For some reason they feel the need to have almost every category that the Oscars have in hopes of influencing the voters. The critics do not need to be chiming in that deeply. The SAG Awards do not even do that.
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.
- This show was odd, boring and awkward. When there was a tie for Best Actress, I became cynical. It was like they already had Lady Gaga winning but when the Golden Globes chimed in with Glenn Close, they added her. Chuck Lorre won a special award, he noted how those critics have not been kind to him over the years. And he is right - they hate his shows, but yet, give him a special nod. Hmmmm. A dismal TV rating for the show at 1.51 million.
- These awards really will not move the needle with other awards. They gave Christian Bale two acting awards for the same movie (comedy actor and actor). Come on. For some reason they feel the need to have almost every category that the Oscars have in hopes of influencing the voters. The critics do not need to be chiming in that deeply. The SAG Awards do not even do that.
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.
#GoldenGlobes 'Bohemian Rhapsody' WINS TOP DRAMA
'Green Book' wins big; Glenn Close pulls upset; Rami Malek takes it
'Green Book' wins big; Glenn Close pulls upset; Rami Malek takes it
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* Early on, I noted how Rami Malek was superb as Freddie Mercury but the film was, too. Well, at the Globes they thought so, too. It wins the top prize while "The Green Book" pulls upsets all night long. The critics will now continue to blow it on these films and double down on their hatred.
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Despite the NFL lead-in, the Golden Globes dipped. That should be a head-scratcher for NBC and Hollywood. They may come away with the idea that those who watch sports rarely stay around for a Hollywood trophy event. I have always done so, but I get that most do not. The NFL overrun had 37.6 million. The Globes checked in with 18.6 million, lowest since 2016.
- Lady Gaga did win so a total snub is not the right way to look at that.
- Bradley Cooper continues to be over-looked, though. - Christian Bale thanking Satan was way over-the-line. That should be dissed but likely will hear crickets. - It always amazing me that professional actors have trouble with teleprompters and speaking off the cuff, without a script. - When will a streaming site take over for live televised award shows? That will be the end of them for sure. Meanwhile, Deadline reports on Brian May: Said Queen member Brian May, the pic’s executive music producer: “The mistake that critics made was reviewing the trailer instead of reviewing the film. They jumped to conclusions. Once people stake their claim, it’s hard for them to withdraw.” See story here.
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BEFORE: * Hosts Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg. Opening was blah and harmless. The flu shot skit flopped. Carol Burnett tribute and award - sweet. Host wins one, too - Sandra Oh. Jeff Bridges awarded Cecile B. DeMille.
* The Golden Globes aired after the Bears vs Eagles game (on the same network). No doubt that will help the ratings, right? At the beginning of the show, it will, for sure. The interesting item to look for is the drop off as the night goes on. But, the early lead-in figures will skew the overall averages for the show.
* The Golden Globes are early this year, Jan. 6. The next day, Jan. 7, Oscar nomination voting begins. That does mean the winners of the Golden Globes CAN and WILL influence that process this time around. Why? Because of the early Globes. Globes became irrelevant because Oscar folk changed their nominations announcement to avoid this but now, Globes made their move.
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