Bob Saget was no Sidney Poitier. He didn’t win an Oscar and was no Civil rights icon. As an actor and as a human rights advocate, he was not in the same league as Mr. “To Sir with Love.” He was just a dad on TV and in real life, a Funniest Home Video host
Pardon me for sounding like an old coot, but Fox seemed to err this week with their cheeky promotional send-out to North American TV critics. The network has always been aggressive generous when it comes to the showy little tchotchkes they ship north along with DVD screeners (in spite of the fact that the switch
It took 52 minutes to drive to Rogers 2015 upfront this morning in downtown Toronto. The sizzle reel they showed press this morning also lasted 52 minutes. Coincidence? I think not. Rogers lucked into last season’s hottest show–Empire–and hope to build on that strength this year as they swing back towards imported content and away
On Monday, Fox announced its new schedule for fall. You can find their full details here. Short order “event” series and comic book cross overs continue to emerge as the network survival strategy. That the reality/talent show ship has sailed is signaled with the announced demise of American Idol, for six straight seasons the most-watched
The above teaser for this year’s Super Bowl XLVI Volkswagen ad had reached over 11 million YouTube views at the time of this posting. It’s easy to see why. It’s one of those brilliantly simple, “you gotta see this,” ideas that can help but go viral.Last Super Bowl, Volkswagen scored a touchdown with their Darth