Filed under: Late Night, OpEd, Talk Show, Reality-Free Conan O'Brien's final Late Night ended on a bold note, one that didn't involve animals doing things that would get humans arrested or Abe Vigoda being the best damn Abe Vigoda he can be. In fact, the only way it was remotely funny is if you are ...

Today we continue our series on heroes. Last time we talked about what makes a hero a hero. ___ ___ Captain Chesley Sullenberger (Sully as we’ve come to know him) inspired this series. He is, of course, the pilot who landed his plane in the Hudson River to ultimately save over 150 lives. But w...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 15 NBC dodged questions about its decision to do away with scripted programming at 10 on weeknights to make room for a Jay Leno talk show....

This was a Christmas present given to me by my son Alex. In the past, Alex chose several Christmas albums (Oh Santa (Yep Roc), Gene Autry) to give to my on December 25th but instead echose a DVD on my Santa list. My Santa list contained several DVD titles and several that I asked for were under the ...

Color me skeptical. Most of the television talking heads today, were all ga-ga over the news that broke last evening, that Jay Leno was being retained by NBC and handed a 10:00PM, Prime-Time time slot, beginning next Fall. Where Is Leno Going? To Prime Time, on NBC The network will announce Tuesday ...

Filed under: Awards, Reality-Free You mean Bea Arthur wasn't already in the TV Academy Hall of Fame before today? Well, actually, that was Bea's choice. In a very Maude-like way, she had turned them down. "I said, `So sorry, very nice of you, but I can't possibly accept. There are so many talented p...

A comedy genius past away yesterday. George Carlin the "hippie-dippie weatherman", The first-ever host of NBC's Saturday Night Live, produced 23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, five books, movies and so much more. I cant tell you how many time this man has made me laugh so hard from the first album ...

King of the Night? I just finished the 1989 unauthorized bio of Johnny Carson, King of the Night. A fascinating read. As a kid I revered Carson, watched him on an old black and white 13 inch television in a room I shared with my older sister, and we would turn the volume down low so my parents could...

by Eric P. Metze All late night talk shows (aside from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report) are lame and practically worthless. They’re formulaic, unoriginal, and pander to the widest audience possible. Half of the population has a below-average IQ, so their content has pretty much the same ...

Note from blogmaster:  If you met Jack Turnbull, you might have a hard time reconciling the man you met with his amazing words of wisdom.  He is a kidder, and sometimes mischevious to point of almost meaness but in that heart beats the soul of a wise man. Here is another great article by J...