TV
An Open Letter to HRH Prince William of Wales
Your Royal Highness: The thrill is gone. When your mum and dad married in 1981, I was among the 750 million watching it live on […]
Why Doesn’t Bravo Want Us?
Last week, Main Line socialites were abuzz over what seemed like an inevitable casting call for, yes, a “Real Housewives of the Main Line”. (“Blue […]
Oscars Recap: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Well, the good news: Philly Post readers know how to pick the winners. Of the major categories, you went eight for eight. (I’m giving you […]
Lara Logan: Wake-up Call for News Bosses
The attack on CBS correspondent Lara Logan on the streets of Cairo is heartbreaking and sickening. I know everyone joins in praying and hoping for […]
Ed Rendell to Replace Keith Olbermann?
For the next talk-show host at MSNBC, my vote goes to – wait for it – the former governor of the great state of Pennsylvania.
Oprah Winfrey: Sobbing Over Sexuality
What’s with all the waterworks on TV lately? Oprah Winfrey and John Boehner each produced salt-water rivulets for the cameras last week in separate network […]
Jake Tapper Survives “Real Time With Bill Maher”
Considering what happened with Juan Williams and NPR last week, it took guts for ABC’s Jake Tapper — who graduated from Merion’s Akiba Hebrew Academy […]
Mourning June Cleaver
June Cleaver died over the weekend, and this Boomer is bummed. Well, not June Cleaver, exactly, but Barbara Billingsley, the actress who will forever be […]
Lighten Up, ‘Sesame Street’
PBS or bust. Apparently, those were the only options available in the “Sesame Street” neighborhood last week for the music video of Katy Perry and […]
Gail Shister to Ines Sainz: Stop Dressing Like a Hooters Waitress
The Ines Sainz-New York Jets imbroglio brings back memories of my sportswriting days in the mid-‘70s. Quick recap: Sainz, a reporter for Mexico’s TV Azteca […]
The Women of Mad Men
Four seasons in, I am still mad about “Mad Men.” The production values continue to be superb, the writing diamond-sharp and the actors a visual […]
No More Jim Gardner? No More Chris May?
Imagine local TV news without Jim Gardner or Renee Chenault-Fattah or Chris May. Oh, the horror. For Delaware Valley viewers, such a scenario is a […]
Why the FCC Should Learn to Stop Worrying and Love the F-Bomb
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. In a surprise ruling last week, a New York […]
Connie Chung’s Marital Advice
News item: Al and Tipper Gore announced last week they are separating after 40 years of marriage. In this country, the average matrimonial union lasts […]
HughE Dillon: Philly-filmed TV pilot with Jimmy Smits picked up
Citizens Bank and longtime actor/director Charles Abbott were honored with the Edwin Forrest Award at the Walnut Street Theatre’s 1st Annual Gala Concert. Last year, […]