Tag Archives: TV
The New TV Box
Hulu, Billed as Tomorrow’s TV, Looks Boxed In Today – NYTimes.com
This is the future of TV? Really? Today you can watch some shows on Hulu in their entirety. But others you can’t watch at all. Most fall somewhere in between — bound by contractual handcuffs that hamper prospective viewers.
Farewell Peter Falk
Peter Falk, TV’s rumpled Columbo, has died – News – Yahoo! TV
Paying tribute, actor-comedian Michael McKean said, “Peter Falk’s assault on conventional stardom went like this: You’re not conventionally handsome, you’re missing an eye and you have a speech impediment. Should you become a movie star? Peter’s correct answer: Absolutely.
Out of Dodge
James Arness of ‘Gunsmoke’ Fame Dead at 88 – ABC News
John Wayne to Arness: “You’re too big for pictures. Guys like Gregory Peck and I don’t want a big lug like you towering over us. Make your mark in television.”
Justin Bieberlake
Dark Angels
Public Good FCC-ed in the Behind
Comcast and the FCC got a tad too cozy – From Our Inbox – MiamiHerald.com
In recent memory, the FCC has consistently approved mergers that are bad for consumers and the public good.
photo via: Zimbio
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AFV turns 20: The Real Reality TV
Why America’s Funniest Home Videos Won’t Die | Magazine
… You don’t get on national TV by dodging poop.
