July 2005

In about 24 hours I will be catching a shuttle to the airport and a red-eye back to Ohio. And not a moment too soon.
I am sitting in the press room of the Beverly Hilton in part to write this blog, in part because I have had enough of my hotel room, nice though it [...]

More than 20 years ago, Cotter Smith played Robert Kennedy opposite Robert Blake's Jimmy Hoffa in the movie "Blood Feud." Now Smith is co-starring in "Night Stalker," ABC's updating of the old horror movies and series.
So, how could I not ask Smith what was scarier — "Night Stalker" or Blake?
Working with Blake "was scary," Smith [...]

The time zone issue mentioned in the comment on my earlier "Dancing With the Stars" posting did indeed come up at the press conference, and it will be in a story I have in the Beacon Journal on Thursday. (And thanks for the comment.)
But here's the news of the day: ABC has decided to do [...]

And here's a local nugget from the network: Eddie McClintock, the former Canton resident co-starring on mid-season comedy '"The Crumbs," will indeed get to wear a Canton Hoover sweatshirt in the series premiere.
I noticed the shirt in the pilot and asked series creator Marco Pennette if the shirt will stay in the show when it [...]

Well, I guess it's now officially a press tour. Dick Wolf has picked a fight.
Before we get to that, the blog took a hiatus for a bit, mainly because I was tired, and because I spent part of Sunday evening doing laundry. (Yes, this hotel does laundry. I went to a coin-operated laundromat and washed [...]

How tough are things for NBC? Well, NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly's opening remarks today had several references to the, uh, bottom line.
Matter-of-factly beginning with the admission that NBC is in fourth place with its target audience, Reilly went on to say, '"The kick in the ass is going to get us back on our [...]

When The WB was here on Friday, I saw a woman — and not a TV critic — approach the network's registration table just to find out when "Everwood" is coming back. Which proves it's never too early to start planning your fall viewing. So, since The WB and UPN have indeed announced premiere dates [...]

Networks are in the business of putting hits on the air — and taking off flops. Their executives have to be cold and calculating. But when they explain their decisions, they can sound as if they had to shoot Old Yeller.
This is most likely to happen on a press tour when the show in [...]

After posting that item about "Love, Inc." last night, I caught up on my writing for the print Beacon Journal. You'll find a column in Saturday's paper about T-Boz and Chilli, a couple of Sunday pieces on "Over There" and a Monday column elaborating on the "Love, Inc."/Shannen/Busy situation.
Squeezed in some sleep, too, before facing [...]