NBC’s venerable crime procedural, “Law & Order,” has endured a fair amount of deserved criticism around here lately. Big Hollywood’s thoughtful critiques of the show’s leftward slide and irksome predictability are, sadly, valid. Like many L&O fans, I’ve been forced
After several years of mostly miserably failed attempts to ride the wave of crime dramas most of the other TV networks were successfully navigating, ABC has turned to the TV and cinematic crime drama maestro Jerry Bruckheimer for help. The
NBC Washington: The transportation department said it is embarrassed after misspelling the name of our former president on a new sign directing people on Interstate 395. VDOT, you see, is in the midst of a sign-replacement program along I-395. And
Yesterday, The L.A. Times ran a story referencing our Thursday series covering the leaked network network memo and those “organically” produced network television shows running this week designed to funnel the unsuspecting to creepy Internet portals eager to direct your
***Video of Glenn Beck’s response below*** From today’s L.A. Times: An EIF memo to show runners explaining the project obtained by Big Hollywood describes the initiative as a response to Obama’s push for more community service. But Paulsen said that
From the leaked network memo: President Obama has called for a new era of responsibility. … We can turn up the volume for service and volunteerism, engage more people and make it part of who we are and what we
NBC New York: Getty Images There number of homeless people using city shelters each night has reached an all time high — a 45 percent increase since Mayor Bloomberg took office eight years ago, according to a new report. The
Newsbusters: Olbermann made his crude comment in teasing a segment on Rush’s interview with NBC’s Jamie Gangel. He first played a clip from the interview of Rush saying: “look what I have spawned . . . Glenn Beck is a
NY Post: NBC brass booted the cast from the critically acclaimed Fox show “Glee” from the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, sources told The Post yesterday. Insiders close to negotiations and NBC said the network didn’t want to showcase the breakout
David Letterman inspired my broadcasting career. Twenty years ago, he was an awkward, self-deprecating guy who wore tennis shoes with his blazer and tie. He was edgy, silly, and unconventional compared to the traditions of variety television at that time.
The 2008 election campaign filled me with an eerie sense of déjà vu, as I suspect it did many British people living in America. The hysterical reception accorded Barack Obama was strongly reminiscent of the frothing enthusiasm for Tony Blair
NBC Chicago: An 81-year-old woman made a trip to target and got a whole lot more than she bargained for – a brain injury. Claire Putman got caught in a malfunctioning automatic door at a Rosemont Target store and received
SNL finally took on Obama in earnest this weekend: This sketch wasn’t aimed at Rahm Emanuel, Joe the Biden, or Tim Geithner… it was targeting the Man himself. But did SNL really turn over a new leaf? Nope. The criticism
— The New York Times wrote during campaign 2008 that late night comics were having a hard time cracking jokes about Barack Obama. This year, President Obama was treated with kid gloves. Leno, Letterman and Conan largely stood in a
In this Tonight Show parody Big Bird says to the First Lady: “Maybe you’re here to finally show us your husband’s United States birth certificate…”
I am reaching the conclusion we on the political Right may have been deceived by Americans for Limited Government (ALG). As readers of Big Government know, late last Friday, ALG issued a press release claiming it had received an offensive
NBC Miami: If you thought Starbucks’ prices were a load of crap, wait until you get a taste of Cat Poo Coffee. At $20 for a 12-ounce cup, you’d think the brew made out of poo wouldn’t be very popular,
As overly serious police procedurals have begun to saturate the primetime network TV schedules, the FOX network has quietly but wisely been exploring alternatives. Introduced a few years ago, the highly popular House varied the formula by moving it to
The only surprising thing about hearing that Law & Order was going to take on the Bush administration over “torture” is the realization that Law & Order is still on the air. This car-wreck of a series has been bouncing
NBC Chicago: When the Olympics delegation supporters climbed into their chartered Boeing 747 to Copenhagen, they found a little gift waiting in their seats: an Olympic goody bag. The white tarp bag, reading “Chicago 2016 Copenhagen” in large red letters,
NBC New York: The FAA has opened an investigation into why Mayor Bloomberg’s private helicopter pilot landed in a Meadowlands parking lot before a U2 concert. Pilot Toby Mason was on a trial run to this helipad, planning to return
“Let’s take a break fellas, I am sick of being in damage control mode. I gotta kick it for a few minutes” President Obama complained . “Okay everyone, let’s leave the President alone for a bit of a rest” announces
Word on the street is that the Left, the “equal pay, pro-women” left is desperately searching for lewd photos of Hannah Giles. Savor that bit of irony for a moment. The Left is seeking to employ sexism as a way
From Politico: NBC News president Steve Capus fired back at Americans for Limited Government Friday, after the conservative group published an email allegedly from NBC producer Jane Stone to its director of media outreach Alex Rosenwald, with one line: “Bite
**UPDATE** Politico: NBC Vehemently Denies Allegations Over Anti-Semitic Email **UPDATE 2** ALG Statement in Response to Alleged NBC Email **UPDATE 3** NBC News Statement **UPDATE 4**Group Stands Ground Over Claims That NBC Employee Issued Anti-Semitic Email Apparently NBC “Dateline” producer
Fox News: NBC’s Spanish-language affiliate Telemundo will incorporate a storyline on the upcoming decennial census into its most popular telenovela, “Mas Sabe El Diablo.” The storyline is set to begin in about 10 days, and will last until the series’
What do actor/comic Janeane Garofalo, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and former President Jimmy Carter all have in common? They commit racism in the name of fighting it, but still expect to be taken seriously. In short, their grasp
Tina Fey recently won an Emmy for her uncanny resemblance and venomous impersonation of Republican Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin. In accepting her award, Fey was her typical, obloquious self saying, “Mrs. Palin is an inspiration to working mothers everywhere
[youtube Fw3wyPKDve4 nolink] In this episode, “NewsBusted” covers: NBC News, Obama Health Care Plan, Joe Trippi, Jimmy Carter, China Organ Donation, Fairness Doctrine, Steven Spielberg, SAT Testing, Kelly Osbourne, and Paula Abdul.
I’m not sure why I bothered to sign up for MySpace. My manager assured me that it would be good for my career, but that was a long time ago, way back when it was okay to call the President
NBC Washington: The first lady has been promoting locally grown food and healthy eating with a popular vegetable garden at the White House. Her office helped the market’s organizers get a permit to shut down the somewhat busy Vermont Avenue
Jake Tapper: At a briefing just now, NBC’s Chuck Todd just sneezed into his hand, rather than his arm, prompting the joking disapproval of Health Secretary Sebelius and press secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs pointed out that a print reporter had
Jake Tapper: This Sunday, President Obama will be interviewed on five shows — ABC News’ “This Week With George Stephanopoulos,” CNN’s “State of the Nation”, CBS’s “Face the Nation”, NBC’s “Meet the Press” and Univision’s “Al Punto with Jorge Ramos.”
NBC Chicago: lown away when a crowd — which some claimed was north of 10,000 — gathered with American flags and signs denouncing big government. New Lenox’s Chief of Police, Bob Sterba, guessed the crowd was likely around 8,000 strong.
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy NBC Philadelphia: A quick smash and grab robbery at a New Jersey Apple Store cost the retailer more than $50,000. In less than a minute, five men stole
Fox News: The refusal by ABC and NBC to run a national ad critical of President Obama’s health care reform plan is raising questions from the group behind the spot — particularly in light of ABC’s health care special aired
You know, the one thing that I learned from this last election is that if you have a young, hip, likable, historic candidate, and you promote him through CBS, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and all the rest, not to mention
Is it possible for a film to be both a brilliant, exciting piece of entertainment, and also a completely illogical piece of heavy-handed political propaganda? It is, if the new science-fiction oddity “District 9” is any indication. Led by a