Television

The Hollywood legend allegedly angered figures in the crime world because they believed a show he produced depicted Italian-Americans in a negative light — Musician and actor Desi Arnaz is best remembered for being the long-time husband and performing partner of Lucille Ball. However, he had a substantial career of his own of some renown that extended to many parts of the entertainment industry. …

A Personal Story About How Disruption Happens and Why It’s So Hard to Stop — I use the word disruption a lot. Lately, I’ve been writing about why the last decade in TV and film was defined by the disruption of content distribution and the next decade will be defined by the disruption of content creation (see Forget Peak TV, Here Comes Infinite TV, Power…

An excellent article by Javier Grillo-Marxuach whose TV writing-producing credits include Charmed, Boomtown, Lost, Medium, and Cowboy Bebop. According to IMDb, Javier Grillo-Marxuach first television writing credits were three episodes of the series Sea Quest 2032 in 1995–1996. Over the course of nearly three decades, he has been a writer…

How a cocaine flood turned the tide on an Azorean fishermen’s community — As I settle down on my couch, remote in hand, I find myself drawn to the latest Netflix series making waves among viewers: Rabo de Peixe, aka Turn of the Tide. The series promises to unravel the mysteries surrounding events taking place in a quaint Azorean village in 2001. Watching…

A Masterclass in Setting the Scene. — Spoiler Alert: This article touches on scenes from the finale of The Magnificent Mrs Maisel. The truism that first impressions stick underestimates the complexity of people and the culture in which we exist. It is a truism often employed by the successful to undermine any competition. By the final episode…

I’ve just bought an Apple TV box. It’s quite an impressive gadget, there’s no doubt; it’s ridiculously small, the remote is simple to use, the picture quality is great and I’m finding my way around it nicely. But this isn’t a review of the Apple TV, there’s plenty of those…

He’s well respected in the broadcast industry, married to a tv presenter and former tv correspondent, presenter and Editor of some of UK’s most popular breakfast and daytime television — but boy oh boy this week Martin Frizzell showed exactly how not to handle being doorstepped. Why was Frizzell in…

Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” championed female rage. But, as the series ends, will its fresh message fade? — Hold onto your head gears people, the fourth and final season of Mindy Kaling’s teen rom-com Never Have I Ever will hit Netflix this Thursday, June 8th. What will senior year bring our protagonist, the uber-nerdy, uber-horny Devi Vishwakumar? Will she continue her dalliance with earnest, barely-pubescent Benjamin Gross? …