Archive for the 'Television' Category


Tehran

1 Apple pulled off a masterstroke, but it’s not the fruit company news everybody is talking about. Yes, Apple gained the rights for Formula 1, which used to be free on ESPN and… Free TV is going the way of the dodo. There’s just too much money in desirable product for streamers not to lay […]

Beef-Season 2

This goes off the rails in the last two episodes. We were watching three series at once, “Beef,” “Drops of God” and “Mudtown.” I occasionally do this with books, when nothing grabs me, I read a chapter of each in rotation and then wait to find a book I want to continue to read. Same […]

Unfamiliar

This series really doesn’t kick in until the fourth episode (of six). Before that… I was wincing at some of the fights, which were extended and choreographed to the point you thought you were watching a lame kung fu movie. And the plot twists? They overtook the main plot itself. Which was not completely comprehensible […]

The Hollywood Letter

“Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros. – The letter warns that the deal will result in fewer jobs for creatives, along with higher costs and less choice for audiences.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/business/media/hollywood-letter-opposing-paramount-warner-bros-deal.html You can’t stop progress… Or why does Hollywood continue to fight the last war? Do I like Bari Weiss in control […]