Saturday Night One
With “Saturday Night Live” kicking off its 50th season this weekend, and Jason Reitman’s upcoming movie about it, now is a good time to read what my friend Mark Evanier wrote about that first show.
Merv and Johnny
Merv Griffin and Johnny Carson were two of the most famous TV celebrities of all time, but never appeared together until one night in 1986. Watch that historic broadcast here.
Old Reliable
I like it when shortsighted media executives are forced to reverse their boneheaded moves. That’s why I’m glad to see Brian Stelter back at CNN, where he now has the title Chief Media Analyst.
TV Review: “Secret World Of Sound”
I very strongly recommend David Attenborough’s new Netflix nature series, “Secret World Of Sound,” which reveals animals using sound in remarkable ways never captured on film before. Here’s why I liked it so much.
Waiting For Walz
Watching DNC Night Three, I couldn’t get out of my broadcaster’s brain how Democrats were blowing the opportunity to introduce Tim Walz to larger TV audiences. Here are some examples.
Anna Kendrick Takes Over
Best Thing I’ve Seen Today: while digging around on YouTube, I discovered this clip of Anna Kendrick proving her comedy chops in a 2018 “Between The Scenes” segment of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.”
Peter Marshall, The Original Hollywood Square
Upon hearing about the death of Peter Marshall, longtime host of “Hollywood Squares,” I dug into my archives to find this conversation I had with him in 2002.
There Goes His Reputation
For 50 years, Al Roker has had a reputation as someone the public can trust. That’s why I’m surprised he threw it all away for this car commercial.