Alan Sepinwall's TV Revolution Revised
Here's my conversation with Alan Sepinwall, TV critic for HitFix.com, about the updated version of his book, "The Revolution Was Televised: How The Sopranos, Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Lost, and Other Groundbreaking Dramas Changed TV Forever." When he published the first...
The Big Rams Theory
When the local CBS affiliate, KMOV, was told this summer they'd have a primetime Rams game this week, they probably cheered, anticipating big viewer and advertiser numbers. But with the team continuing to suck, its TV ratings down, a stadium that is 60% empty, and a...
The Man In The High Castle
I've put in ten hours watching "The Man In The High Castle" on Amazon, but I'm still not sure I like it. The show's concept (from a Phillip K. Dick novel) is intriguing -- what would the US be like if the allies had lost World War II and our nation was controlled by...
U2 Ignites Paris
I just watched U2's "Innocence and Experience" concert on HBO. That's the show which was originally scheduled for November 15, but postponed because of the terrorist attack in Paris two days earlier. It finally took place on December 7th, and was nothing less than...
I Told Stu A Lot Of Stories
I was supposed to do two hours with Stu Shostak on his live podcast yesterday, but ended up talking with him for nearly three hours about a wide assortment of topics. In addition to some highlights (and lowlights) of my radio career, we discussed Donald Trump, Stephen...
The Colbert Disappointment
Justin Peters is disappointed that Stephen Colbert's interviews aren't as good as they should be: So when CBS announced that Colbert would replace David Letterman as host of The Late Show, I had high hopes that he would rejuvenate the late-night talk show...
Unrestrained and Uninformed
It was a scene straight out of the Jake Gyllenhaal movie, "Nightcrawler." One of most ridiculous things I've seen on TV in a long time was the sight of TV reporters gaining access to the home of the San Bernadino shooters and then rummaging through what they...
Inside The NFL
I have been a fan of NFL Films for decades. The company, founded by the late Ed and Steve Sabol, was the first to have an all-access pass not only to the field, but also to the locker rooms, and the sidelines. It set the standard for sports highlights packages with...