Poor Bill Maher. The host of HBO’s Real Time told the Hollywood Reporter that he’ll never win an Emmy because “A panel of like 10 people watches one tape. If half of those people are religious, that probably eliminates me right there. A lot of people wouldn’t vote for such an outspoken atheist, someone who…

Last week I wrote in space about why, while I believe the concept of a conservative/traditional values TV network is a good one with a large waiting market, I have doubts with the approach being taken by Kelsey Grammer’s new Right Network. Those problems included the name (too strident), the emphasis on politics (true values…

Yesterday I wrote about the launch of Kelsey Grammer’s Right Network — suggesting that, while the idea of a conservative-values TV network is a winner with a huge potential audience, this particular exercise is plagued by an overly-obvious name, an unfortunate preoccupation with politics and inadequate distribution. Regarding the distribution part of that equation, I…

The Right Network (which launched yesterday) is off on the wrong track. Now, let me start right off by saying I’m a big fan of Kelsey Grammer’s work (Frasier may just be the greatest sitcom in TV history) and I think the idea of a conservative values entertainment network is golden.  There’s definitely a traditionalist…

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