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Emmy Awards, like TV in general, just tries too hard
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John W. Kennedy
I watched just about a half hour of last night’s Emmy Awards on NBC before turning it off in exhaustion. Like most everything on TV these days, it just was trying to hard. The show began with host Jimmy Fallon (who I actually like) in a taped piece featuring the cast of Glee, Tina Fey,…
A “Hurt Locker” reality show joins list of really bad TV show ideas
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John W. Kennedy
Hollywood Reporter says G4, the Comcast-owned cable network known for video game and tech-themed themed programming (i.e. Attack of the Show), has ordered ten episodes of a Cops-style reality show that will follow a bomb-disposal unit in Afghanistan. The show, called Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan, is the latest of a series of horrendous reality show concepts…
Dr. Laura and the “N” word, Jennifer Aniston and the “R” word and some choice words about free speech
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John W. Kennedy
In announcing her departure from radio following her now-infamous “N” word rant, Dr. Laura Schlessinger told CNN’s Larry King “I’ve made the decision not to do radio anymore. The reason is I want to regain my First Amendment rights.” Though, while she did apologize for repeatedly assaulting her caller with a word she (the caller)…
Give and take on the controversy over the proposed Islamic community center near Ground Zero
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John W. Kennedy
My blog yesterday on what I found to be a sanctimonious Keith Olbermann commentary suggesting that opposition to the proposed community/mosque near Ground Zero stemmed from anti-Muslim bigotry drew some comments. Martin S. wrote: HOW ABOUT SOME SENSITIVITY TOWARDSTHE MORE THAN 3000 SOULS WHO LOSTTHEIR LIVES ON THAT TERRIBLE DAY??WHAT ABOUT THEIR FAMILIES ANDFRIENDS?? That…
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