Blog Post Garry Marshall: An Appreciation In the 1970s, three men dominated the network television landscape. They were a holy trinity of comedic programming. Norman Lear , James L. Brooks , and Garry Marshall . We sadly lost Garry on July 19th. It is remarkable to look back at the top ten regularly scheduled programs of the 1975-76 season...
Blog Post Bringing Back Bradys “You can’t reheat a soufflé” was Paul McCartney’s wise answer in the ‘70s when people would ask him about the possibility of a Beatles reunion. Sir Paul was exactly right. When any popular band reunites for an album, it’s almost never as good as the work that came before. The same principle holds...
Blog Post Remembering Garry Marshall The show creator/director/producer passes away at the age of 81.
Blog Post And The 2016 Emmy Nominees Are ... The 2016 Primetime Emmy Award season began today with the official nomination announcement at 8:30 AM PST! Congratulations to all the nominees for the 68th Primetime and Creative Arts Emmy Awards and a special congratulations to o ur interviewees who were nominated this year: Hank Azaria for...
Blog Post Notes on Shark Jumping In 1985 at The University of Michigan, a term was quietly coined that would one day enter the lexicon and forever change the way we talked about television. Sean Connolly, Jon Hein’s roommate, invented the phrase “jump the shark” to describe that heretofore undefined moment when a television show...
