We’re getting out of here-just us ; NYTV will keep on a-chuggin’-and on the way out, we wanted to come up with an ideal finale, maybe not as good as Mary Tyler Moore ‘s, but certainly better than Seinfeld ‘s, or that moronic St. Elsewhere one when the saintly autistic kid looked into the snow Read More
Wednesday, May 7
Tonight, May 7, well-known television innovator ( Pop-Up Video ) and nut case Tad Low will host something he’s calling a Private Panty Portrait Party, which sounds like one of those voyeuristic hootenannies you used to read a lot about three or four years ago, when everyone under 35 was still drunk Read More
They now have Americans troops patrolling their neighborhoods, American-supplied radio on their airwaves, and pretty soon they’ll have Tom Brokaw, too, stentorially rhapsodizing on their rabbit-eared televisions.
But is Iraq ready for Seinfeld ?
The American media campaign in Iraq is well underway, of course, even without Jerry. It began with psychological-warfare radio Read More
Wednesday, Oct. 16
A new television show premiered in New York City last week that we’re going to bet becomes a cult hit. It’s called Strictly Personal , and it is alternately the most fascinating and scary program we think we’ve ever seen.
Yes: It’s more alternately fascinating and scary than The Anna Nicole Read More
Wednesday, April 18
One pill makes you larger. One pill makes you small. And another little dose of something, allegedly, makes you write earnest, Emmy-winning NBC dramas.
Feed your head writer! West Wing creator and Scarsdale native Aaron Sorkin was busted by cops at a Burbank, Calif., airport on Sunday, April 15, after hallucinogenic Read More
Wednesday, Sept. 13
At first, Mark Katz seems like just another comedy writer who’s trying to make the jump into the shark-tank world of television sitcoms. Hired as a staff writer for the new ABC sitcom Madigan Men , Mr. Katz is confident of his skills, but he admits he’s still got a lot Read More
Wednesday, Mar. 8
Late Night With Conan O’Brien ‘s head writer, Jonathan Groff, is thinking over his options. He said he and his wife, Martha Chowning, are expecting a baby in June. He can’t help wondering if he’ll be able to keep up the pace of doing comedy on a deadline, four times a week. Read More
