It’s hard to imagine, just a few short months ago, that ISIS would become yesterday’s news, but as the two-hour PBS Frontline documentary “Confronting ISIS” shows, it’s still very much a going concern, with no end in sight...

2016

Oct

THE BOTTOM LINE ON TV VIOLENCE: IT’S UP TO YOU, THE VIEWER, TO DECIDE WHERE TO DRAW THE LINE By Alex Strachan

The argument against violence on TV is as old as The Three Stooges — and, at times, about as silly...

2016

Sep

NEVER MIND THE BOAT RACE OF FIRST-WEEK TV RATINGS – THE REAL RACE BEGINS IN WEEK TWO By Alex Strachan

The boat race is over. The horse race is about to begin. Winds of change might be buffeting the TV industry, but some things never change, based on the evidence of the past week...

2016

Sep

EMMY NIGHT IN REAL TIME: FROM 'MR. ROBOT' TO 'OJ' By Alex Strachan

In case you missed last night's Emmy awards, Alex Strachan's blog will take you through the broadcast and give you his reactions to expected and surprise wins...

2016

Sep

THE GOOD AND BAD OF SOCIAL MEDIA, VIEWED THROUGH THE PRISM OF ‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’ AND ‘THE VOICE’ By Alex Strachan

There was a telling moment during last week’s joyous, stirring finale of America’s Got Talent. If you blinked, you might have missed it...

2016

Sep

THE EMMYS: DON'T BE SURPRISED IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 'OJ,' NOT 'GAME OF THRONES' By Alex Strachan

A cursory glance at this year’s Emmy nominees shows just how far TV has come... the real marvel here is how unlike any two nominated series are...

2016

Sep

BOLDLY GOING WHERE FEW TV SHOWS HAD GONE BEFORE By Alex Strachan

For me, it was the salt vampire. As with an entire generation of Star Trek followers, I came to the original series late. I was in my early teens...

2016

Sep

FROM ‘THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF’ TO ‘ARE YOU BEING SERVED?’ THE ENGLISH ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOU AND ME By Alex Strachan

Let me tell you about the English. They are different from you and me. They watch Strictly Come Dancing and Are You Being Served? and The Great British Bake Off has them lining up around the corner...

2016

Aug

WHAT’S IN A WORD: FROM ‘EYEBALLS’ TO ‘THE CREATIVE,’ A LIST OF REALLY ANNOYING JARGON USED BY TV EXECUTIVES By Alex Strachan

Just last week — days ago, in fact — Oxford Dictionaries launched a worldwide online vote to determine the least popular word in the English language...

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