I’m going to do my imitation of esteemed Buffalo News critic Jeff Simon in this blog. It is all about me. After all, Jeff is a columnist who can spend the first 15 inches of a tribute (a very good tribute) about a legendary Buffalo entertainer writing about himself. I was inspired to write about [...]
It’s been nothing but grim news for NBC so far this season. I’d like to tell you that is going to dramatically change with tonight’s premiere of “Grimm” at 9 on Channel 2. But that would be a fairy tale. We’re not talking about some sweetness and light underneath all the evil drama as in [...]
Channel 2’s Jodi Johnston came off the injured list this week just in time for the beginning of the November sweeps. That’s right, the November sweeps start in October and end on Thanksgiving Eve. This year’s November sweeps period should be among the most interesting in years because it is loaded with many local and [...]
This is what I’m thinking: * To borrow a phrase from the late Jack Buck, I couldn’t believe what I just saw doing Texas’ win over St. Louis in Game 5 of the World Series Monday night. Jack’s son, Joe, the Fox play-by-play man, was interviewing Texas pitcher Derek Holland during the action while the [...]
One of the shortest blogs I’ve ever written has led to one of the biggest reactions. I’m talking about last week’s blog on Channel 4 management’s decision to at least temporarily replace veteran meteorologist Mike Cejka on its morning program “Wake Up!” with Amelia Segal, a younger pretty face. Cejka has been moved to weekends. [...]
This is what I‘m thinking: * Fox announcers Joe Buck and Tim McCarver repeatedly (and accurately) said Thursday how great the first two games of the World Series had been. If so, Western New Yorkers weren’t paying much attention to the series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. The local rating for Game [...]
Inquiring minds want to know: What happened to meteorologist Mike Cejka on Channel 4’s “Wake Up”? Viewers have noticed that he hasn’t been on the morning program for the last few weeks. According to sources, Cejka has been moved to weekends for the foreseeable future. The same sources add that the 25-year veteran of the [...]
Once upon a time, ABC used to carry a Sunday night series called “The Wonderful World of Disney” that enabled the whole family to sit together and watch a sweet family-oriented program. That magical time is back. At 8 p.m. Sunday, ABC premieres an imaginative, creative and beautifully-produced series, “Once Upon a Time.” It is about a [...]
To use a phrase from judges Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and L.A. Reid, “l have had to put everything under consideration. And I have made a decision” about “The X Factor.” It wasn’t that hard really. I’m done. This has nothing to do with Cowell’s somewhat surprising ouster of Orchard Park’s Caitlin Koch [...]
It isn’t bad enough that males had to sit through the insult of watching a CBS comedy, “How to Be a Gentleman,” that has already been canceled. Tonight at 8:30, ABC premieres another show, “Man Up!,” that illustrates that men just aren’t who they used to be when they fought wars and did other manly [...]