Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Remains of the Day (05/31)


The Caftan Chronicles: Charles King's life of ministry, activism and sexy walks in the garden with Jesus

NBC: Latvian Parliament elects first openly gay president of a Baltic nation

White House: After Target's pullback, can we please never again take for granted when a president issues a a proclamation on LGBT Pride Month, like Biden (naturally) did today?

Wrestle Wednesday: I want one


Critic's Notebook: Even after bebunking, "Sybil" hasn’t gone away: The “true story” of a woman with multiple personalities was a 1973 sensation and is still in print 50 years later. Why do such lurid tales hold their grip?

CBS: Of course Tara Reade moved to Russia to feel "safer"(!)

Metro Weekly: Five must-hear gay albums coming out in June

Instagram: Trainer Robert Cárdenas channels Tom Cruise in 'Risky Business,' tighty whities 'n' all


HBO: "Being Mary Tyler Moore" is worth a watch. The documentary did a good job of finding the person who truly was neither Mary Richards nor Beth Jarrett -- the star's Oscar-nominated character in "Ordinary People" -- and charitably left out some of her late-in-life missteps. The rare photos and footage were a revelation -- I also want to be best friends with Beverly Sanders! -- although I'm still reeling at just how awful David Susskind was to her on his chat show back in the day. (WTF?) 

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2 comments:

  1. mwk3:13 PM

    You noticed that too, about David Susskind? What a chauvinist pig the guy was. By all rights, she should have gotten up and left.

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  2. VRCooper4:27 PM

    I have been loosely following the writer's strike. Jason Johnson-MSNBC-did a segment/block with one writer to relay what the writers are striking for. I ended up yelling at the television because the information relayed was too much in the weeds for the average viewer. What was needed were bullet points with just enough information to bring the bullet/information home. This was not a 60 Minutes piece. Who was the producer for this segment?

    I sent the Washington Post link to Joy Reid and Dr. Johnson. Maybe they will do a follow-up piece.

    Yes, the landscape of television has changed. The number of episodes per season has changed dramatically as well. Now a season averages around 22 episodes. Hell, back in the day Gunsmoke had 39 episodes and Bewitched 33-38 per season.

    Streaming has certainly changed the landscape. Many seasons are less than 10 episodes. And Netflix and Amazon, and others, are not sharing their data so writers don't have any leverage to negotiate fair pay. As with anything corporate these days it is all amount GREED.

    I have watched a lot of television in my time and I have listened to some really good writing. Let's pay our writers a living wage and a little more for a rainy day.


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