Tag: TV

  • The Future Of Swearing, Part 2: In Which A 2 Year-Old On “Modern Family” Curses

    Didn’t mean to time my post about “The Future of Swearing” this well, but let’s go with it.  Last night’s much-anticipated Modern Family featured little Lily, just 2 years old, appearing to curse.  ABC bleeped out the word, which wasn’t “fuck,” it was “fudge.”  Media shitstorms commenced.  Ratings, we’ll see today, jumped.  And, as always, a new academic voice…

  • Amy Doyle On Lady Gaga, Kid Rock, Nicki Minaj & The State Of Music On MTV

    The Hollywood Reporter just posted this great interview with my friend and colleague, Amy Doyle, Executive Vice President of Music & Talent for MTV. MTV removed the words “music television” from its logo earlier this year, but with the not-so-sudden surge in the popularity of music videos (thanks in no small part to YouTube), it’s…

  • Pitching Blind

    If only I could be this good when I pitch…

  • Guest Lectured This Week At NYU

    I guest lectured an NYU class on the future of media and entertainment on Wednesday. The class was about 50 students from NYU’s Tisch (film/tv/media), Stern (business) and Gallatin (individualized study) schools. Here’s my profile on RateMyProfessors, with 2 ratings so far. Posting this comment from a student for my mom to see: Enjoyed listening…

  • Naked At Woodie Awards Rehearsal

    The best thing about rehearsing for this year’s Woodie Awards: Soundcheck for The Dead Weather. Jack White = Pure Genius. (Even though he wouldn’t let me film it.) The second best thing about rehearsing for this year’s show: The bike messengers Matt & Kim brought. Eight messengers followed Matt & Kim on bicycles from Brooklyn…

  • “Shh Don’t Tell Steve” My Favorite Follow On Twitter

    I feel like there’s a series here. I do. I mean, if shitmydadsays can develop a series for CBS inspired by his tweets, which my friends think will fail (but I don’t), this is even better and more us. Here are some recent tweets from this guy Steve’s roommate. The set-up is that Steve doesn’t…

  • ShitMyDadSays Gets A TV Deal!

    Not for nuthin, but we called this one 2 months ago! Maxine Shen of the New York Post reports that Justin Halpern, 29, who lives at home with his dad and tweets the hilarious shit his dad says, is developing a series based on his tweets for CBS. Here’s Justin: Here’s Justin’s dad: Max Mutchnick…

  • Sarah Palin Just Found Out What Alex Grossman Did To Her On Facebook

    Uh oh. My friend Alex Grossman emailed me last night that the prank’s over, he just got caught being “Governor Palin” on Facebook. Remember that day, months ago, when we could all log on to Facebook and register our names? Well, Alex registered his, like the rest of his. And then — oops — Alex…

  • Spike TV’s Killer Short Film (Starring Scion)

    It’s been inspiring to watch the creative evolution of Spike TV’s short-form franchise REAL MEN OF ACTION. Launched about 3 years ago, it’s led creatively by Spike’s Niels Schuurmans, who in addition to running marketing for Spike, teams up with sponsors like Scion to create original, short-form programming. MTV Networks Entertainment Group integrated marketing guru…

  • Picture DL Hughley & Michael Chertoff Debating The Torture of Somali Pirates…

    Happy to hear last night (at Haru, which is way too loud) that a new format, “The News Has No Clothes,” is gaining momentum. After a successful experiment at the Aspen Ideas Festival, it’s now getting packaged and shopped for TV. The format brings a performance element back to topical (political) comedy. As Craig Minassian…