Aug 15, 2008
After months of speculation, it's now official - the nearly 20-year radio partnership between Mike Francesa and Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is no more. Russo reached an accord with WFAN (and corporate parent CBS) wherein he agreed to stop showing up and they agreed to stop paying him, while Francesa signed a new multi-year contract and is for now the sole host of the show formerly known as Mike and the Mad Dog. Honestly, I think WFAN is getting the raw ... Read on, Daddy-O
Feb 29, 2008
CBS recently announced that they will begin airing cage fighting (aka mixed martial arts or MMA) this spring. In reading the article, I was reminded of something I see quite often whenever advocates of the sport defend it - they try to play up the strategy aspect of MMA and how it does actually [...]
CBS recently announced that they will begin airing cage fighting (aka mixed martial arts or MMA) this spring. In reading the article, I was reminded of something I see quite often whenever advocates of the sport defend it - they try to play up the strategy aspect of MMA and how it does actually prohibit a lot of nastiness such as gouging eyes or striking groins. Then they actually try to pass MMA off as some kind of beautiful ritual ... Read on, Daddy-O
Dec 17, 2007
I’ve forgotten about 95% of the TV shows I watched growing up, which is probably my brain’s self-defense mechanism kicking in. But one thing I haven’t forgotten is all those nifty little bumpers I was bombarded with multiple times a day. Some of them are iconic, some just quaint and cheesy. How [...]
I've forgotten about 95% of the TV shows I watched growing up, which is probably my brain's self-defense mechanism kicking in. But one thing I haven't forgotten is all those nifty little bumpers I was bombarded with multiple times a day. Some of them are iconic, some just quaint and cheesy. How many of these do you remember?
Read on, Daddy-O
May 18, 2007
Next to the NFL Draft, the most exciting administrative period of the television year is when the networks announce their upcoming schedules (known in the business as Upfronts). Sad, I know, but true. But before I turn my astute analytical skills on next year’s new shows, I’d like to take a moment to [...]
Next to the NFL Draft, the most exciting administrative period of the television year is when the networks announce their upcoming schedules (known in the business as Upfronts). Sad, I know, but true. But before I turn my astute analytical skills on next year's new shows, I'd like to take a moment to remember the fallen.
Some canceled shows are undeserving of their fate; they are taken off the air before their time thanks to a fickle fan base or clueless ... Read on, Daddy-O
Apr 12, 2007
Categories: Radio
Look, there are plenty of legitimate reasons for firing Don Imus from his radio show. He hasn’t said anything remotely funny or interesting since…well, ever. He mumbles like a mental patient. He’s out of touch, irrelevant, and just generally lame. And his ratings suck, to boot. I’m not interested in debating whether or not his [...]
Look, there are plenty of legitimate reasons for firing Don Imus from his radio show. He hasn't said anything remotely funny or interesting since...well, ever. He mumbles like a mental patient. He's out of touch, irrelevant, and just generally lame. And his ratings suck, to boot. I'm not interested in debating whether or not his so-called joke about the Rutgers women's basketball team was offensive, racist, or both. I'm sure to a lot of people it was.
The bottom line is that although ... Read on, Daddy-O
