Gary Holmes
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10 Best TV Moments Of 2018
I'm surprised that I've experienced many of these highlights on old-fashioned broadcast television. So maybe there's hope for the old medium after all. → Read More
Boycott Disney+ 12/11/2018
If Disney successfully launches its own streaming service, will NBC Universal be far behind? Pretty soon we'll be overrun with specialty streaming services. → Read More
The Enduring Relevance Of 'Saturday Night Live'
"SNL" somehow manages to deliver sharp social commentary that gives the majority of the country -- from center-right to center-left -- something to laugh about. → Read More
TV's Age Of Anxiety
What I find anxiety-inducing on TV is the 21st century phenomenon called FOMO. There's just too much television to watch or even keep straight. → Read More
Baseball, You're Killing Me
It leaves me sleep-deprived and stressed-out after a roller coaster of emotions -- but it's still worth it. → Read More
'Better Call Saul': It's All Good, Man
I don't know whether season four of "Better Call Saul" will turn out to be the best show on television this year, but it provided a uniquely gripping viewing experience. → Read More
PLEASE, Watch More Sports On TV
As dismal as declining interest in sports is for the television business, it's even worse for America's mental health. → Read More
Rewatching 'The Beverly Hillbillies'
Whenever I look back at number-one-rated shows from the past, there's always one that puzzles me: "The Beverly Hillbillies." → Read More
So Long, Summer 09/06/2018
TV activity has always declined in the summer, but I don't recall a season of television as unremarkable as the one that just ended. → Read More
Oh, Oh Omarosa 08/23/2018
The controversy over Omarosa Manigault Newman is a callback to days when TV was king and the electronic media could single-handedly drive a news story. → Read More
I Don't Understand Facebook's Advertising Model
Even though Facebook controls a huge amount of the country's online ad inventory, when it wanted to apologize to a large audience, it ran a TELEVISION ad. → Read More
How Does Sacha Baron Cohen Get Away With It?
My purpose today is not to critique Baron Cohen's new Showtime series "Who Is America?," which I probably won't be watching anyway, but to wonder how it is that 14 years after "Da Ali G Show," people still fall for his tricks? → Read More
We Could All Use Some Mr. Rogers Right Now
The surprising popularity of the recent documentary about Mr. Rogers -- "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" -- shouldn't really be a surprise, given the state of the world. After all, we could all use a hug from a kind uncle in a cardigan sweater right about now. → Read More
When TV Stars Die
Three well-known writers have died over the past six weeks All received big send-offs on the front page of the New York Times and respectful appreciations in The New Yorkerand other high-end publications. But only one was rewarded on social media with an outpouring of grief - largely because this writer also hosted a TV show. → Read More
Watching Movies On TV
The enormous popularity of superhero, "Star Wars," and other franchise movies has pushed more and more adults to abandon the cinema altogether and watch movies on television instead. I'm a little sad about that. There's something special about going into a dark theater and watching a story unfold on the big screen - but many people have gotten out of the habit because of the expense,… → Read More
The Social Politics Of The Laugh Track
Television may be the most democratic art form in world history, but it still has its snobs. And one of the biggest signs of a TV elitist is that he or she can't stand the laugh track. → Read More
Who Wants To Watch A Documentary?
When I was growing up, the idea of voluntarily watching a documentary -- the TV equivalent of eating your vegetables -- was laughable, about as probable as me doing extra homework. And yet here we are in 2018, and I find myself distracted from scripted television because I'm drawn instead to such TV documentaries as "Andre the Giant" on HBO and Netflix's "Wild Wild Country" about the 1980s… → Read More
Addicted To Trump
All those who live in nonstop outrage, either pro- or anti-Trump, claim they're fighting for the good of the country - but they seem addicted to the same adrenaline rush that afflicts gamblers and bungee jumpers. Can we make it stop? → Read More
'Roseanne' In Trumpland
Now that we are almost halfway through the new nine-episode season of "Roseanne," can we do a quick check-in to see if it's living up to its early promise as a reflection of white working-class America in the age of Trump? → Read More
Play Ball: It's Over-The-Top Season
Last week was the beginning of the baseball season, but in our house it's really the beginning of the over-the-top (OTT) season. → Read More