Showing posts with label popular culture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label popular culture. Show all posts

Sunday, August 31, 2014

Ten Books That Have Stayed With Me

Recently, a friend forwarded a message which encouraged the recipient to list ten books which have "stayed with you" -- been meaningful or made an impression. Here is my list of ten books which have profoundly influenced my life. MORE

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Broadcast Networks Don’t Understand “Family Entertainment”

Last week, the annual PURPOSE Family Entertainment and Faith-Based Summit convened in Beverly Hills. All the convention’s attendees demonstrated a clear understanding of the concepts of “faith” and “family” entertainment — except America’s broadcast networks. MORE

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Roundtable Reveals What's Important to TV's "Comedy" Writers

The Hollywood Reporter recently detailed a roundtable meeting between some of the most influential “comedy” writers working in television today. The article revealed how such writers revel in subjects many Americans don’t find notably funny. MORE

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

More Proof Hollywood Doesn’t Get It

Top Hollywood boss Harvey Weinstein is promoting his new TV series, one which he claims middle Americans will love...because it’s set in a trailer park. MORE

Friday, October 11, 2013

New “Golden Age of TV” Is a Myth

The Hollywood insiders who are pushing “dark” and “edgy” dramas containing ever-more graphic sex, violence, and language love to claim that, as a result, TV is now experiencing some kind of “golden age.” But when it comes to programs most Americans actually watch – especially comedies – this is a lie. MORE