TV Hits Without Its Star
UNITED STATES—Last week I was stunned, and I mean utterly stunned with news that Andrew Lincoln aka Rick Grimes on “The Walking Dead” would exit the series after season 9. This is a devastating blow to one of my favorite shows on TV. I mean how in the hell is “The Walking Dead” expected to continue without one of...
“HAHN” Recap: ‘No Honor In This Game’
HOLLYWOOD—The Ice Queen cracked, at long last she finally cracked during this week’s episode of Tyler Perry’s “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Veronica Harrington could not take the sight of seeing Jeffery and Justin getting hot and heavy in the episode, ‘No Honor in this Game.” I can absolutely say it came to fruition for Veronica that her...
Old Radio Vs. Today’s Radio, TV Shows
HELLO AMERICA!—When reflecting on the days that I grew up during the early 1940s when radio was an intense source of inspiration and hope, I suddenly feel sad and terribly disillusioned focusing on what we are forced to endure on radio as well as the advent of television today. When able to tune in on shows like Jack Benny,...
Tinseltown Moms!
HOLLYWOOD—It's no secret that women are having babies later, over the age of 40. By age 45 or so, the majority of women are quite infertile. The chance of getting pregnant without assisted reproductive technology after age 40 is only about 10 percent, according to published reports. However, celebrities are giving birth, ages 50 and beyond. Let's look at...
“Solo” Stalling At The Box-Office
HOLLYWOOD—I had a hunch months ago that “Solo: A Star Wars Story” would not be the success so many expected it to be at the box-office. Well, I can officially say I was right. I noted last week that “Solo’s” success would be a direct result of how it performed during its second weekend in theaters, and man did...
Bill Gets Busted On “B&B!”
HOLLYWOOD—It is very difficult to craft a villain on daytime television who is just evil to the core, but has just enough heart to make you feel a bit of sympathy for the character. However, Bill Spencer has been wicked to the core on “The Bold and the Beautiful.” Just when you think this guy has turned over a...
“Solo” Is An Utter Bore
HOLLYWOOD—Sometimes there are those flicks that are so grand with expectation that they crash and burn so big it leaves you asking just how in the world did that transpire? I knew there were trouble for “Solo: A Star Wars Story” when the film switched directors mid-way through shooting. That is never a good sign in the cinematic universe....
Margaux Dawson Arrives On “GH!”
HOLLYWOOD—A new face has arrived in Port Charles on “General Hospital.” I mean let’s be honest “GH” has had a lot of new faces lately, and they in my personal opinion has one of the most eclectic and powerhouse cast out of the four soaps still airing on television. By now most of you were well aware that Elizabeth...
Abbott Drama Escalates On “Y&R!”
HOLLYWOOD—We have indeed talked about the Abbott clan quite a bit on “The Young and the Restless” lately. I mean first it was the battle between Jack and Ashley over Jabot, then it was Graham and his involvement with Dina, then it was Kyle swooping in to take control of the company, Jack taking back the reins, only to...
“Breaking In” Delivers Some Thrills
HOLLYWOOD—Have you ever seen a good B-movie? Of course, you know what a B-movie is. It’s a flick that is not Oscar caliber, but so entertaining and somewhat silly that you find yourself so immersed in the narrative that nothing else matters. Look let me be clear the action-thriller “Breaking In” is not offering anything that we haven’t seen...