Category Archives: Television & Film

“The Nineties” on CNN Launches with “The One About TV”

Last night, CNN aired the first episode of its new documentary series, “The Nineties,” which focused on the changes that occurred in television during that decade. Among the major themes: development and then abandonment of shows aimed at an African-American audience, fragmentation of the television audience, increased vulgarity and nudity, a growing acceptance of gay…

The FCC Should Get Out of the Business of Regulating Speech [Updated]

[Update 2017-05-23]: On Tuesday, May 23, the Federal Communications Commission issued a statement that it will not take any action against Stephen Colbert for a sexually-explicit joke [see below] that he made about Donald Trump on the May 1 episode of his show, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” According to Variety, which was the…

“The Nineties” — CNN Announces July 9, 2017 for Documentary Premiere

Earlier this year, I traveled to Los Angeles to sit down for a two-hour interview with Herzog & Company, the production company working with actor Tom Hanks and Playtone on a new documentary called “The Nineties.” It is the latest installment in a series that has so far covered the 60s, the 70s, and the…