Post by TOB on Jul 1, 2021 12:05:53 GMT -5
* Is it just me or are more and more anchors commenting after they introduce stories? Or when they are all over? It can be subtle, but a simple, "that is sad" or "very interesting" is not for them to say.
* There is always one lone scientist in a sci fi horror movie who has all the answers and is proved right as the movie progresses. We are living that but the lone scientist is wrong. The do have the answers, but only after all-out devastation. Take Jeff Goldblum in "Independence Day," for example.
* If you predict something so far out in years, it may eventually come true but no one will be around to know. Do not listen to those who have beachfront property tell you the sea is rising. Wait for them to move.
* I heard this from Chris Plant on radio. He said Chris Wallace does not work for Fox News. He works for the Fox Network, which is different. So, when he shows up on Fox News on Fridays, it simply is to plug his Sunday show, nothing more. Meanwhile, his Sunday show is out of Fox News 5, and then picked up by Fox News.
* The collapse of the building in Florida is so sad. And the coverage took a while to catch up to the severity of it all. But, the speculation on what happened is also sad. When news breaks, everyone is an expert on what they are watching. We all know that is not the case.
* Be careful of those who want to be interviewed on cable news shows. I have seen many have to walk back what they say too many times. A trauma surgeon is talking with Martha McCallum about his work on site in Florida. Why? It was if he wanted a pat on the back.
* Looks like the Olympics are being ruined before they start. Not only here, but overseas, they are tainting it from the outset.
* If you run a news show now, avoid the usual teasers that are used. They show a clip and then, we will show you when we get back, from commercial. Well, if we really want to know what that tease is about, we Google it.
* Just because a TV station decides to head to the location and anchor their news, it does not mean that news is better.
* We are being duped as to what people are actually streaming. Just having Netflix does not mean you watch the shows on it. As with cable, as long as we pay the monthly fee to have them, they really do not care about ratings, it seems. On broadcast channels, ratings still matter.
* I do not consider New York City a prime vacation spot. Never have and never will. I do not like that they think they are the center of the universe.
* If you are inclined to stay home on July 4, TCM is offering up the classic "Yankee Doodle Dandy" at 8 p.m. "The Music Man" is on before it, too.
* I do not like movies that features sword fighting. They are boring and all look the same. To a certain extent, car chases have that feeling. You can only see so many without having your eyes gloss over.
On Radio
* If you go for style of show, Dan Bongino is closer to Rush Limbaugh than Clay Travis and Buck Sexton. The latter sounds like any other radio talk show over the years. Dan's is far more interesting. The official replacement for Rush on EIB is Sexton and Travis, but Bongino took over some of the stations which carried Rush. Bongino is distributed through Westwood One. They also bring us Jim Bohannon, a great overnight talk show.
* Oh, the key to Rush was personality and hardly any guest. He was the best part of his show. Like Johnny Carson on TV, the guests were secondary. Johnny was the star.
* The idea of paying to listen to a podcast is hard to stomach. I worked in radio and cannot do it. Streaming and podcasting are showing that quantity is NOT better than quality.
BO item
* "Enough with the pandemic record nonsense. Or "record since mask mandate. That should not be a thing. When will this idea cease to be? Will the next thing be, "record for after pandemic officially over"? Or "record since mask mandate ended"?
* The "Fast and Furious" franchise if widely successful and it does not appeal to me at all. But, that does not make them bad and is good news for Hollywood and those involved, so kudos for finding a formula that works.
* "The Hitman's Bodyguard" fell a huge 57 percent in its second weekend.
* "In the Heights" is officially a disaster. So, did people actually like this or did a casting issue really doom it?
O'Brien News Service
www.obriennewsservice.com/
* There is always one lone scientist in a sci fi horror movie who has all the answers and is proved right as the movie progresses. We are living that but the lone scientist is wrong. The do have the answers, but only after all-out devastation. Take Jeff Goldblum in "Independence Day," for example.
* If you predict something so far out in years, it may eventually come true but no one will be around to know. Do not listen to those who have beachfront property tell you the sea is rising. Wait for them to move.
* I heard this from Chris Plant on radio. He said Chris Wallace does not work for Fox News. He works for the Fox Network, which is different. So, when he shows up on Fox News on Fridays, it simply is to plug his Sunday show, nothing more. Meanwhile, his Sunday show is out of Fox News 5, and then picked up by Fox News.
* The collapse of the building in Florida is so sad. And the coverage took a while to catch up to the severity of it all. But, the speculation on what happened is also sad. When news breaks, everyone is an expert on what they are watching. We all know that is not the case.
* Be careful of those who want to be interviewed on cable news shows. I have seen many have to walk back what they say too many times. A trauma surgeon is talking with Martha McCallum about his work on site in Florida. Why? It was if he wanted a pat on the back.
* Looks like the Olympics are being ruined before they start. Not only here, but overseas, they are tainting it from the outset.
* If you run a news show now, avoid the usual teasers that are used. They show a clip and then, we will show you when we get back, from commercial. Well, if we really want to know what that tease is about, we Google it.
* Just because a TV station decides to head to the location and anchor their news, it does not mean that news is better.
* We are being duped as to what people are actually streaming. Just having Netflix does not mean you watch the shows on it. As with cable, as long as we pay the monthly fee to have them, they really do not care about ratings, it seems. On broadcast channels, ratings still matter.
* I do not consider New York City a prime vacation spot. Never have and never will. I do not like that they think they are the center of the universe.
* If you are inclined to stay home on July 4, TCM is offering up the classic "Yankee Doodle Dandy" at 8 p.m. "The Music Man" is on before it, too.
* I do not like movies that features sword fighting. They are boring and all look the same. To a certain extent, car chases have that feeling. You can only see so many without having your eyes gloss over.
On Radio
* If you go for style of show, Dan Bongino is closer to Rush Limbaugh than Clay Travis and Buck Sexton. The latter sounds like any other radio talk show over the years. Dan's is far more interesting. The official replacement for Rush on EIB is Sexton and Travis, but Bongino took over some of the stations which carried Rush. Bongino is distributed through Westwood One. They also bring us Jim Bohannon, a great overnight talk show.
* Oh, the key to Rush was personality and hardly any guest. He was the best part of his show. Like Johnny Carson on TV, the guests were secondary. Johnny was the star.
* The idea of paying to listen to a podcast is hard to stomach. I worked in radio and cannot do it. Streaming and podcasting are showing that quantity is NOT better than quality.
BO item
* "Enough with the pandemic record nonsense. Or "record since mask mandate. That should not be a thing. When will this idea cease to be? Will the next thing be, "record for after pandemic officially over"? Or "record since mask mandate ended"?
* The "Fast and Furious" franchise if widely successful and it does not appeal to me at all. But, that does not make them bad and is good news for Hollywood and those involved, so kudos for finding a formula that works.
* "The Hitman's Bodyguard" fell a huge 57 percent in its second weekend.
* "In the Heights" is officially a disaster. So, did people actually like this or did a casting issue really doom it?
O'Brien News Service
www.obriennewsservice.com/