Adam Buckman

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• Who's More Unhinged: Omarosa Or President Trump? in TVBlog on 08/14/2018
  

  Where Omarosa is concerned, a less credible witness and interpreter of President Trump's statements and actions would be difficult to find.

• Often Reviled As Symbol Of Society's Decay, Kardashians Thrive in TVBlog on 08/13/2018
  

  Almost since the beginning, many have regarded the Kardashian phenomenon as the bane of civilization.

• Roseanne Vs. Moonves: Which Will Be The Year's Top TV Story? in TVBlog on 08/10/2018
  

  This summer's Les Moonves sex harassment story at CBS could nudge the Roseanne story out of the top spot.

• Moonves In The News: How CBS Is Telling Its Own Story in TVBlog on 08/09/2018
  

  To its credit, CBS News has not shied away from reporting on its own top executives who stand accused of sexual harassment.

• This Summer's 800-Pound Gorilla In The Room: Les Moonves in TVBlog on 08/08/2018
  

  At the networks' annual summer promotional press tour in L.A., CBS execs are being sharply questioned about their boss.

• 'Gilligan' Was More Realistic Than 'Castaways' Reality Show in TVBlog on 08/07/2018
  

  There is no way that a so-called reality show called "Castaways" is going to evade comparisons and references to "Gilligan's Island" in this review.

• The Best New Show Of 2018 So Far: AMC's 'Lodge 49' in TVBlog on 08/06/2018
  

  "Lodge 49" has a literary quality that is rare for television.

• Say It Ain't So! Alas, It Is So: They Are Making A New 'ALF' in TVBlog on 08/03/2018
  

  It is doubtful that the idea for an "ALF" reboot was influenced by some of the "TV Blogs" posted here in which remaking "ALF" was clearly positioned as a joke.

• On List Of Summer Premieres, 'Making It' Makes It To The Top in TVBlog on 08/02/2018
  

  Here's something you rarely see on TV these days: A show that is actually pleasant to watch.

• Question For Alex Trebek: Will He Continue At 'Jeopardy!'? in TVBlog on 08/01/2018
  

  Alex Trebek says the odds are a "little less" than 50-50 that he will continue as the host of "Jeopardy!" after 2020.

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• Jimmy Dean Product Placement Almost Kills Young Sheldon by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 11/17/2017)
  

  This just in (Monday, 11-20-17): The Jimmy Dean brand did not pay for this product placement, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods (parent company of Jimmy Dean) clarified in an email to the TV Blog. -- ABuckman

• 'Simpsons' Halloween Special Is Brand Slam For Butterfinger by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 10/16/2017)
  

  Columnist's update: Al Jean, executive producer of "The Simpsons," informs me via Twitter today (10-17-17) that Kang and Kodos are indeed visible in "Treehouse Of Horror XXVIII" as "candies" in the trick-or-treat candy bowl also occupied by the Simpson family candy bars (although not in the above publicity photo, apparently). He was gracious in his correction, wishing me a Happy Halloween, which I hearby pass on to all readers of the TV Blog here. My one-word Twitter reply to him was: "D'oh!"

• Message To P.R. People: Stop 'Reaching Out' To Me, OK? by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 11/11/2016)
  

  To all who read this blog post and especially to those who emailed me and/or left a comment here: I am very gratified by the attention this post has received since its publication last Friday. Good, bad or indifferent, I am grateful for your readership. All best, A. Buckman

• 'TV Blog' Marks No. 600, Reflects Back On Era Of Massive Change by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 11/02/2016)
  

  Thank you for this comment, Mr. Lantz. I have enjoyed reading your comments on these and other blogs here on MediaPost. Thank you for reading. -- ABuckman

• 'TV Blog' Marks No. 600, Reflects Back On Era Of Massive Change by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 11/02/2016)
  

  What a nice comment to receive, Ms. Todd. I am grateful for your readership. -- ABuckman

• The Politicalization Of Television by Gary Holmes (MediaDailyNews on 10/24/2016)
  

  @GaryHolmes: Great column. -- ABuckman

• 'Westworld' Boldly Goes Where Man And Movies Have Gone Before by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 09/29/2016)
  

  Thank you, Mr. Gibbons, for leaving a comment here and for reading my review of Westworld. I am grateful for your readership. But please let me emphasize that it is never my intention to dissuade anyone from sampling a TV show they are interested in just because I wrote a negative review of it. This show rubbed me the wrong way, but that doesn't mean anyone else should not enjoy it. The fact is, if you feel you might like the show, then by all means, please don't let my negativity prevent you from watching it. Thanks again for reading. -- ABuckman

• Obnoxious 'White House' Doc Reveals How First Families Live Like Royalty by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 07/12/2016)
  

  I wish to thank everyone who left a comment here this week concerning this TV blog I wrote about Tuesday's PBS "White House" documentary. I am grateful for your readership and for the effort you made to post your comments.A couple of things, if I may: To the reader who called me a "twit," let me please note that this is not the first time I have been called this. In fact, it's one of the names I listed in one of the first paragraphs of my book titled "JERK: How I Wasted My Life Watching Television," part of which was about the give-and-take that exists between a columnist and his readers."[Readers of my newspaper columns] had plenty of names for me," I wrote. "They called me a 'phony,' a 'twit,' an 'ass,' an 'a--hole,' a 'bonehead,' an 'idiot,' a 'hack,' a 'gasbag,' a 'scumbag,' a 'schmuck,' a 'fool,' a 'd--k,' a 'hypocrite' and a 'moron.' " It comes with the territory, and so does being called "cranky," by the way ...To the reader who asked if I watched the show: Yes, of course I did, a day or two before I wrote the column (the show was provided in advance of its airdate by PBS). I too found the part about Harry Truman's vital and very laudable role in saving the White House to be fascinating, and something I did not know previously. It did not save the show for me, however. I majored in history and journalism in college. You are free to draw whatever conclusions you wish about the quality of my education ...As for Motel 6, I have never stayed in one, but I would have no problem doing so. I don't know why this chain's good name is applied so frequently as a synonym for "bad motel."  They seem nice to me.That's all for now.  Thanks again for reading.  Have a great weekend. -- ABuckman

• And The Beat Goes On: Mayhem In The Streets Revives Baby Boomer Memories by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 07/08/2016)
  

  I will look into that book, Nina. Thanks for reading ... -- ABuckman

• Late-Night Comics Respond To Orlando Attacks by Adam Buckman (TVBlog on 06/15/2016)
  

  Links can now be found at the end of today's TV blog. -- ABuckman

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