Today's Guest: Max Allan Collins, novelist, co-author with Mickey Spillane, Lady, Go Die! Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of flat-footed coppers and irresistible dames with those long chorus-girl gams I dream of in technicolor… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! I’m going to... Continue Reading →
Good to Grimm: Meet NBC star Silas Weir Mitchell! INTERVIEW
Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience of former “Once Upon A Time” fans who now prefer “Grimm” for their daily fairytale requirements… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! As a former Grimm creature himself, star Silas Weir Mitchell’s character “Monroe” helps Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt,... Continue Reading →
Painting outside the lines with Southland’s Michael McGrady! PODCAST INTERVIEW
(NOTE FROM Mr. MEDIA: This interview was recorded before NBC canceled "Southland" last week without airing a single episode of its second season. But in the hopes it will turn up somewhere more appropriate--fX, Showtime?--I'm offering it up anyway.) Like a bad rash, Mr. Media is making his way through the entire squad room... Continue Reading →
Cops producer Morgan Langley, Bad Boy? Discuss! PODCAST INTERVIEW
When did the TV show COPS become such a piece of irrefutable Americana? Probably when the first bar of “Bad Boys” played, back in 1988. It was the original docu-reality series when it debuted on Fox more than 20 years ago and took viewers for their first ride-along with the men and women of... Continue Reading →
Stephen Chao knows how to WonderHowTo.com! VIDEO INTERVIEW
If you think Fox TV is edgy and kooky now, you should’ve seen it back in the early ‘90s when Stephen Chao was a programmer and eventually its President. He commissioned “COPS,” created “America’s Most Wanted,” and earned a reputation for creating commercial success by pushing boundaries and questioning the conventional wisdom. Chao... Continue Reading →