Today's Guest: Drew Waters, co-star, "Friday Night Lights" NBC’s “Friday Night Lights” exists in one of network TV’s most rarified niches. It’s one of those shows that, if seen strictly by the numbers, should long be a memory. But tomorrow night, May 7, 2010, it’ll be back on the Peacock for its season... Continue Reading →
Stephen Colbert, Jake Tapper and Politifact say: Fact-check this, Mr. Media! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bill Adair, editor, Politifact.com If you’re going to get called on the carpet for something you did right, might as well be by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central’s whirlwind of truthiness, “The Colbert Report.” That’s what happened about a week ago to Bill Adair, Pulitzer Prize winning editor of Politifact.com, the online fact-checking... Continue Reading →
456 Community’s Abed is a man of many: Batman, Don Draper… ! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Danny Pudi, actor, "Community" It’s a shame Lorne Michaels didn’t sign up Danny Pudi for “Saturday Night Live” before the producers of the NBC sitcom “Community” cast him as “Abed.” He is so flexible in body, mind and voice as to suggest a combination of Jim Carrey, the late Phil Hartman and... Continue Reading →
Merlin’s Bradley James: Off with Mr. Media’s bloody head! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Bradley James, star, "Merlin" Merlin exists to protect Prince Arthur, the young Pendragon, until he becomes king and magic is returned to the realm. Life in the days before Camelot were complicated that way. BRADLEY JAMES podcast excerpt: "Anthony Head and I play father and son. And it seems to be that... Continue Reading →
Aubrey Plaza is Parks and Recreation weapon of mass sarcasm! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Playing the intern on a Thursday night NBC sitcom is not a bad gig for a young actor. Look at B.J. Novak, the young man who plays “Ryan” on “The Office.” He was literally unknown when he joined the show and quickly became a strong character onscreen and off, writing at least 10 episodes... Continue Reading →
Community actor and writer Donald Glover is a double threat! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Actor Donald Glover, co-star of the TV sitcom "Community" On the NBC freshman sitcom hit “Community,” Donald Glover plays “Troy,” a self-involved, former high school football star trying to find a place for himself in a junior college setting where his athletic accomplishments don’t mean much. On the other hand, the pretty... Continue Reading →
426 Dario Scardapane hopes for second life of NBC’s Trauma! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Dario Scardapane, TV writer, producer, "Trauma," "The Bridge" Dario Scardapane would like a few minutes of your time on Monday nights at 9 p.m. for the next couple weeks. Scardapane is the creator and executive producer of “Trauma,” which, I believe, is a beneficiary of The Jay Leno Show’s fabulous flameout at 10... Continue Reading →
419 Law and Order: SVU showrunner Neal Baer spills secrets! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Neal Baer, executive producer "Law & Order: SVU" The Law & Order television franchise has passed through numerous stages over its two decades on the air at NBC. There was innovation, as in the split show format of the original; shock, as in the horrible nature of some of the crimes depicted; expansion,... Continue Reading →
Jamie Lee Kirchner takes Mr. Media for a hospital tour, stat! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Reports of the death of the TV hospital drama—foretold by the end of "ER" last season after 27 years on the air—were apparently premature. Showtime has "Nurse Jackie"; TNT has "HawthoRNe" and NBC is back with a new one that adds an "M," a "C" and a "Y" to "E" and "R" and that... Continue Reading →
Actress Alison Brie melts hearts and Mad Men! PODCAST INTERVIEW
Today's Guest: Alison Brie, actress, "Mad Men," "Community," "G.L.O.W." Alison Brie is a supporting actress on two hit series—“Community” on NBC and “Mad Men” on AMC. Not bad for a young woman whose previous acting resume is still thin enough as to include performances in community theatre shows at a Jewish Community Center in... Continue Reading →