http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:11:21 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:15:11 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Thanksgiving-Weekend-TV-Robert-A-Schuller-returns-to-television-in-ALNs-Everyday-Life?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner This coming Sunday (Nov. 29) at 7 PM (ET) the American Life Network will present the pilot episode of network's first-ever scripted series. Titled Everyday Life, the show (which has been described as a sort of spiritual Twilight Zone or as... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:15:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d22-Thanksgiving-Weekend-TV-Robert-A-Schuller-returns-to-television-in-ALNs-Everyday-Life?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Florence-Nightingale-and-the-Inverted-Envelope?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner         I recently attended a New York screening of Florence Nightingale, an excellent biopic chronicling the early years of the so-called "Lady with the Lamp" who, during the Crimean War in the 19th ce... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:25:38 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Florence-Nightingale-and-the-Inverted-Envelope?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d2-V-TV-series-and-allegory-on-current-events?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner ABC 's sci-fi remake of the '80's invasion cult classic V is just about to land (Tuesday, 8 PM ET [no pun intended] to be precise). And, if you've watched the trailer for the show, it may be hard to imagine that this is the sam... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:03:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m11d2-V-TV-series-and-allegory-on-current-events?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Matthew-Perry--TVs-snarky-heart?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner        Former Friends cast mate Matthew Perry, quoted in Entertainment Weekly regarding his planned ABC sitcom about the manager of a sports arena:  "At it's center is a character who's only thought ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:15:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Matthew-Perry--TVs-snarky-heart?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Rooting-for-the-American-Life-Network?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner The American Life TV Network, up to now a sort mini underfunded TV Land, is undergoing a makeover following its recent purchase by Comstar Media, the media development fund aimed at promoting positive programming. As I have long used this spac... Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:49:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d22-Rooting-for-the-American-Life-Network?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-new-TV-season-viewing-guide-for-people-who-like-their-television-served-with-traditional-values?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner         So, the new TV season's a couple of week old  and I got to thinking (clearly with too much time on my hands) what a network schedule designed to my tastes (as a traditional-value kinda guy) would look like.... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:51:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m10d2-A-new-TV-season-viewing-guide-for-people-who-like-their-television-served-with-traditional-values?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d16-The-Onion-Hillary-Clinton-Jay-Leno-SNL-and-whats-really-funny?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner  So, a friend emails me this Onion link spoofing Hillary Clinton's persona as Secretary of State as akin to a weapon of mass destruction..  Pretty funny stuff.  LOL and all that.But was it necessary to include what certainly appears to... Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:50:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d16-The-Onion-Hillary-Clinton-Jay-Leno-SNL-and-whats-really-funny?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d14-The-2009-Emmy-Awards-we-are-what-we-honor-part-two?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner And the2009  Emmy nominees for Best Drama Series (the winner to be revealed next Sunday night on CBS) are: 1.BIG LOVE (HBO)   Starring Bill Paxton as the patriarch of Mormon family loving just outside Salt Lake City.  What a ... Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:21:43 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d14-The-2009-Emmy-Awards-we-are-what-we-honor-part-two?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d11-The-2009-Emmy-Awards-we-are-what-we-honor-part-one?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner                    The Emmy AwardBefore moving on to the new TV season, it's a good time to look back on the old one.The 61st Annual Emmy Awards will be telecas... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:59:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d11-The-2009-Emmy-Awards-we-are-what-we-honor-part-one?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Jay-Leno-can-do-better-than-this?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner Jay Leno Is Jay Leno going over the edge?1. Pushing Jay Leno out of his Tonight Show gig where he was clearly number one with the American public (if not the media elite) was a dumb programming idea based on someone's idea that Conan O'Brien is ed... Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:09:49 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Jay-Leno-can-do-better-than-this?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Books-by-Joe-Eszterhas-and-Anne-Rice-that-might-make-good-movies?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner Joe Eszterhas & Anne RiceHollywood can be a... ...mysterious place -- both for the projects that get made and those that don't.It often amazes my how many stories with faith themes that would be naturals to adapt as films don't seem to draw inte... Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:05:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d22-Books-by-Joe-Eszterhas-and-Anne-Rice-that-might-make-good-movies?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Last-chance-to-catch-Merlin-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner NBC's under-viewed summer seriesNBC's Merlin, one of several scripted series to fail to catch on with viewers this season, is distinguished from most of the others for one basic reason.  It should.Promotion was certainly lacking for this little ... Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:50:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d19-Last-chance-to-catch-Merlin-this-Sunday?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d18-10-ways-to-save-network-tv?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner  Writing for the industry web site The Wrap on Monday, writer Josef Adalian details why he believes the business model for broadcast network television is irreversibly broken and why, therefore, broadcast network television as we know it is dead... Tue, 18 Aug 2009 07:35:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d18-10-ways-to-save-network-tv?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Checkout-ABCs-V?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner The Cast of ABC'sOne of the most relevant series from a faith perspective being offered this new season will be ABC's V, premiering on Tuesday, November 3rd, replacing the recently-premiered and already sinking Shark Tank.V, which follows events fol... Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:39:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d15-Checkout-ABCs-V?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d14-How-ala-carte-cable-TV-would-empower-families-and-traditional-values?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner  The past two editions of this blog have dealt with how networks (i.e. NBC and ABC) could better serve their audiences (and their own bottomlines) by merging several of their cable outlets.I believe the general idea of reducing media clutter wou... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 06:53:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d14-How-ala-carte-cable-TV-would-empower-families-and-traditional-values?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d10-ABC-press-tour-suggests-the-network-ready-to-take-chances--but-how-about-this?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner Saving network TV is as easy as ABCLast week, this space offered some thoughts on saving NBC -- the fourth-ranked broadcast network -- by taking a less is more approach to its TV holdings. The idea offered was for NBC to take the lead in reducing TV... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:10:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d10-ABC-press-tour-suggests-the-network-ready-to-take-chances--but-how-about-this?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Ben-Silvermans-out-Jeff-Gaspins-in-at-NBC-What-next-Heres-some-advice?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner Save the Peacock!Ben Silverman's controversial reign as head of NBC programming has come to a much-reported end with the announcement that he will be replaced by Jeff Gaspin who had been in charge of NBC's line up of cable networks (i.e. USA, Sci-Fi... Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:39:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d6-Ben-Silvermans-out-Jeff-Gaspins-in-at-NBC-What-next-Heres-some-advice?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d4-President-Clinton-North-Korea-and-the-freed-American-journalists?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner  Congratulations to former President Clinton to reaching and and saying what was necessary to North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il to free Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two American journalists arrested for allegedly (and emphasize "allegedly&q... Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:47:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d4-President-Clinton-North-Korea-and-the-freed-American-journalists?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Storytelling-as-a-ministry?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner The columnist Thomas Sowell once lamented his annoyance at politicians who grandly talk of a career in public service as if being a politician is somehow more noble than finding a calling in private enterprise.Clergy can also sometimes undermine thei... Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:33:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m8d3-Storytelling-as-a-ministry?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Jesus-Christ-Superstar-The-Rockford-Files-and-Diane-Keaton-and-back-to-the-seventies?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner Some current headlines from the world of media suggests a certain nostalgia for the seventies.  Things that seemed "edgy" then feel quint now.SECOND COMING FOR JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR?Universal is in talks to produce a new film version ... Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:59:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-9063-Faith--Media-Examiner~y2009m7d31-Jesus-Christ-Superstar-The-Rockford-Files-and-Diane-Keaton-and-back-to-the-seventies?cid=exrss-Faith--Media-Examiner