A piece I contributed to the “In Debate” section of the most recent issue of CST (6.1) ended somewhat enigmatically with these words: If television now leaps from platform to platform, TV scholarship must of course continue to...
Read MoreDana Delaney stars as Megan Hunt in a heavily trailed new series on ABC, Body of Proof, set right here in Philadelphia. Delayed from an autumn launch because of her illness, Delany plays a medical examiner with more than a touch...
Read MoreTHE DARK SIDE OF KELLEY David E.Kelley’s new primetime series on NBC, Harry’s Law, has just turned bleak. Fans of Ally McBealwere initially delighted by the idea of a sacked patents lawyer (‘Harriet Korn’/Kathy Bates) setting up...
Read MoreDon’t Do It Ofcom! The US networks have vandalized their prime asset. The length and placing of commercial breaks has made drama and sitcom almost unwatchable. There are five breaks an hour, all of them inside the shows....
Read MorePiers Morgan Half Term Report Big fanfare: Piers Morgan has taken over Larry King’s 9pm interview slot on CNN in the US. It’s another stage in Morgan’s serial relaunching of himself: from celeb columnist to Daily Mirror editor...
Read MoreBSkyB is complaining that millions of its customers are being unfairly excluded ‘from watching BBCshows on demand because of “unnecessarily restrictive” syndication rules’. Seemingly unaware of any hypocrisy on...
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At last its time to re-launch CST Online. Things move fast in the online world. While the old site...
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