Category — television

are they contractually obligated to talk to Trump?

this doesn’t objectify women. at all.

this band has it all: Killer vamping. Lil Wayne vocoder. Hair gel.

are they sharing one bikini?

odd. there’s no semen on their faces.

Hail! Hail! to Michigan.

In ‘War Made New,’ noted defense historian Max Boot runs through 500 years of battle to show that victory goes to the combatant who had digested and incorporated not just the latest weapon technology, but also the culture and bureaucracy most adept at exploiting this technology.

In other words, it’s not just the latest, greatest military tool that wins battles and wars.

These upheavals on the battlefield show how revolutions in military affairs quickly upend empires, assumptions and future warfare.

It is not hard while reading Boot’s authoritative descriptions of battles in Italy, Koniggatz and Tsushima for me to link the breakthrough tactics and organizations of those winners with the current array of challengers the modern media company faces daily.

The French canons of 1494 and the Prussian needle guns of 1866 were just as revolutionary as the rise of cable and the utility of the internet.

While media companies assail the post-modern methods of web journalism; outdated management techniques and labor fight the radical methods information gathering (When “good enough” journalism is better) while being slow to the punch to counter the hype and monetize the promise of online advertising.

The outcome of media’s struggle to survive depends less on the interest of the public in news, but more on the ability of media companies to deploy organization, staff, technology and tactics to innovate on the sales and content battlefields.

Media pundits sound like an outdated army, scoffing at the enemy’s unwillingness to line up and fight like men when complaints of “inaccuracy” (TMZ leads with early details, while Los Angeles Times and AP do the heavy lifting) and “you’re stealing” (Tighter copyright law could save newspapers: Connie Schultz) are lodged against the likes of TMZ, Newser and Wikipedia.

It’s high time for media companies to learn faster from the likes of Boot, who show how old methods and organization stand little chance and how difficult it is for incumbent s to realize continuous hegemony.

The best show on TV is over. And, apparently, it’s up to us humans to make sure it happens again. Robot rebellion, here we come.

Despite a finale that was similar to The Matrix Revolutions (A battle that can’t be won, featuring an onslaught of machines, that somehow ends in a stalemate.) and had its fair share of “What?” moments, Battlestar Galactica ended with an entertaining episode. But, I drank the Kool Aid along time ago. There are many valid arguments why the ending of the show stunk here. The best “What the frak?” moment, of course, being that they just gave up all their technology. I’d last about a week — max — in this ‘Cast Away’ scenario.

I’ll miss my Cylon fix every Friday night. Thanks for the good run, BSG.

My favorite episodes … and places to get into the fray if you’ve never watched:

• Miniseries
• The Hand of God (Season 1, episode 10)
• Kobol’s Last Gleaming (Season 1 finale)
• Resurrection Ship (Season 2, episodes 11, 12)
• Exodus (Season 3, episodes 3, 4)
• Crossroads (Season 3, episodes 19, 20)
• Blood on the Scales (Season 4, Episode 16)

Details on all of the episodes.

Battlestar finale reviews:

• ‘Battlestar Galactica’ finale is satisfying — so say we all
• Battlestar drinking game
• Goodbye, “Galactica”
• 10 Business Lessons From ‘Battlestar Galactica’

wkyc.com had loads of problems election night, and our results really didn’t become available to most visitors until around 11 p.m. What a frustrating night. My video, above, was shot hours before the problems started. So, no, I wasn’t lying on TV … but we just didn’t deliver as promised.

On your mobile device, check out http://m.wkyc.com/ to see iPhone-friendly election results. It was my big innovation for election night.

Well, back on the job, time to win back some visitors, one click at a time.

The Daily Show continues to offer the best political coverage on TV …

Scroll on the timeline for:
3:40 the fun really begins

4:21 eviserates McCain’s speech

7:07 “you mean to tell me they nominated a richie-rich, slow-talking Vietnam vet? Good luck selling that to the red states.

And another winner from Friday:

Watch the whole episode

It’s hard to understate how geeky-cool Colbert is. Rush to play on Colbert Show after 33-year American TV hiatus.

It’s also hard to understate that CLEVELAND IS UNDER ATTACK BY BEARS!

Colbert Nation: Bear watch

This look at the 50 best comedy sketches led me to YouTube to find some old Kids in the Hall, especially the Dr. Seuss Bible.

Much more enjoyable than finishing taxes.

A repost from Eric Mansfield’s …

Soundbite from the Akron Mayor’s news conference Wednesday, talking about the possible consolidation of Akron Police and the Sheriff’s Office for operations that Eric wrote about here …

I wonder how long before news of the CBS cuts makes every reporter realize they need a blog. I certainly need to focus my energies on what I blog.

It’s the last season, gods damn it

And YouTube wins again … this time, destroying a November story that every Cleveland station did …

Thank god WKYC didn’t do a story about this “ghost.” Oh, wait … What is the blue cloud at Parma gas station?.

Eh, we needed a kicker story. AND, it was sweeps.