It’s been just over four decades since George Harrison released one of his least-known and poorest-selling albums, Gone Troppo. As his last contracted album with distributor Warner Brothers, it received mixed reviews from the critics upon its release in November of 1982, after which George began what would become a…

It has been estimated that a whopping 75 per cent of TV commercials today are for pharmaceutical products. When I first read that statistic, my first reaction was “Only 75 per cent?” On broadcast/cable TV, they have become inescapable, with their slightly slow-motion depictions of people of all ages, races…

After recently posting the previous article on this topic, a realization came of the many more famed TV actors who have failed in their follow-ups to their first hit series. …

At the age of 26, Barcelona singer/bassist Magali Datzira has matured into a one-woman creativity factory — as a vocalist, musician, composer, album producer, video producer…and leave space for whatever else might be added to the list in the future. While it can be said that each of us is…

It’s been a curious but fairly regular occurrence on television throughout its history: A popular star or co-star of a hit and/or award-winning show finds a new TV opportunity when that show comes to an end — either right away, or some years later — and looks forward to the…

It was 85 years ago (where does the time go?) …

Of all the odd topics to choose for a review: a TV series that lasted only 14 episodes before its cancellation over a decade ago. A mere blip on the 75-year television timeline. Why bother? Please bear with me. I loved this program then, and I still love it now…

December 26th, the day after Christmas — and known in the U.K. as Boxing Day — is also the anniversary of the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour television special, broadcast in 1967. It came at the end of another incredibly successful year for the band. On June 1, they released Sgt…

Here’s a recent news item that didn’t receive much attention, what with a war, pandemic, political upheaval, and other stories to rob us of a good night’s sleep: CNN.com: After 53 years and more than 1,570 planes, the last Boeing 747 rolled off the assembly line in Washington state Tuesday…