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Can β€˜Skyscraper Live’ Bring Some Variety to the Emmy Variety Categories?

4 June 2026 at 17:00
You can’t help smiling β€” with a slightly arched brow β€” at the streamers’ recent obsession with live events. Television started out as a live medium, after all β€” virtually all programs were live in the early, golden age of the small screen before the use of film, and then videotape, allowed for more flexibility. […]

L.A. Plays Itself β€” But Not All of It β€” In Comedies Like β€˜Hacks,’ β€˜Nobody Wants This,’ β€˜The Studio’ and β€˜Shrinking’

28 May 2026 at 17:30
It’s a cheat, but one of my biggest applause lines these days while moderating an industry panel is when I point out that a show shoots in Los Angeles. It’s an easy way to get a cheer from a Hollywood crowd looking for any good news. So here’s some positive spin. Despite the very real […]

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