By The Beachwood Wachoo TV Affairs Desk
Can you name all 50?
Posted on March 30, 2011
AT&T Is Back For More
By Keep Us Connected
The New York Times last week explored the high cost and risk of AT&T’s proposed merger with T-Mobile, quoting one of Wall Street’s “most thoughtful telecommunications analysts” as saying, “We’ve never seen a deal with more regulatory risk be attempted in the U.S.”
But just how much scrutiny will there be?
The merger hinges in part on approval by the Federal Communications Commission, whose historic mission has been to safeguard the interest of the public.
But when it comes to AT&T, the FCC’s track record isn’t encouraging.
Posted on March 28, 2011
Two TV Show Shoots In Chicago
Jennifer Beals Channels Beyoncé
Repo Chicago: The Pilot
By kst357
The first of four episodes.
The pilot for the TV series Repo Chicago, a show which is better than Operation Repo but was never picked up by the networks.
Posted on March 21, 2011
Hood Newz: The Wild, Wild West Side Of Chicago
By DaUndaGround TV
It was almost like I was one of them reporters in a hostile war zone, so I guess this kinda like a war report . . .
Posted on March 18, 2011
TV Wives To Come
By The Beachwood TV Trends Desk
Sister Wives, Army Wives, Rock Star Wives, Basketball Wives, geez, what’s next?
Glad you asked.
* Ghost Payroller Wives: Watch tensions develop at home when the men of this series never go to work.
* Aldermen Wives: One of them is wearing a wire!
* Cubs Wives: Watch as it slowly dawns on some of the wives that their husbands play day games and couldn’t possibly have been “out at the ballpark doing my job, honey” every night this week.
Posted on March 15, 2011
Replacing Charlie Sheen, Chicago-Style
By The Beachwood Advice To CBS Affairs Desk
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Richard M. Daley: Two and a Half Whiners.
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Oprah: Two and a Half Women.
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Todd Stroger: Two and a Half Brain Cells.
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Pat Quinn: Two and a Half New Taxes.
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Blago: Two and a Half Cellmates.
Posted on March 14, 2011
As Seen On TV in Chicago
By AJ Khubani
“Telebrands CEO AJ Khubani discusses some of his company’s most recent As Seen On TV hits as well as some inventions he reviewed at the Allstate Arena on Wednesday evening.”
Posted on March 11, 2011
Anniversary Replay: The Weather Underground Capitol Building Bombing
By solomonopoly
“40 years ago [Tuesday], the Weather Underground blew the living fuck out of the pisser at the Capital Building. No one shit themselves or pissed themselves or were harmed in any way, shape, form or fashion. However, it was just the beginning of a long line of direct action protest demonstrations then eventually ended in tragedy for members in the forms of death and imprisonment. It did not end the Vietnam conflict, but it did gain awareness and achieved the objective of agitating the public into further research on many important social issues.
“I do not personally condone or defend the acts of the Weather Underground, but I do feel that they deserve serious critical analysis and attention.”
More . . .
Posted on March 2, 2011