We didn’t follow Boss as much as we would have liked to around here – or at all, really – except for noting its arrival in this post a year ago. (“Kelsey Grammer as Mayor McDaley . . . )
Still, its cancellation saddens us, even if it never caught on with the viewing public at large like, say, The Sopranos or even The Shield.
Let’s take a look at the second and final season, and what folks are saying about its cancellation.
First, the Season 2 trailer.
“Fenwick High School teacher Colby Burnett won the Jeopardy! Teachers Tournament and the $100,000 grand prize in an episode that aired Tuesday,” the Tribunereports.
For full background, see the Beachwood’s Tuesday report.
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Here’s Fenwick Television’s report:
“Despite Colby Burnett’s attempts to downplay his appearances on Jeopardy! a fever has swept his colleagues and students as they’ve watched him move forward in the TV game show’s two-week teachers tournament,” the Tribunereports.
“On Tuesday, Burnett, a teacher at Fenwick High School, will be seen vying against two other finalists for the $100,000 grand prize in the conclusion of episodes filmed about seven weeks ago. The show airs locally at 2:30 p.m. on WLS-Ch. 7.”
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WLS-Ch. 7’s report.
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“This episode of Fault Lines takes viewers through a tour of the US 2012 presidential campaign, from the high and low moments, to the Spin Room, to the noisy campaign ads that blanketed swing states.”
When historians dissect the 2012 elections, they will almost certainly look beyond the daily ebb and flow of momentum to a larger truth: This was the year outside spending exploded.
The election will cost a record $6 billion, with super PACs and other outside groups spending more than $1 billion – up 260 percent from 2008.
Dark money groups have spent at least $302.5 million this year, a figure that doesn’t account for activity not reported to the Federal Elections Commission. In some races, we found, dark money represented the majority of spending on behalf of both candidates.
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While the winner of the 2012 race for the White House might not be known by Thursday, Nov. 8, one thing we will know is that this first post-Citizens United presidential election created a new normal in U.S. electoral politics.
Unprecedented amounts of corporate cash have flooded the process, creating a tsunami of SuperPAC-funded negative ads that only served to distort and disinform the public, diminishing our democracy and deterring participation.
While trading barbs on the narrow range of issues on which they differ, President Obama and Mitt Romney were united in ignoring issues of critical importance to a vast majority of people, from poverty to war and climate change.
“Here is the open for WFLD Channel 32’s Monstrous Movie. This is an earlier version (featuring a chilling, maniacal laugh) than the one previously posted from 1982. Notice the Kaiser Broadcasting era 32 logo.
“According to knowledgeable sources (Mr. Rich Koz) – ‘the first announcer is Ron Beattie, who left 32 [in 1980] . . . the laughing in the background is a stupid old novelty item called Bag O’Laughs – that, when touched, played the demented laughter (hence the tinny quality) – then, the specific v.o. about the film is Jim Barton. I’m guessing the taped open was still used after Ron left.’
“This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 25th, 1981. at 1:30pm!”
“After a long day on the road hauling freight from Canada, Gary Clarke headed to his brother’s home in Englewood for a quick overnight visit before heading back north,” the Tribunereported earlier this month.
“As Clarke locked up the truck [that] Tuesday in an empty lot next to the home, a group approached and demanded money, police said.
“Clarke said he didn’t have any cash and someone pulled out a gun and fired, according to Clarke’s older brother Andrew Jackson.
“‘He started crying out for Jesus,’ said Jackson, 41, who was standing outside when the shooting occurred. ‘When I heard him say (that), I knew something was wrong.’
“Police found Clarke unresponsive at 8:15 p.m inside the white freight truck. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the hip.”
On Friday, Global Toronto aired this report.
