Tag Archives: television

Talk Black To Me

Now this is a power move. Variety reports that comedian D.L. Hughley will be given his own show on CNN. For those who have been following Hughley, post-The Original Kings Of Comedy, you’ll know that this cat has one of the sharpest minds when it comes to political commentary and satire. He’s often a regular [...]

Letterman to McCain – “F*ck You!”

Late night talk show host and brilliant comedian, Dave Letterman rips Senator John McCain for canceling his appearance on the Late Show With David Letterman at the last minute, to play “politics around the economy.”
Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

“The Black Peoples Shows” At The DNC – Day 1

Did any of you happen to watch the post day 1 commentary from shows like BET’s Decision ‘08 and TV One’s The DNC After Party?
First off, I did not watch much of BET’s coverage because to be honest, I really didn’t want to hear what their correspondents, with the exception of Jeff Johnson had to [...]

Content vs. Distributon

In the 1960’s, famed Canadian philospher and communications theorist, Marshall McCluhan theorized that the “medium is the message,” i.e. “the message is not what’s on the television, it’s the television device itself that’s the message.”
Apple Computer Inc. within the past 6 years has bank its increased fortunes and visibility on McCluhan’s theory, with the development [...]