Yes-related stories
Posted Aug 29th 2009 12:29PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free

I'm not sure who will rejoice at this news more: Yankees or Mets fans. Long-time Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has been
sued by a former colleague for breach of agreement regarding the YES Network. This is another in a long line of broken and burned bodies left in Steinbrenner's wake.
Accusing Steinbrenner of lying is a bit like accusing the the Pope of being Catholic. Just ask Billy Martin, Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, etc., etc., etc. I'd be more surprised if he told the truth. Simply on the basis of who George Steinbrenner is and how he behaves, I'm pretty sure that Robert Gutkowski is justified in his claim.
Mind you, Steinbrenner is pushing 80. He's not quite the powerhouse he used to be. If you want to sue him, now's the time (as opposed to even 10 years ago). Perhaps they should get Larry David (who did the Steinbrenner impression back on
Seinfeld) to fill in for him at the trial.
Posted Aug 5th 2009 10:30AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free

If you like sports talk in the afternoon and get bored with the countless reruns of breaking news on ESPN's myriad channels, here's some good news. Dan Patrick is back on the air. In daytime, that is, and not on the worldwide leader in sports.
Dan Patrick's radio show began simulcasting on DirecTV this week, bringing the entire DP team and their studio into view.
Broadcasting a radio show on TV is not new, of course. Don Imus did it for years on MSNBC until he put his foot so far in his mouth that he was kicked off the network. And Mike Francesca has a daily radio talk show airing on the Yes network. The idea of watching someone with a microphone in his face and earphones on is not radical.
Continue reading Dan Patrick brings radio to TV
Posted May 20th 2008 9:40AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: News, OpEd, My Name Is Earl, Reality-Free

Bobby Bowman is continuing his monogamous relationship with 20th Century Fox TV. The
My Name is Earl executive producer has inked
a new two-year deal with the studio.
Bowman will continue on
Earl, where he manages the writing staff and oversees the writer's room, serving as executive producer with creator
Greg Garcia and director Marc Buckland. He'll also develop new projects for the studio.
According to
The Hollywood Reporter, it's a seven-figure deal (so if my math is right, it's at least one million, but less than 10 million).
Bowman has spent the past eight years at 20th TV, working on
Family Guy,
Yes, Dear, and
Earl. He describes his relationship with the studio as "monogamous," saying, "They do exciting shows and have great executives. Sure, I would prefer it if 20th were monogamous in return, and didn't feel the need to have multiple partners. But they're not going to change."
Continue reading Bowman inks deal with 20th, gets back to basics on Earl
Posted Dec 24th 2007 10:04AM by Paul Goebel
Filed under: Video, Ask TV Squad, Celebrities
I got a great question this week from a fan named Alan...
"My wife swears this show existed in the early to mid 80s. Here's what she remembers... Animated kids who were once live action kids but somehow became animated. They played in a rock band. The theme song to the show was, "Owner of a Lonely Heart," by Yes.* It is not "The Brady Bunch Kids."
*This fact seems the most suspect to me as there is no mention of this song being used as a theme song to anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks."
Continue reading Stump the King - Robbie Rist - VIDEO