Ed Martin's Watercooler TV

	About Ed Martin Ed Martin has written about television and Internet programming for several Myers publications since 2000, including The Myers Report, The Myers Programming Report, MediaVillage and, at present, MediaBizBloggers on JackMyers.com. A member of the Television Critics Association since 1990, Ed is among the media's best-known... more
TCA Cable Wrap-Up: HBO's Blinding Star Power; The Returns of "Dallas" and "Mad Men," Russell Brand Goes Wild (in a Good Way) By Ed Martin The closing weekend of the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association Tour was comprised of two wickedly overloaded and over-stimulating days full of presentations by cable networks, followed by a more manageable half day in which FX proved once again that it is the basic cable network to beat at TCA gatherings. As always, HBO was one of ... more
Univision at TCA: A Problematic Presentation for a Very Promising Series By Ed Martin Ed Martin Live from the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association Tour Granted, Univision is still new to the Television Critics Association tour process, having made its first-ever presentation just last summer. But there is no getting around the fact that it suffered a disastrous session Saturday morning. Critics had been... more
Current TV at TCA: Gore Gores the Media By Ed Martin Ed Martin Live from the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association Tour Current TV hasn't had much of a presence at the twice-yearly Television Critics Association gatherings since its initial presentation near the time of its launch at the Summer 2005 tour. That changed Friday with a panel featuring former Vice President and Current TV... more
The CW and Showtime at TCA: Day of the Bad-Asses By Ed Martin Ed Martin Live from the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association Tour I have to admit that when it comes to panels at the twice-yearly Television Critics Association tours I prefer separate sessions for individual programs. When a question-and-answer session about a particular show really gets rolling one can learn all sorts of... more
CBS at TCA: Controversial Comedy "2 Broke Girls" Incites a Heated Exchange - Ed Martin By Ed Martin Ed Martin Live from the 2012 Winter Television Critics Association Tour CBS had been on the receiving end of much problematic buzz during the first week of the Winter 2012 Television Critics Association tour because it had revealed days ago that it was not going to present a session with its well-liked entertainment president Nina... more

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