"Beginning today, because of the “CALM Act” (it stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness…"
“Beginning today, because of the “CALM Act” (it stands for Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation), by federal law and accompanying FCC regulations, commercials aren’t allowed to be any louder on average than the shows they accompany. Thi…
"As signs mount that the fragile edifice of civilization continues to collapse around us with…"
“As signs mount that the fragile edifice of civilization continues to collapse around us with stunning alacrity, the CW network has chosen to speed this process up a little bit with their announcement that they have ordered a reality show that will i…
tinuelena: Whose intervention ensured Star Trek saw the light…
tinuelena:
Whose intervention ensured Star Trek saw the light of day?
Answer: Lucille Ball
Most people recognize and remember Lucille Ball as the lovable and silly star of one of America’s earliest and most loved sitcoms, I Love Lucy. What most peop…
"We started a Web site, but NBC refused to let us put the address on any of our ads because they…"
“We started a Web site, but NBC refused to let us put the address on any of our ads because they didn’t want people to know the Internet existed. They were worried about losing viewers to it.” – Judd Apatow in The Oral History of Freaks and Geeks…