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
Jimmy Fallon Pumps Up an Exceptional Emmy Telecast - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers What got into the Emmy Awards this year? The three-hour telecast was actually fast-moving and entertaining! In terms of award-giving there wasn’t a misfire all night. Even the host exceeded all expectations, pumping the show full of infectious energy right from the top and keeping at it throughout. It seemed as though the... more
Emmy Predictions, Part Two: “Glee” vs. “Modern Family”   Continuing yesterday’s preview column, what follows are my predictions and preferences in the Comedy and Reality categories in advance of the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which will be telecast on NBC Sunday night. I’ll begin with... more
Emmy Predictions Part One: Another Big Night for AMC’s “Mad Men” - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers I’m approaching the annual Emmy Awards from a different perspective this year, because for the first time in the twenty years that I have been writing ... more
National Geographic Channel Brings TV Critics Back to Real Reality - Ed Martin - MediaBizBloggers By Ed Martin After two weeks of life in the fantasy world of Comic-Con and the Summer 2010 Television Critics Association tour, the networks of National Geographic provided an essential reality check for journalists Saturday during their two-hour session here at the Beverly Hilton. As with PBS, which always schedules two... more
TCA Today: Fox is Still Tops at TCA, But All the Broadcast Networks Brought their A-Game By Ed Martin Every year I file a report from the Summer Television Critics Association tour singling out Fox as the best among the broadcast networks at promoting its product to TCA members. This year will be no different – Fox is still tops – but it must be said that CBS, NBC and ABC each brought its A-game,... more

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