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What is the deal with ABC and this Lambert guy?

I tend to lump all “American Idol” contestants in the same pot. Black, white, straight, gay, male, female, and Clay Aiken — I have no interest in any of them. And when they apear on the AMAs, an award show I worked on for several years, I have even less interest in them.
I seem to [...]

Kevin and the Peacock – Part Nine

If you are one of my Facebook friends, you can check out the photo album I posted featuring several pictures of NBC’s Burbank facility. But I took the pictures to show my students, and I don’t want to risk disrespecting those who allowed me to take them by blindly posting them on the web. Nevertheless, [...]

Kevin and the Peacock – Part Seven

The thrilling conclusion to the YBB story, complete with lots of pictures and a behind-the-scenes video. Though I’ve been in Studio One several times since the show wrapped, this was the last time I worked there.
Your Big Break – Season Two
As Challenge of the Child Geniuses was going on, preproduction decisions were taking place involving [...]

Kevin and the Peacock – Part Five

A common misconception among those not involved in television production is that shows which air on a given network will also be produced on network property. As an NBC Page leading studio tours in Burbank, tourists would ask to see the studio where Seinfeld tapes, and I’d have to break it to them that Jerry [...]