Random Thoughts On Johnny Logan, Charlie Sheen, L&o

Oct. 31, 2010 |

The Dudek Abides

Journal Sentinel TV and film critic Duane Dudek looks at life on the small and big screen, and some of the cool stuff on both.

Welcome to a special election-eve edition of Random Thoughts.

They are just as annoying as a robocall, but you can't hang up.

I'm not going to tell you how to vote. But I always write Johnny Logan's name somewhere on the ballot.

America is a forgiving nation. You're welcome, Charlie Sheen.

Is addiction a sickness if you're addicted to on BBC America?

Jerry Bruckheimer meets Parker Brothers in a little thing I like to call

But sometimes I want to shoot the messenger.

I am a creature of habit. So is my dog.

Thanks to WISN-TV's (Channel 12) Mike Anderson, for bringing back the hat.

What would Don Draper think of Mucinex commercials? And who thought animated anthropomorphic mucus was a good idea?

If you teach a child to fish, you never have to feed him or her again.

I find it helps to pretend that your leaf blower is a light-saber.

I threw away all the campaign literature I got in the mail, but kept the Bed, Bath and a 5 rating for Fox affiliate WITI. ABC's network newscast leads at 5:30 p.m., followed by NBC, local news on WITI and the CBS news.

RECESSION? WHAT RECESSION? The Associated Press quotes a research group finding that political candidates spent a record $3 billion on television advertising this election cycle. The story credits, or blames, close races, millionaire candidates and a Supreme Court ruling that eased corporate spending.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, Fox and Dish Network agreed on a new multiyear contract late Friday, which means local subscribers to the satellite TV service won't lose WITI's signal Monday - which is what would have happened if the deal had fallen through.

COULD THE SIMON COWELL-LESS on Fox compete head to head with the new CBS series from former judge Paula Abdul? on which Abdul is a and producer, premieres Jan. 4, before moving to its regular Wednesday time slot starting Jan. 5.

Fox has not announced an premiere date, but it usually begins in mid-January. This season, it features Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler as judges.

"Idol" begins with an endless series of audition episodes, which this season will include a visit to Milwaukee.

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