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Johnny Carson knew when to leave: Dear old dad didn’t dispense many pearls of wisdom, but one about gambling has resonated through the years. “Don’t just cap what you’ll lose,” he said. “Set a limit on what you’ll win.”

December 24, 2018 at 2:57 a.m.

Dear old dad didn't dispense many pearls of wisdom, but one about gambling has resonated through the years. "Don't just cap what you'll lose," he said. "Set a limit on...

Reenacting on TV requires rules: As a kid I owned a T-shirt with two vultures on it, and one saying to the other, “To hell with patience. I’m going to kill something.”

August 23, 2021 at 5:12 a.m.

As a kid I owned a T-shirt with two vultures on it, and one saying to the other, "To hell with patience. I'm going to kill something." The same scenario...

Reenacting on TV requires rules: As a kid I owned a T-shirt with two vultures on it, and one saying to the other, “To hell with patience. I’m going to kill something.”

December 24, 2018 at 1:20 a.m.

As a kid I owned a T-shirt with two vultures on it, and one saying to the other, "To hell with patience. I'm going to kill something." The same scenario...

Safe

August 23, 2021 at 5:02 a.m.

What starts out crisp and promising gives way to a conventional shoot-'em-up in "Safe," a fast-paced but extremely familiar vehicle for Jason Statham, who can only carry the material so...

Safe

May 23, 2019 at 9:09 a.m.

What starts out crisp and promising gives way to a conventional shoot-'em-up in "Safe," a fast-paced but extremely familiar vehicle for Jason Statham, who can only carry the material so...

Is acrimony a must for must-see TV?: Fascinating anecdotes and tidbits — along with an undercurrent of score-settling — dot “Top of the Rock,” Warren Littlefield’s memoir of his run at NBC.

August 23, 2021 at 4:45 a.m.

Fascinating anecdotes and tidbits -- along with an undercurrent of score-settling -- dot "Top of the Rock," Warren Littlefield's memoir of his run at NBC. Yet the book carries a...

Is acrimony a must for must-see TV?: Fascinating anecdotes and tidbits — along with an undercurrent of score-settling — dot “Top of the Rock,” Warren Littlefield’s memoir of his run at NBC.

December 24, 2018 at 12:28 a.m.

Fascinating anecdotes and tidbits -- along with an undercurrent of score-settling -- dot "Top of the Rock," Warren Littlefield's memoir of his run at NBC. Yet the book carries a...

Speaking up for TV’s One Percent club: The Variety office is the sort of place where people engage in honest-to-gosh water-cooler chat about the latest Sunday-night dilemma — namely, too many good TV shows, and too little time.

August 23, 2021 at 4:16 a.m.

The Variety office is the sort of place where people engage in honest-to-gosh water-cooler chat about the latest Sunday-night dilemma -- namely, too many good TV shows, and too little...

Speaking up for TV’s One Percent club: The Variety office is the sort of place where people engage in honest-to-gosh water-cooler chat about the latest Sunday-night dilemma — namely, too many good TV shows, and too little time.

December 23, 2018 at 11:31 p.m.

The Variety office is the sort of place where people engage in honest-to-gosh water-cooler chat about the latest Sunday-night dilemma -- namely, too many good TV shows, and too little...

OWN needs more than Band-Aid fixes: Having mostly resisted the temptation to pile on the struggling Oprah Winfrey Network, it seemed fair to watch “CBS This Morning” on Monday and hear what the channel’s namesake had to say in her and its defense.

August 23, 2021 at 3:49 a.m.

Having mostly resisted the temptation to pile on the struggling Oprah Winfrey Network, it seemed fair to watch "CBS This Morning" on Monday and hear what the channel's namesake had...

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