http://onmilwaukee.com/rss/rss_timcuprisin.xml Milwaukee's Daily Magazine Tim Cuprisin en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 05:00:49 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://onmilwaukee.com/images/layout/rss_logo.png http://onmilwaukee.com 144 30 "Community" isn't on NBC's mid-season schedule. No, that's not a good sign for the innovative sitcom created by Milwaukee's Dan Harmon. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/communitygone.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/communitygone.html?28400 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel picked up a lot of national attention for a clip of Herman Cain seeming a little flustered over Libya. ... Bad news for "Community." ... So long, Regis. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cainonlibya.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cainonlibya.html?28387 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT Yes, it does sound like Christmas on the radio. ... Two departures from Channel 4. ... Lots of Emmys for Channel 6. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/busymediaweek.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/busymediaweek.html?28374 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT If you're watching TV or listening to the radio at 1 p.m. Wednesday, get ready for a test. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fcctest.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/fcctest.html?28310 Tue, 8 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT The World War II saga of Mildred Fish-Harnack is little known. But her efforts against Hitler from within Germany is told well in a new Wisconsin Public TV documentary. ... WTMJ-AM scores again in October. ... Time Warner Cable adds a few more HD channels. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/mildredharnack.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/mildredharnack.html?28294 Mon, 7 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT Adam Richman took his "Man Vs. Food Nation" to Titletown and covered the necessary bases. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/richmangreenbay.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/richmangreenbay.html?28267 Thu, 3 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT It's not clear that he'll learn them, but Herman Cain's handling of the Politico investigations into sexual harassment claims against him provide great tips into how not to handle such a mess. ... Another Wisconsin visit for the Travel Channel's Adam Richman. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thecainmess.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/thecainmess.html?28243 Wed, 2 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT The first measurement of Channel 12's performance with ratings powerhouse Oprah Winfrey at 4 offers a little comforting news to the ABC affiliate. ... Don't worry about Fox dropping its programming from DirecTV. That was never going happen. ... If you're looking for Christmas on TV already, there's a comprehensive listing available. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oprahchannel12.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oprahchannel12.html?28215 Tue, 1 Nov 2011 11:00:00 CDT The use of viral videos can be a valuable campaign tool. Or they can be really dumb. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cainvideo.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cainvideo.html?28209 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Channel 4 started its iPad promotion on Thursday promotion to boost 10 p.m. news ratings, and here are some numbers before that entered the Nielsen equation. ... http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oct11ratings.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/oct11ratings.html?28180 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT If you were wondering why Channel 4 is starting a contest on Thursday, think ratings. ... "Walking Dead" gets a third season. ... A preview of Halloween on "The Office." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ipadcontest.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ipadcontest.html?28147 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Will Ferrell has joined a select group of funny people with this year's Mark Twain comedy award from the Kennedy Center. He deserves it. ... Channel 12 anchor Terry Sater's wife, Lynne, loses a cancer battle. ... An un-aired Steve Jobs skit from "SNL." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ferrellwinstwain.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ferrellwinstwain.html?28131 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Chicago's public TV outlet announces it's picking up Al Jazeera's English-language news outlet just as the Qatar-based channel scoops the world with first news of Gaddafi's capture. ... DirecTV subscribers are the latest TV viewers facing the loss of programming in a carriage dispute. ... NBC gets viewers ready for the return of "Chuck." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/aljazeerawttw.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/aljazeerawttw.html?28115 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Director Penelope Spheeris and actor Matt Felker will be on hand tonight for the opening of "Balls to the Wall" in at Marcus' Ridge Cinema. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ballstothewall.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/ballstothewall.html?28091 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT New numbers from Nielsen show that the Milwaukee Brewers came in third in the 2011 season in their local TV ratings - tied with Boston. ... This season's first all-Christmas station is launched in New Jersey. ... Bryant Gumbel goes pretty far in criticism of NBA Commissioner David Stern. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/brewerstv2011.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/brewerstv2011.html?28070 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Cable TV targets niche audiences, and the repeated Republican presidential debates on cable have shown us a series of potential cable stars. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/gopdebates.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/gopdebates.html?28062 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT ABC was judicious in its airing of footage from the 15-car pileup that killed Indy racer Dan Wheldon. But CNN wasn't so cautious in airing the video. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wheldoncrash.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wheldoncrash.html?28038 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT You should not be surprised at the demise of "Charlie's Angels." ... Also gone is Jason Lee's "Memphis Beat." ... A look at Dan Wheldon. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/angelsaxed.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/angelsaxed.html?28025 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT I'm already getting questions about when a Milwaukee station or two will go all-Christmas. It's way too early for that. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/xmasradio11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/xmasradio11.html?27985 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT After a year without new episodes, "Wisconsin Foodie" returns this week with 13 new shows airing on public TV. ... WTMJ-AM earns the best numbers in the nation at least partially thanks to a certain baseball team. ... Not all the new fall shows have started airing, including "Grimm." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wisfoodie11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/wisfoodie11.html?27956 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Channel 12 was promoting coverage of a really advanced forecast about a particularly bad winter, and I thought we were crossing a new line in Stormageddon coverage. ... Aaron Rodgers on ESPN's "E:60" at 6 tonight. ... Cher cheers on Chaz on DWTS. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/octstormageddon.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/octstormageddon.html?27945 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT The deal came down late Friday, but "The Simpsons" was saved. ... "How to Be a Gentleman" is euthanized. ... Lawrence O'Donnell pushes too hard with Herman Cain. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/simpsonssaved.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/simpsonssaved.html?27907 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT A bit of an overlap means the Packers will be playing on FM radio Sunday night. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/sportsradio.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/sportsradio.html?27910 Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:57:00 CDT NBC dumps its second new show this week, and don't expect it to be the last cancellation of the new TV season. ... WTMJ-AM tops the summer radio ratings. ... Phil Cianciola returns to radio - but not in Milwaukee. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/freeagentsgone.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/freeagentsgone.html?27886 Fri, 7 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT The talk from contract negotiations for the voices of "The Simpsons" could just be talk - but it's pointing to the possible end of network TV's longest-running animated series. ... "2 Broke Girls" gets picked up for the season. ... The video of what Hank Williams Jr. said. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/simpsonsend.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/simpsonsend.html?27869 Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Cliff Christie has said consistently that he's not interested in running for president this time around. That hasn't stopped him from being the focus of stories on how he might run for president. ... Time Warner adds four more HD channels to its lineup. ... Is there a serious threat to the future of "The Simpsons"? http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cliffchristietv.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/cliffchristietv.html?27844 Wed, 5 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Pretty quietly, one of TVs best sitcoms marked its 50th anniversary this week. ... Lots of us were watching Wisconsin sports coverage this weekend on TV. ... Lifetime repeats its Amanda Knox docudrama. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dickvandyke50th.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dickvandyke50th.html?27831 Tue, 4 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT The final numbers are good for the third Milwaukee Film Festival, which wrapped up Sunday. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/filmfestclose11.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/filmfestclose11.html?27838 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 18:07:00 CDT Sorry, but Toyota's "People Person" spot for the Prius really creeps me out. ... Is "Arrested Development" really coming back to the small screen and the big screen? ... "South Park" fans can get some insights into how the show is made. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/priuspeople.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/priuspeople.html?27805 Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:00:00 CDT Andy Rooney will return to "60 Minutes" this Sunday to formally tell viewers he's dropping his regular weekly essay. ... Milwaukee scores well in Chicago/Midwest Emmy nominations. ... An inside look at the modern New York Times is on today's Milwaukee Film Festival lineup. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/andyrooneyout.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/andyrooneyout.html?27745 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Kudos to Channel 6, for posting video of Tony Clark's Tuesday live meeting with a fan of another channel's personality. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/channel6video.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/channel6video.html?27753 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:34:00 CDT Channel 6 calls its 9 a.m. weekday show "Real Milwaukee," and viewers saw a real honest answer to a question asked on the show Tuesday morning. ... A new over-the-air channel joins Milwaukee's TV dial. ... http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/realmkeflub.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/realmkeflub.html?27738 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT "Pan Am" is the better of the two network shows playing off the 1960s nostalgia of AMC's "Mad Men." But other than the decade, there's no comparison. ... The Milwaukee Film Festival continues with a look at a 20-something skateboarder. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/panamvsmadmen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/panamvsmadmen.html?27724 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT If you're an aficionado of revolutionary chef, Ferran Adrià, the Milwaukee Film Festival's screening of "El Bulli" should be on your menu. ... The new season continues to roll out tonight on TV. ... Steve Martin challenges Alec Baldwin on the SNL season opener. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/elbulli.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/elbulli.html?27714 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT The Brewers game bounces at least the beginning of the Green Bay Packers visit to Soldier Field to Lake FM. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/packersradio.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/packersradio.html?27711 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 07:17:00 CDT "Make Believe," a documentary about a group of eager young magicians, is a family-friendly film opening tonight at the Ridge Cinema as day two of the Milwaukee Film Festival plays out. ... If you're not going to the movies, there's plenty of new TV this weekend. ... "X Factor" doesn't do as well as its "reality" TV ancestor, "American Idol." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/makebelievefilm.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/makebelievefilm.html?27689 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT This year's Milwaukee Film Festival opens tonight at the Oriental with a gritty comedy-drama called "Natural Selection." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/filmfestopens.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/filmfestopens.html?27680 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Fox is gambling that the old "American Idol" magic is still there in its heavily hyped new "reality" competition called "The X Factor," which debuts tonight at 7. ... Hortonville's Fannin Family got the ax on NBC's "The Sing-Off". ... Craig Ferguson chats with Elmo of "Sesame Street." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/xfactordebuts.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/xfactordebuts.html?27659 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT CBS' "Two and a Half Men" opened the fall TV season with a funeral for both the character of Charlie Sheen, and the mess created by the actor who played the role. ... A highlight of Sunday's Emmycast went to "The Office" for inspiration. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/exorcisingsheen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/exorcisingsheen.html?27656 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Expect a huge crowd to tune in to tonight's season premiere of "Two and a Half Men" as Charlie Sheen's character is killed off in the big launch of the fall TV lineup. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tvseason2011.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tvseason2011.html?27622 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT The best of last season is honored as the new season starts rolling out. ... "The Interrupters" spawns a local discussion. ... Puppets explain the complicated issue of TV ratings. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/emmys2011.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/emmys2011.html?27610 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Aaron Rodgers delivers a funny performance in a pair of Associated Bank spots. ... "Milwaukee" is measured differently by two different ratings companies. ... Showtime offers the entire premiere of Claire Danes' "Homeland" on YouTube. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/rodgersad.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/rodgersad.html?27568 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT If you were tired of Charlie Sheen after his last media tour, you'll be exhausted after this latest one. ... The Cool TV is disappearing from the list of Milwaukee TV sub-channels ... "The X Factor" is coming. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/morecharliesheen.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/morecharliesheen.html?27555 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Details are out for the Milwaukee Film Festival's opening night party. http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/filmfestparty.html http://onmilwaukee.com/myOMC/authors/timcuprisin/filmfestparty.html?27569 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:20:00 CDT I never thought 3D TV had much of a future - at least as long as you have to wear special glasses - but it looks like it may be happening quickly. ... Some more Packers stats - this time from Nielsen. ... A "Two and a Half Men" top 10. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/threedtvdoa.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/threedtvdoa.html?27535 Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Yes, you know what's going to be a focus of TV this weekend, as television marks the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. ... Wisconsin's "America's Got Talent" semi-finalists don't make it into the finals. ... The Milwaukee Film Festival adds a big-name film to its lineup. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dwellingon911.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/dwellingon911.html?27517 Fri, 9 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Radio hosts often endorse products, but not usually in their blog. ... The president's speech and the Packers' game continues to mess with TV schedules. ... A very un-"Frasier" Kelsey Grammer in his new role as a ruthless Chicago mayor on Starz. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/mercureblog.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/mercureblog.html?27499 Thu, 8 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT It's not as bad as last week (the Badgers aren't playing), but the Packers and Brewers are both playing at the same time on Thursday night. ... Eddie Murphy will host the Oscars. ... An advance look at "Community." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/busysportsnight.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/busysportsnight.html?27475 Wed, 7 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT Jerry Lewis wasn't there for the show on Sunday, but that show opened with a tribute to the comedian. ... "Sons of Anarchy" returns for a new season tonight at 9. ... More change at CBS' "The Talk." http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jerrylessmda.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/jerrylessmda.html?27467 Tue, 6 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT If you really want to stay indoors on this last holiday of the summer, cable is offering the traditional marathons to keep you occupied. http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tvmarathons911.html http://onmilwaukee.com/movies/articles/tvmarathons911.html?27434 Mon, 5 Sep 2011 11:00:00 CDT