by Shawn Krest | Sep 27, 2017 | No Effort TV Reviews, Staying In
First things first: This prequel spin-off of The Big Bang Theory isn’t as bad as the trailers made it look. Of course, it would be hard to maintain that level of awful. Actually, by putting most of the first two segments of the pilot in the trailers, the show...
by R.L. Bynum | Sep 15, 2017 | Media, Staying In
Another big career shift for The News & Observer’s Steve Riley comes around the time of another big hurricane. He moved from sports to news as Floyd approached the Triangle in 1999. Next month, he heads to the Houston Chronicle, which continues to — and will...
by Shawn Krest | Sep 11, 2017 | No Effort Reviews, Staying In
For the third straight year, Raleigh & Company will watch every single new show to debut on a major broadcast network during the Fall Season. So you don’t have to. It’s a tough job, but making it easier is the fact that we don’t watch them for long. In fact,...
by R.L. Bynum | Sep 8, 2017 | Media, Staying In
The News & Observer’s appeal of a libel judgment against the newspaper is expected to be filed soon. That has been delayed, however, as both sides wait for the court reporter to finish a transcript of the trial. The News & Observer has filed several...
by John Tobben | Aug 29, 2017 | Staying In, Thinking Thrones
In the end, the master of the long con fell victim to his own game. The apparent discord between the sisters Stark that ran throughout this season of Game of Thrones culminated in the surprise trial and execution of Littlefinger. The plotline generated criticism...
by R.L. Bynum | Aug 28, 2017 | Media, Staying In
058 Joseph Neff projects his passion as an investigative reporter as his voice breaks up relating one of the highlights of his impressive career at The News & Observer. Neff, who announced last week that he is leaving the newspaper he joined 25 years ago, was...
by John Tobben | Aug 23, 2017 | Staying In
For most of its seven season run, the pacing of Game of Thrones has been anything but rushed. Fifteen episodes elapsed between Jon Snow going beyond the Wall with Jeor Mormont in the season one finale and climbing back over it with the wildlings in season three....
by R.L. Bynum | Aug 22, 2017 | Media, Sports, Staying In
In most ways, The Herald-Sun got better for readers when The McClatchy Company bought the newspaper from the Paxton Media Group in December. One of the exceptions is the print deadlines. Another is if you enjoy extensive high school football coverage, including...
by R.L. Bynum | Aug 18, 2017 | Media Circus, Staying In
101 As The News & Observer forges on with new beats and a new newsroom organization, it will be without one of its top investigative reporters. Mandy Locke, who a State Bureau of Investigations agent successfully sued, informed friends on Facebook and colleagues...
