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Rick Ellis

@allyourscreens.bsky.social

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Lifelong journalist now at AllYourScreens.com and toomuchtv.substack.com. TCA Member. Appeared on "Dark Side Of Kids TV" doc, winner of the 2024 David Robb Award for Best Investigative Civil Justice Story and a Regional Murrow Award

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 8h

Overall, this was a good year to be a Chicago Cubs fan, because they didn't completely crush my soul until well into October

a blue flag with a white arrow on it is flying in the wind

ALT: a blue flag with a white arrow on it is flying in the wind

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Matty @matt78.bsky.social · 12h

Lemon and that Hegby guy seems to have an unspoken agreement that they yell at each other with their PR people filming so they can post on social media for clout

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Alan Dettlaff @alandettlaff.com · 14h

Yesterday I was told that the class I’m scheduled to teach this month, Confronting Oppression & Injustice, is no longer part of our curriculum. This is a required class yet there was no discussion, no faculty vote, just an email saying the class no longer exists. This is what it’s like in Texas now.

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 14h

Same. I've heard stories about it, but never seen it.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 15h

By the way: Isn't it time somebody released (or leaked) Tilda, the HBO pilot that starred Diane Keaton as a Nikki Finke-like gossip columnist? Also with, I believe, Elliot Page, Wes Bentley, Jason Patric, Sanaa Lathan. 2011, many cooks inc. Bill Condon, at least two versions.

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 15h

My wife is a saint because she has to deal with conversations like this between my son & I:

Son: You can't eat Captain Crunch, you're not a Captain

Me: No, HE'S the Captain. But I have been eating his cereal since he was Lt. Crunch

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 18h

‘Stop trying to make Jared Leto happen’

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Elizabeth J. Bond @elizabethjbond.bsky.social · 1d

Yes. I once saw a post from someone wishing he'd had the chance to know his father's (mostly deceased) family better. As a #genealogy enthusiast, I immediately offered to research his #familytree.

Little did I know where it would lead.

Here's me meeting his Mom, #BelindaCarlisle a few weeks ago.

Me meeting the singer, Belinda Carlisle backstage at one of her concerts in August this year.

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Dana Holtzbert @danaholtzbert.bsky.social · 1d

as a minority owner of the Aces, Tom Brady finally gets to celebrate winning without cheating. #WNBA

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

I am not a contrarian. Or maybe I am.

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Too Much TV: Don't Let CNBC Fool You, A Paramount Skydance Merger With WBD Is A Terrible Idea

They call it CNBC because "Mouthpiece Of The Oligarchs" is too wordy.

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

The Ghost On The Beach album is great. But it's been out of print since the late 1980s and has never been available for streaming. One of the band has posted that album - as well as an unreleased follow-up album - on his YouTube channel.

Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Also, St. Paul. Directly south of St. Paul is the town of West St. Paul. And directly east of West St. Paul is South St. Paul.

Conrad Lange Zbikowski @czbi.org · 1d

Whoever designed the streets in Minneapolis must have been a very drunk Irishman.

Washington Avenue South and Washington Avenue Southeast running parallel to one another two blocks separated

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

I am not a contrarian. Or maybe I am.

open.substack.com/pub/toomucht...

Too Much TV: Don't Let CNBC Fool You, A Paramount Skydance Merger With WBD Is A Terrible Idea

They call it CNBC because "Mouthpiece Of The Oligarchs" is too wordy.

open.substack.com

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe, but it's not on streaming. Honestly, they were one of the best live bands I ever saw, and I spent my college years in L.A. watching everyone from The Clash to The Ramones at the Whiskey. The Insiders released a great good live album "Live At Fitzgerald's," which is worth checking out.

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

I have written a couple of pieces along these lines. But as unhappy as some people are with these moves, asking them to boycott Apple products is a bit like asking them to hack off an arm or leg

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Probably 1,000 times more. Greenwood had a string of hits in the 1980s (maybe 7 #1 country hits?), but the last single to hit the top 40 was in 1991. So he's had a long dry spell.

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Chris Steller @chrissteller.bsky.social · 1d

Ackchewally, you are IN the PRINTED The Minnesota Star Tribune TODAY!

Minnesota reporter covers TV from home
He offers Hollywood insights on Substack five days a week.
By VINCE TUSS
The Minnesota Star Tribune

Investigative enorts boost his visibility(continuation of article)

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I was wondering about this. I suddenly had a bunch of people subscribing to my newsletter directly from Google. That explains it.

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Was reading a really interesting piece on Cher's disco years. And it made me realize that I'd love to read an in-depth career-spanning interview with her.

Okay, tbh, I'd love to do that interview with her. #BucketList

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

It was released ten years after these other albums, but I have always really enjoyed Chicago's Slammin' Watusis (and they had a great live show)

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Slammin' Watusis "Born In Chicago"

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 1d

Uggg. Still not as useless as the small palm tree Fox sent to me a few years back. Which wasn't especially helpful here in MN.

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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 2d

And the Nobel Trolling Prize goes to…

Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 2d

I have so many questions...

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Rick Ellis @allyourscreens.bsky.social · 2d

The conversation they had was worse than you would imagine. Uggg

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 2d

GameZone, a website dating back to 1994, has had its archives wiped:

aftermath.site/gamezone-video...

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