Rob Owen
@robowentv.bsky.social
Pittsburgh @TribTotalMedia
TV critic. I watch TV so you don't have to. Tweets/retweets are my own, not endorsements. @syracuseu alum
TV critic. I watch TV so you don't have to. Tweets/retweets are my own, not endorsements. @syracuseu alum
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Eddie Bauer LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday and hopes to sell about 200 of its namesake outdoor sportswear stores in the United States and Canada, citing declining sales and supply chain challenges. https://cnn.it/4kwXOy4
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Eddie Bauer LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday and hopes to sell about 200 of its namesake outdoor sportswear stores in the United States and Canada, citing declining sales and supply chain challenges. https://cnn.it/4kwXOy4
From last night:
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
TV Talk: Super Bowl ads embrace AI, nostalgia, warmth
Super Bowl LX commercials put an emphasis on artificial intelligence, 1980s and ’90s culture, feel-good situations, Pittsburgh celebrities and, uh, an out-there focus on rear ends. Pittsburgh na...
triblive.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 PM
From last night:
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
TV Talk: Super Bowl ads embrace AI, nostalgia, warmth
Super Bowl LX commercials put an emphasis on artificial intelligence, 1980s and ‘90s culture, feel-good situations, Pittsburgh celebrities and, uh, an out-there focus on rear ends. Pittsburgh na...
triblive.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
TV Talk: A.I. ads dominate #SuperBowlLX which also makes space for warm fuzzies, '80s/'90s nostalgia and, weirdly, butts + #BrilliantMinds benched + #ThePitt scores in ratings, DGA Awards + honors for @FredRogersPro leader, via @triblive.bsky.social - triblive.com/aande/movies...
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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding. www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
Inside Bad Bunny’s Historic Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding.
www.wired.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance required 9,852 theatrical pyrotechnics, nearly 400 costumed extras, and a lot of ingenuity. And yes, that was a real couple featured in the wedding. www.wired.com/story/bad-bu...
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The amount of preparation and precision required to direct and stage that Super Bowl halftime is BEYOND BELIEF.
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
The amount of preparation and precision required to direct and stage that Super Bowl halftime is BEYOND BELIEF.
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I rarely do this, but I’m hoping I maybe have enough of a following here that someone can help: I need to get in contact with Donkey Kong. It’s urgent
February 6, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I rarely do this, but I’m hoping I maybe have enough of a following here that someone can help: I need to get in contact with Donkey Kong. It’s urgent
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Your periodic reminder
February 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Your periodic reminder
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Steubenville, Ohio is closer to the Steelers’ stadium than the Golden Gate Bridge is to Levi’s Stadium.
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Steubenville, Ohio is closer to the Steelers’ stadium than the Golden Gate Bridge is to Levi’s Stadium.
So weird to be watching #SuperBowlLX and see a commercial starring a guy whose humor column I edited for @TheDailyOrange at @SyracuseU #DraftKings #MattBerry #BerryFunny
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
So weird to be watching #SuperBowlLX and see a commercial starring a guy whose humor column I edited for @TheDailyOrange at @SyracuseU #DraftKings #MattBerry #BerryFunny
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#OnThisDay in 1979: Supertrain debuted on NBC. A $10M, network-funded attempt to copy The Love Boat, complete with a nuclear-powered disco train. Decent pilot ratings, instant collapse, frantic retooling—and instant legend as one of TV’s biggest flops.
February 7, 2026 at 3:56 PM
#OnThisDay in 1979: Supertrain debuted on NBC. A $10M, network-funded attempt to copy The Love Boat, complete with a nuclear-powered disco train. Decent pilot ratings, instant collapse, frantic retooling—and instant legend as one of TV’s biggest flops.
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'We will pay,' Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
‘We will pay,’ Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
TUCSON, Ariz. — Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother Nancy Guthrie on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old Arizona resident has entered a seventh day. “We received your message, and we understand. We beg
triblive.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:50 AM
'We will pay,' Savannah Guthrie says in desperate video plea to potential kidnappers of her mother
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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I so enjoyed Snoop at the last Olympics but now that he’s a fucking Trump sellout all that happens is I get fucking mad every time I see his fucking face.
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
I so enjoyed Snoop at the last Olympics but now that he’s a fucking Trump sellout all that happens is I get fucking mad every time I see his fucking face.
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The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
February 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The man who told reporters it’s time to move on from the Epstein files won’t shut up about the 2020 election.
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First results out of the Louisiana #HD60 (Trump+13) special election:
Chasity Martinez (D)- 55.6%
Brad Daigle (R)- 44.4%
Just early vote, but Harris lost the early vote here by around 15-20 points in 2024, so good start for the Democrats in their attempt to retain this seat.
Chasity Martinez (D)- 55.6%
Brad Daigle (R)- 44.4%
Just early vote, but Harris lost the early vote here by around 15-20 points in 2024, so good start for the Democrats in their attempt to retain this seat.
February 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
First results out of the Louisiana #HD60 (Trump+13) special election:
Chasity Martinez (D)- 55.6%
Brad Daigle (R)- 44.4%
Just early vote, but Harris lost the early vote here by around 15-20 points in 2024, so good start for the Democrats in their attempt to retain this seat.
Chasity Martinez (D)- 55.6%
Brad Daigle (R)- 44.4%
Just early vote, but Harris lost the early vote here by around 15-20 points in 2024, so good start for the Democrats in their attempt to retain this seat.
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Oakmont man released from ICE custody 'profoundly relieved and grateful to God,' attorney says
Oakmont man released from ICE custody ‘profoundly relieved and grateful to God,’ attorney says
The Flores family is back together after Jose Flores was released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody Saturday. A Saturday evening Instagram post from Oakmont Bakery, where Flores works, said Flores was released and reunited with his family. The post thanks various parties, including ICE officials, “who made the decision
triblive.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Oakmont man released from ICE custody 'profoundly relieved and grateful to God,' attorney says
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This reads like he dictated it into his phone as he rushed around his office stuffing loose papers into a briefcase before fleeing down the stairs and out the door
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 AM
This reads like he dictated it into his phone as he rushed around his office stuffing loose papers into a briefcase before fleeing down the stairs and out the door
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Classic TV streaming update: in completely unexpected news the single season Redd Foxx variety show and Phil Lewis sitcom Teech have been added to Tubi.
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Classic TV streaming update: in completely unexpected news the single season Redd Foxx variety show and Phil Lewis sitcom Teech have been added to Tubi.
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Whew, this new ending to the updated story
February 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Whew, this new ending to the updated story
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'Injustice system': Fogel maps legal strategy for court, and ultimately feels Russian wrath
The Marc Fogel story: Fogel maps legal strategy for court, and ultimately feels Russian wrath
On Aug. 13, 2021, Marc and Jane Fogel pulled away from their white colonial-style home in Oakmont to drive to New York City. There, they boarded a plane to Moscow to begin their final year teaching at the Anglo-American School, an elite institution built for the children of western diplomats.
triblive.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
'Injustice system': Fogel maps legal strategy for court, and ultimately feels Russian wrath
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Arbitration judge: "Lemonis breached the Confidentiality and Negative Light Provisions when he made the statements in the 2022 Reality Blurred Article ...
...Lemonis is directed to pay $100,000 in liquidated damages for each such violation"
The full story:
cc: @longreads.com
...Lemonis is directed to pay $100,000 in liquidated damages for each such violation"
The full story:
cc: @longreads.com
The Profit’s secret settlement, Marcus Lemonis’ $14 million penalty, and me
Marcus Lemonis violated a then-secret settlement between 48 people who were on The Profit by disparaging them—in an interview he did with me, and two other places. Here’s the wild story.
www.realityblurred.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Arbitration judge: "Lemonis breached the Confidentiality and Negative Light Provisions when he made the statements in the 2022 Reality Blurred Article ...
...Lemonis is directed to pay $100,000 in liquidated damages for each such violation"
The full story:
cc: @longreads.com
...Lemonis is directed to pay $100,000 in liquidated damages for each such violation"
The full story:
cc: @longreads.com
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NBC allegedly muting the JD Vance boos is a great way to turn a one day story into a two day story.
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
NBC allegedly muting the JD Vance boos is a great way to turn a one day story into a two day story.