I was on WCCO News Radio 830 in Minneapolis today to talk about my Daily Beast story on series finales. Adam Carter and I had a great chat about some of the best and worst finales of all time, as well as this week’s fantastic Parks and Recreation finale. And we even touched on House of Cards a bit at the end. I can’t embed the audio, but you can find it here. Enjoy!
I returned to Melissa Harris-Perry today — my first ever Saturday appearance on the show — to talk about Empire and my Adweek story about the marketing campaign that helped turn it into a phenomenon, along with the return of Scandal. I always have a great time on the show — and loved being on a panel with Janet Mock and Joy Reid — but for me, the most exciting part was having TV & Not TV make its long-awaited TV debut:
Woo hoo! Plus, this was also the first time I was credited onscreen as an Adweek contributor.
Here’s the first segment, which focused on Empire:
And here’s the second segment, where we discussed Scandal before pivoting back to Empire:
TV & Not TV: finally on TV!
I took a quick hiatus from winter press tour to make an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Alley and discuss my Quartz story on Amazon’s new pilots. While I’ve appeared on the show several times, this was my first time doing it remotely via CNBC’s L.A. studio. Here’s a clip from the segment (though it’s more of an audio segment, because the network can’t stream Amazon footage — which aired during the segment — as part of its online video).
The great @jasonlynch is about to tell you which Amazon shows to watch, on @CNBC $AMZN pic.twitter.com/MgXECGrWJy
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 15, 2015
Like “Transparent”, Amazon’s strategy appears to be offering the kinds of shows “you simply can’t find on television” – @jasonlynch @CNBC
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 15, 2015
@jasonlynch @SquawkAlley The best, J-man. As always. Thx
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) January 15, 2015
It was a great time as always. Thanks, Squawk Alley!
TV & Not TV, back on TV! I returned to CNBC’s Squawk Alley this morning to discuss my latest Quartz story on The Interview’s big first four days online. Here’s a clip from the segment:
It was a pleasure as always chatting with Carl Quintanilla and the team.
This morning, I appeared on MSNBC to discuss TV’s best and worst of 2014, and was very happy to be alongside Janet Mock for another MSNBC panel about television. While it wasn’t technically a Melissa Harris-Perry show, it aired during her show’s usual time slot and was produced by her team, so it still counts as a MHP appearance in my book. Here’s the video:
The segment was terrific. I only wished they’d mentioned TV & Not TV as they were supposed to (things were a little crazed with breaking news), and that they’d called me the correct name at the end (“Jane Lynch”?). But it was fun to be back on MSNBC, and to discuss the year’s highs and lows one last time.
I appeared on Melissa Harris-Perry today — sort of. While she didn’t have me on as a guest this week, she did spend considerable time discussing my Quartz story on Kim Kardashian, and quoted it at length. Thanks for the shout-out, Melissa!
I was very excited to return to MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry today to talk about all things Shonda Rhimes. First we discussed the racy same-sex love scenes in How to Get Away with Murder (which as I point out, is a big improvement over Modern Family’s Mitch and Cam, who barely show any affection onscreen).
We then talked about that sensational scene where Viola Davis removed her makeup and wig — one of this fall’s most memorable images.
Also on the panel: Aisha Moodie-Mills, Danielle Moodie-Mills and my former People colleague Janet Mock.
While I’ve been on Squawk Alley several times, they’ve always been remote appearances from CNBC’s Englewood Cliffs, N.J. office. This morning, I finally made my way to the New York Stock Exchange for my first in-studio appearance, where I talked about my recent Quartz story about why the best shows air on Sundays.
Here’s a clip from my segment:
Thankfully, they didn’t include the portion where my earpiece shorted out, just as I was being asked a question by someone remotely. Oh, the fun of live TV!
I was very excited to make my debut on MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry, which is executive produced by one of my best friends, Eric Salzman. I joined Clarence Page and Alicia Quarles to talk with Melissa about fall TV, and the debuts of How to Get Away With Murder, Black-ish and the phenomenal Transparent.
We then spoke about Scandal’s season premiere, and its powerful message about sexual assault.
It was a great appearance and I look forward to returning soon!