I just finished my latest book, "Back to the Failure." The book is a satire of all the right-wingers' 2020 election conspiracies, loosely plotted after "Back to the Future." The main characters are: Bo Riden (Joe Biden), Ronald Chump (Donald Trump), Dr. Franky Fukyall (Dr. Anthony Fauci), and the Flying Cheetah (a time-traveling Prius). Still need to proofread; edit; and add a cover, but it should become available before long. Stay tuned...
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...
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