Articles by Howard Rosenberg

943 articles since 1997

Deep analysis in an instant

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | October 11, 2008
Thank you, Los Angeles Times, for hosting this commentary in a town hall format that will provide greater interaction with readers and allow my winning personality to come across – provided it’s not filtered by elitist editors. Read more
 

Guess who was tougher

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | September 13, 2008
The Interview to Nowhere began with Charlie Gibson, specs low, sternly asking Alaska Gov. Read more
 

Product placement on TV takes many forms

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | August 2, 2008
Memo to Barack Obama: You know in your heart the surge strategy worked. Read more
 

Oh, to drop the anchor mania of TV news

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | July 14, 2008
Tailored suit, tasteful hair, good posture, all business, only rare hints of perkiness. Read more
 

Smirking into the sunset

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | June 7, 2008
Former Times Television Critic Howard Rosenberg, a Pulitzer Prize winner for criticism in 1985, will be writing occasional commentaries about news on television and the Internet. Read more
 

Reality TV

Books | By Howard Rosenberg | April 30, 2006
SHOUTS of “Fumo! Read more
 

The making of the president, 2001

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | September 7, 2003
Condi, Rummy and the whole gang are on Showtime tonight, basking in the growth of the nation’s 43rd president. Read more
 

And now the big wrap-up; roll credits

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | August 8, 2003
Farewells are rugged. Read more
 

Hard time inspires gritty ‘Street Time’

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | August 4, 2003
The seeds of Showtime’s weekly crime odyssey, “Street Time,” were sown in 1990 when Richard Stratton was in New York, and the concept of a television series about parolees and parole officers began forming in his mind as he sat in a bustling reception area packed with ex-cons. Read more
 

Deep in the shallow end of L.A.

Entertainment | By Howard Rosenberg | August 1, 2003
California has image problems this summer: famously enduring budget burn down and revving up for a goofy recall election with grim prospects for the future. Read more
 
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