Chief Television Critic, The Hollywood Reporter. General social media dabbler. Most of my content/writing/word-spewing can be found here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/the-fien-print/ https://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkyf52t3fc2x"World Cuisine" is not a "commandment," Padma. But you know what SHOULD be a commandment? If it's a "pasta" challenge, don't make dried pasta. #AmericasCulinaryCup04 May 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyf52t3fc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkvren6v5k2xFirst female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby! Golden Tempo! The horse. The trainer isn't named "Golden Tempo." That would be a fun name for a trainer, though. [It was great race. Hard-charging winner in the home-stretch. Very fun.]02 May 2026 23:12 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvren6v5k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkvqz2gtqc2xThis post did not age well. Great White just literally *flipped* at the gate and was scratched. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 23:06 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvqz2gtqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkvq627d6c2xThough I'm cousins with a Kentucky Derby-winning horse, I don't know much about the ponies. I do, however, know that Great White is GIGANTIC. So I'm rooting for the gigantic horse that only entered the race yesterday. #KentuckyDerby02 May 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvq627d6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkvjohhzu22xThe screener I'm watching features the third use of "Ride Like the Wind" in a major or semi-major (this one might be a notch below semi-major) show since January. It's excessive, but I watch this clip any time I hear the song, so... it's OK... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKw6jZV0vag02 May 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvjohhzu22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkvattkm7s2xDon introduces "Every kiss begins with Kay" two minutes into the episode and then he stands and waits for 45 minutes, in real-time, for Pete to realize that "kiss" does, in fact, begin with "k." [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvattkm7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mksnz7tjos2xThis is less "revolutionary" if you remember Fox's "Married by America." It is my assumption that *almost* nobody still working at Fox remembers "Married by America." https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/fox-marriage-market-dating-series-whitney-cummings-1236581921/01 May 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksnz7tjos2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkpy35ihds2xI know it's a hacky joke construction, but in Netflix's "Man on Fire," the real revenge really is the friends John Creasy made along the way. It could be worse, but it could be much, much, much better: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/man-on-fire-review-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-netflix-1236580328/30 Apr 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpy35ihds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mksjhsy2ds2xIf you are a Pixar executive, please read this thread. The title of your next hit is "Accidentally on Porpoise." I'll take my consulting fee now. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksjhsy2ds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mksglgl2xs2xThis seems like a lot to put on Destiel, Bughead and Spuffy fans, but what do I know? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksglgl2xs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkr5vmif222xTrying to think of any job in the world outside of professional wrestling where you could do what Scott Jennings does here and still be employed five minutes later. Then again, CNN's slippage into professional wrestling instead of news has been long in-the-works. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkr5vmif222xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkpy35ihds2xI know it's a hacky joke construction, but in Netflix's "Man on Fire," the real revenge really is the friends John Creasy made along the way. It could be worse, but it could be much, much, much better: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/man-on-fire-review-yahya-abdul-mateen-ii-netflix-1236580328/30 Apr 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpy35ihds2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkpxtkorhk2xI assume "oyster farmer" is the TV dub for "Nazi-curious." As in "Yippeekayay, oyster farmer!" [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpxtkorhk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mknpfu2tfc2xI know that Dr. Oz has committed FAR worse sins over the years, but for now I would like to focus on the fact that Dr. Oz is being interviewed by Triumph, but he keeps looking exclusively at Robert Smigel. That's a symptom of sociopathy. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknpfu2tfc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mknkgygjs22xThe most unrealistic bit of this creativity-lite celebrity rape pastiche dressed in a rom-com flesh suit is that the Russo Brothers, who thought "Electric State" was worthy of 128 minutes, would settle for 90 minutes of their creativity-lite celebrity rape pastiche dressed in a rom-com flesh suit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Apr 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknkgygjs22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkkzsoqcm22xIt was, as ever, a pleasure to participate in the jury for the Gotham TV Awards, lending my voice in the limited series categories, along with a quartet of my excellent peers. @ajhan.bsky.social participated on the drama side of things. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/gotham-tv-awards-2026-nominations-nominees-list-1236579189/28 Apr 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkzsoqcm22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkkzi54fyk2xWe chatted "Top Chef" confusion and Hulk Hogan and Lorne Michaels docs in my biweekly conversation with @nickdigilio.bsky.social: https://radiomisfits.com/ndp450/28 Apr 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkzi54fyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkkx3wqigs2xStep one: Replace Helena Bonham Carter with Laura Dern Step two: Replace everybody else in the cast with Luke Wilson Step three: Change location from Cannes to Riverside, CA Step four: Profit!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkx3wqigs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkjrpqa73c2jKudos to Kimmel for not bringing out "Regretful Jimmy" or "Sincere Jimmy" or "On-the-Verge-of-Tears Jimmy" for this one. This is pretty straight-forward, "What the fuck are we even DOING here?" incredulity, which is exactly the level of respect the situation deserves. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 04:46 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkjrpqa73c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkifqaaa3s2jIt's hard for me to take "1052 words" seriously as a "sprawling manifesto" when I wrote 1562 words about "Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair." Now my review of "H8r" (devoured by the corporate blob that bought HitFix) at 2500+ words? Definitely a sprawling manifesto.27 Apr 2026 15:39 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkifqaaa3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkgwdl35yk2jGuess this is gonna be one of those nights that "Last Week Tonight" starts with a BIG notification of when the episode was taped.27 Apr 2026 01:31 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkgwdl35yk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkekzmrnbk2jApropos of nothing, it's never a bad time to watch "Death by Lightning," a four-episode series about a man with a genius-level IQ who assassinated a very impactful president. Very impactful. Most impactful.26 Apr 2026 03:03 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkekzmrnbk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkek7c64bc2jOh JESUS. They tried to assassinate Gerald Ford multiple times, you history-challenged idiot.26 Apr 2026 02:49 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkek7c64bc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkefnv5mrc2jCNN has now had multiple people foregrounding Erika Kirk's experience at this event as if hers is the primary trauma that is important at this moment and... this may be the last time I ever watch CNN. #WHCD26 Apr 2026 01:27 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkefnv5mrc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkeet4ozzk2jHow would the #WHCD program continue? Why would the #WHCD program continue? Why is it necessary for CNN to be telling us that Trump and the cabinet officials are safe from a situation that happened in the lobby? Nothing on my TV makes sense.26 Apr 2026 01:12 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeet4ozzk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkeer4t5q22jEvery single thing on my TV right now is confusing to me. It's like watching the later seasons of "Westworld."26 Apr 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeer4t5q22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkedrbupi22j"What are you hearing as conjecture?" the CSPAN anchor asks his reporter with no cell reception reporting from the floor at the WHCD. Wow. Can we... NOT do that? A nadir of journalism covering an event that was already a nadir of journalism.26 Apr 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkedrbupi22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkdoeqtvf22jKudos to the screener subtitler who came up with the description, "Pensive Brazilian conga music playing." Pensive Brazilian conga music, indeed.25 Apr 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdoeqtvf22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkdk4yhwpk2j"We hope you enjoyed this week's meddling from our host, plus Jimmy Fallon. Next week's meddling features Mr. Beast," is as pure an evocation of a show that as lost the plot as I could possibly imagine.25 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdk4yhwpk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thefienprint.bsky.social/post/3mkbvwu6pk22jJayson... Taaaaaaaaaaaaatum.25 Apr 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:klhtppqx6fxl53xy3vppq4nm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbvwu6pk22j