With a writers strike about to take place, NBC, CBS, ABC and Fox have all secretly experimented with having scripts written by Artificial Intelligence. There have already been a lot of tests. And my Albuquerque affiliate with SWAMI recently interviewed M.A.S.H. star Alan Alda who has read a M.A.S.H. script written by A.I. Alda said the script was alright, but there was one problem, the script was not funny. I guess A.I. doesn’t have a sense of humor. My sources tell me that all the networks will continue working with A.I. Good luck.
TV News: Reality shows are cheap and they get strong numbers so no surprise that Survivor, The Amazing Race and Tough as Nails have all got multi season renewals. … Speaking of ratings, the NBA Play-offs are the highest in 12 years. MLB ratings are also Way up. And the NHL Play-offs better than last year as well.
Odds and Ends: Kanye will announce he’s running for President around the Fourth of July. … Got another quick list for you. Coachella was a big hit last week and the top five acts getting the biggest reception were #5 Boygenius, #4 Ethel Cain, #3 Blackpink, #2 Bad Bunny and #1 Blink-182. And with thousands in attendance only 12 arrests. … Is anybody surprised that more pot is sold in Los Angeles that chocolate? You would think the more pot sold, the more chocolate would be sold, just saying.
Movie News: Johnny Depp says his biggest professional mistake was turning down the lead role in Ocean’s 11. Depp’s next movie is Modigliani, the life story of the famous Italian painter and sculpture. However, Depp is just directing, not acting. Johnny is also producing the movie, Happy Days and Attica. But as we speak, Depp is reading the new Pirates of the Caribbean script, but has not committed to doing it yet.
Baseball Milestone: Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw won his 200th game this week, which makes him the third winningest pitcher in Dodger history. Number 1 is Don Sutton with 233, and number 2, an old buddy of mine, Don Drysdale who won 209.
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