David Bushman

Curator, Television

January 20, 2010

Hulk Fans Text for Haiti

by David Bushman

December 4, 2009

For Boomers, a "Wonder"-ful Life

by David Bushman

As this Christmas episode of "The Wonder Years" shows, we Boomers got TV right.

November 4, 2009

Marathon Man

by David Bushman

October 13, 2009

And the Best New Show of the Season Is...

by David Bushman

My favorite new show of the season isn’t a drama at all, but a comedy, albeit a dark, twisted one, especially if you stop to ponder the dismal lives of the main characters.

August 31, 2009

Thirtysomething: A Fleeting Wisp of Glory

by David Bushman

thirtysomething made self-absorption fashionable, and a lot of future TV producers must have been watching.

July 27, 2009

Cronkite Was There

by David Bushman

What kind of a day was it? A day like all other days, and Cronkite was there.

June 3, 2009

V + V = BSG?

by David Bushman

Good news for sci-fi fans: the Visitors are back.

April 2, 2009

The Education of Dr. Jack Shephard

by David Bushman

"Lost's" Jack Shephard: New and Improved?

February 9, 2009

An Open Letter to Admiral William Adama

by David Bushman

I may be in the minority on this, but Admiral William Adama (Edward James Olmos) infuriated me at the end of last Friday's episode of "Battlestar Galactica." (spoiler alert!)

January 27, 2009

Not Brilliant, Not Canceled

by David Bushman

What were networks thinking when they renewed THESE series? Ratings!

About the Curator

David Bushman

Curator, Television

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Before joining the Paley Center in 1992, David Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He also served as director of programming at TV Land from 1997 to 1998. He has taught and lectured on TV at numerous institutions, but on only one continent. He may be the only person in the world pining for an E-Z Streets reunion.

Interests:

Noir, Fantasy Baseball, The Pogues, Soccer, Running

Contact

David Bushman
dbushman@paleycenter.org

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