David Bushman

Curator, Television

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!

January 14, 2009

Yay, Mulligan Man

by David Bushman

Director Robert Mulligan was a man ten feet tall.

December 29, 2008

Honor Among Geeks

by David Bushman

Freak or geek? Intern Hillary Robbie considers herself a little of each, which makes her doubly qualified to submit this post on Judd Apatow...

December 17, 2008

TV Shows That Went Bump in the (Late) Night

by David Bushman

Network late-night programming is all about talk and news shows these days, but once upon a time that wasn't the case.

December 3, 2008

Barnabas Collins, True Blood-Sucker

by David Bushman

True Blood's Stephen Moyer and Twilight's Edward Cullen may be the vampires of the moment, but if you ask me, no blood-sucking Nosferatu will ever hold a candle to the great Barnabas Collins...

November 13, 2008

May You Build a Ladder to the Stars

by David Bushman

Youth is wasted on the young? I don't think so.

October 29, 2008

Political Comedy on the Web

by David Bushman

With the 2008 presidential election coming down to the wire, this seemed like a good time to scour the web for hilarious political-comedy videos, and we found plenty of them!

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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, Crime Dramas, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi

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David Bushman
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