Tom Comi, Author at StayTuned Magazine

Will Eddie Murphy make a good Oscar host?

September 7, 2011 Tom Comi

There is rarely a day when I am with my friends on the golf course that at least one of us doesn’t quote a line from one of Eddie Murphy’s stand-up routines or classic movies. So why then am I not more excited that my favorite comedian ever has been chosen to host the Oscars in February? I guess there are a couple of reasons, the first being that I can’t remember the last time he was funny outside of voicing the donkey in the Shrek movies. After brilliant performances in films like 48 Hrs., Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, […]

“America’s Got Talent”: The Top 10

September 6, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide It seems like this season of America’s Got Talent started about eight months ago, but we have finally arrived at the final 10 contestants. And while we will never completely understand how the voting public came to some of the conclusions they did to get us to this point, we embrace their right to choose the acts they like best. With that in mind, here are some thoughts on each of the 10 groups performing tonight (NBC, 9pm ET): Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.: They say you should never judge a book by its cover, and […]

Reality shows need better screening processes

September 2, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide Nobody will ever know if Russell Armstrong would have committed suicide had he not appeared on Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. But there should be a growing concern that the people appearing on such reality shows lack the stability to endure the spotlight they so desperately crave. We won’t manufacture a cause-and-effect relationship between what happens off-air and on-air with these programs; however, something good needs to come out of Armstrong’s suicide, and I’m hoping that involves better screening and more counseling by the producers of these shows.

FedEx Cup fills void for golfers and fans

August 25, 2011 Tom Comi

One of the reasons the NCAA basketball tournament is so popular is because of its one-and-done format. You win, you advance; you lose, you go home. And even though golf is an individual sport, the FedEx Cup is giving links professionals and fans a similar experience. The FedEx Cup is a four-tournament playoff that takes place over four consecutive weeks. It starts today with the top 125 golfers participating in The Barclays. Golf Channel will handle the live coverage from New Jersey’s Plainfield Country Club today and Friday (3pm ET) before CBS takes over Saturday (3pm ET) and Sunday (2pm […]

TV newscasts offer some relief after earthquake

August 24, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide East Coast people are as accustomed to earthquakes as Kim Kardashian is to modesty, so the rest of the country is going to have to cut us a little slack if you think we overreacted a tad yesterday. The ground hasn’t shaken this much in the nation’s capital since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie tried to run the Marine Corps Marathon a few years ago. Yesterday seemed like any typical Tuesday afternoon as I was working from my home office in Northern Virginia. That was until 1:51pm ET when I literally felt the earth shake […]

“The Glee Project” hits all the right notes in first season

August 19, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide You really have to hand it to Ryan Murphy. Not only did he create the FOX mega-hit Glee, but he found a way to come up with a reality show on Oxygen to ultimately replace the stars that made Glee a hit. Although The Glee Project (season finale airs Sunday at 9pm ET) doesn’t come remotely close to drawing the eyeballs of its mother ship, the contest in which the winner gets a 7-episode appearance on the forthcoming season of Glee has managed to accomplish several things:

Christine O’Donnell cops out on “Piers Morgan Tonight”

August 18, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide When exactly did former, current and aspiring politicians come to the determination that they were not going to be interviewed on an interview program? Last night’s airing of Piers Morgan Tonight provided yet another example of a delusional person in the political arena thinking they have the right to control what they will and won’t be asked. Christine O’Donnell was on the CNN show to promote her book Troublemaker, which covers her religious, political and philosophical beliefs. This means that everything should be open for discussion. Period. And considering O’Donnell lost her bid to win […]

NBC milks “America’s Got Talent” for all it can

August 16, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide We realize it’s been a long time since NBC ruled the ratings, so you’d have to expect executives at the struggling network to be a little giddy when they actually land a hit show. But enough already with trying to squeeze every bit of money it can out of America’s Got Talent. There is no disputing that the show is entertaining, but does each season really need to run this long? Seriously, it’s not like it’s American Idol. Do you realize the first televised auditions aired on May 31, and we have yet to reach […]

ABC to air “CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock”

August 12, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide One of the great things about country music is you can find it if you are a fan and you can avoid it if you’re not. There doesn’t seem to be a lot of gray area, as the genre has always struggled to find a so-called mainstream audience. But every so often, country artists with cross-over appeal break through, such as Garth Brooks, Faith Hill, former American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift (pictured) and the group Lady Antebellum. And Sunday night on ABC, country fans and those just looking to test the waters get […]

BBC America’s “Reveals” series looks at “My Big Breasts and Me”

August 10, 2011 Tom Comi

By Tom Comi Follow @ChannelGuide When most networks talk about shows in development, they are talking about forthcoming programs to be aired. At BBC America, it can mean something entirely different. Tonight at 9pm ET, BBC America’s cup runneth over. As part of the network’s “Reveals” series, it is re-running the documentary My Big Breasts and Me, which we should make clear is not a prequel or sequel to the hit movie Marley & Me.