HawthoRNe in My Pride: TNTÁ¢€â„¢s new Á¢€Å“sensitiveÁ¢€ medical drama kicked off June 16 and appeared, at least at first glance, to be heavily courting — and perhaps even banking on…
Peter Chakerian
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Peter Chakerian is an award-winning writer, reporter and journalist. In over 18 years, his byline has appeared in The Plain Dealer, Akron Beacon Journal, Sun Newspapers, Cleveland Magazine, Northern Ohio Live, Scene Magazine, Cleveland Free Times, America Online, Blogcritics.org, and dozens of other publications throughout the Midwest. A lifelong Clevelander, Chakerian is a graduate of Cleveland State University and the Managing Editor of CoolCleveland.com – a subscription-based, "e-blast" electronic newsletter delivered to tens of thousands of Northeast Ohio residents every week. His new book on Cleveland's impact on popular culture arrives this fall. Chakerian lives in Bay Village, Ohio with his wife and two children.
Rescue Me OK, IÁ¢€â„¢m finally ready to proclaim what a lot of you already have: the FX networkÁ¢€â„¢s Tuesday night show Rescue Me is stunningly brilliant. ItÁ¢€â„¢s a good thing,…
ItÁ¢€â„¢s hard to believe (for those of us who lived it, anyway) that itÁ¢€â„¢s been fifteen years since Kurt Cobain committed suicide. On April 5th, 1994, the Seattle native left…
Jon & Kate Plus … Date?: Can’t help but start with the worst first. If thereÁ¢€â„¢s one thing thatÁ¢€â„¢s certain in the world of entertainment, itÁ¢€â„¢s the love of a…
Peter Chakerian is back from celebrating TV Turn-Off Week — and in his latest installment of 21st Century Digital Boy, he looks at how far his beloved boob tube has come, anticipates the Heroes season finale, and bids farewell to Bea Arthur.
Your 21st Century Digital Boy has had quite a weekend: ham, potato salad, green bean casserole and plenty oÁ¢€â„¢ gleaning and gossip on the boobtube front. In lieu of a…
After 15 big red-letter seasons, NBCÁ¢€â„¢s ER came to an end on Thursday night, earning its largest audience in nearly three yearsÁ¢€”some 16.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen estimates. This…
If youÁ¢€â„¢re a TV junkie, youÁ¢€â„¢re waiting for the end of an era, or reeling from a hairpin, unorthodox beginning of a new one this week. Frankly, IÁ¢€â„¢m not sure…
Television programming executives despise smart, engaged viewers. Like, uh, me, for instance. IÁ¢€â„¢m the kind of guy who jacks up their focus groups and bell curves. I record their shows…