Rick Ellis
@toomuchtv.substack.com
Lifelong journalist now at AllYourScreens.com and toomuchtv.substack.com. TCA Member. Appeared on "Dark Side Of Kids TV" doc, winner of the 2024 David Robb Award for Best Investigative Civil Justice Story and a Regional Murrow Award
I was laid off three times in two years.
November 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I was laid off three times in two years.
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Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date you.
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Without downloading new pics, what is it like to date you.
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On this date: November 21, 1948. Lead Belly played at a private gathering at a Minneapolis home. The performance was recorded and later released.
Leadbelly - Lead Belly Private Party Minneapolis Minnesota '48 (Full Album) - YouTube
The full album for Lead Belly Private Party Minneapolis Minnesota '48 / Music by Leadbelly playlist Leadbelly - Lead Belly Private Party Minneapolis Minnesot...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
On this date: November 21, 1948. Lead Belly played at a private gathering at a Minneapolis home. The performance was recorded and later released.
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This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
i promise i don’t mean to high horse this but if you’re thinking about giving lizza ten bucks there are a lot of good independent journalists whose work you could subscribe to for a month instead
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is a wonderful time to support journalists who do the work, don’t fuck sources, and actually have moral clarity.
A reminder that the Twin Cities has some great small, independent movie theaters
1) Trylon Cinema (@trylon.org)
Formerly a 50-seat “microcinema” now double the size, the Trylon has by far the finest programming in town. Sad Japanese melodramas mix with 70s gorefests, French expressionism, classic film noir, and everything in between.
Formerly a 50-seat “microcinema” now double the size, the Trylon has by far the finest programming in town. Sad Japanese melodramas mix with 70s gorefests, French expressionism, classic film noir, and everything in between.
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A reminder that the Twin Cities has some great small, independent movie theaters
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Time to remind everyone of this Guy Pearce interview where he says how Spacey targeted him for 5 months during the making of L.A. Confidential. You can hear his voice break. "I broke down and sobbed & I couldn’t stop. I think it really sort of dawned on me...I don’t want him to get away with it." 🎬
November 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Time to remind everyone of this Guy Pearce interview where he says how Spacey targeted him for 5 months during the making of L.A. Confidential. You can hear his voice break. "I broke down and sobbed & I couldn’t stop. I think it really sort of dawned on me...I don’t want him to get away with it." 🎬
I'm sure he could afford a fixer-upper ranch house somewhere in Kansas
I dunno, man, I don't think "living out of hotels and AirBnBs" quite counts as "homeless." www.tmz.com/2025/11/20/k...
Oscar-Winner Kevin Spacey Says He's Homeless
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says he's currently homeless because of his bleak financial situation following his sexual assault scandals.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I'm sure he could afford a fixer-upper ranch house somewhere in Kansas
Too Much TV: What's Next In The WBD Bidding War?
And now, it's a waiting game.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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There are several replies pointing out how low that pay is, especially for NYC, and I'm once again realizing that people have no idea how shittily journalists are paid.
WIRED is hiring for a senior politics reporter who will write our weekly newsletter; detailed job description below. This role will be based in New York or DC and report to me; the salary range is $95,000 - $132,000. condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There are several replies pointing out how low that pay is, especially for NYC, and I'm once again realizing that people have no idea how shittily journalists are paid.
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I started reading Rick's newsletter during the strike and have been a subscriber ever since--because you get great, incisive industry reporting like this.
November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I started reading Rick's newsletter during the strike and have been a subscriber ever since--because you get great, incisive industry reporting like this.
Unfortunately, it turns out that he is releasing the Juan Epstein files
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Unfortunately, it turns out that he is releasing the Juan Epstein files
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Not every reporter is complicit with the Regime.
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Not every reporter is complicit with the Regime.
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excellent !
I also blame the editors, who should have come swinging in her defense. So many cowards, so much concern about losing access
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Op-Ed: Why Are So Many Of Us Cowards?
What are journalists willing to give up in order to retain access?
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November 19, 2025 at 12:04 AM
excellent !
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You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
November 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
You might not have caught what just happened on the Senate floor, but the Senate just “deemed as passed” the Epstein resolution.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
That means as soon as it arrives from the House, it automatically passes the Senate (with no amendments) and heads to the President’s desk.
Wow.
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Update to the update:
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Update to the update:
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
Katie has been released. We’re going to have a drink and then go hug our kids.
More later.
While it would have been amusing to bid on this, it's not $340 amusing
North Mankato is auctioning off a lot of five not-at-all-cursed garbage can clown heads via Minnesota's state auction site. mnbid.mn.gov/productView/10964mnbid.mn.gov/productView/10964
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
While it would have been amusing to bid on this, it's not $340 amusing
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Update:
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
November 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Update:
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
Katie just called me. She is being held by Homeland Security at the Whipple Federal Building down by the airport.
They have not told her anything. No word on release, no word on charges. Nothing. Ridiculous. But she is fine and in good spirits.
Her attorney is en route there right now.
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“I can hear the pushback already. ‘Oh, we’ll just get barred from Air Force One or future press conferences! What will we do?!?’
My glib answer is that you put on your big boy pants and continue to cover the president.”
My glib answer is that you put on your big boy pants and continue to cover the president.”
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“I can hear the pushback already. ‘Oh, we’ll just get barred from Air Force One or future press conferences! What will we do?!?’
My glib answer is that you put on your big boy pants and continue to cover the president.”
My glib answer is that you put on your big boy pants and continue to cover the president.”
Does anyone know the identity of the reporter Trump called "piggy?" I haven't seen it mentioned in any of the coverage I have seen
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Does anyone know the identity of the reporter Trump called "piggy?" I haven't seen it mentioned in any of the coverage I have seen
I'd argue "No longer funny" is the primary reason
Bill Maher reveals some of the reasons he is finished with stand-up comedy: 'I could get shot' and 'tired of the travel.'
Bill Maher says he had to quit touring due to politics: 'I could get shot by the left or the right'
Bill Maher reveals some of the reasons he is finished with stand-up comedy: 'I could get shot' and 'tired of the travel.'
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November 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I'd argue "No longer funny" is the primary reason
