Daniel Fienberg
@thefienprint.bsky.social
Chief Television Critic, The Hollywood Reporter. General social media dabbler.
Most of my content/writing/word-spewing can be found here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/the-fien-print/
Most of my content/writing/word-spewing can be found here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/e/the-fien-print/
I love that there are still clowns out there who will insist that the NFL made a bad or off-beat choice in booking the Album of the Year winner to play the Super Bowl.
February 2, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I love that there are still clowns out there who will insist that the NFL made a bad or off-beat choice in booking the Album of the Year winner to play the Super Bowl.
I'm not sure how the producers could have bungled this Cher thing worse. Literally nobody involved has a clue what's happening. MAYBE Trevor does. #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 4:15 AM
I'm not sure how the producers could have bungled this Cher thing worse. Literally nobody involved has a clue what's happening. MAYBE Trevor does. #Grammys
Very nice to see the separate standing ovations for Joni Mitchell and then Carole King. This is a VERY young-skewing telecast, but the respect is admirable. #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Very nice to see the separate standing ovations for Joni Mitchell and then Carole King. This is a VERY young-skewing telecast, but the respect is admirable. #Grammys
Olivia Dean with the first political reflection of the evening!
Heck, the first politics-adjacent reflection of the evening.
I fear we'll never seen her again.
#Grammys
Heck, the first politics-adjacent reflection of the evening.
I fear we'll never seen her again.
#Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Olivia Dean with the first political reflection of the evening!
Heck, the first politics-adjacent reflection of the evening.
I fear we'll never seen her again.
#Grammys
Heck, the first politics-adjacent reflection of the evening.
I fear we'll never seen her again.
#Grammys
I stand by this assessment.
Catching up on last night's "SNL" and is Sombr actually *all* of the "Stranger Things" kids grown-up and in a trench coat?
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I stand by this assessment.
Hey, maybe Trevor Noah went to the CBS execs and said, "Can I just say hi to people in the audience instead of doing a comedy monologue?" One never knows. #Grammys
February 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Hey, maybe Trevor Noah went to the CBS execs and said, "Can I just say hi to people in the audience instead of doing a comedy monologue?" One never knows. #Grammys
I'm much more bothered by people whose Grammy is for the cast recording of an album and whose Emmy is for a daytime TV performance of a song from said Broadway show — Ben Platt is one example — but... Yes. Tiers are necessary.
honestly, there's like, clearly a second tier of EGOT at this point where like, if your primary contribution to one of the things you won for was just funding, it should not count as much as Mel Brooks' or Rita Moreno's
apologies to Spielberg and John Legend
not sorry to Scott Rudin
apologies to Spielberg and John Legend
not sorry to Scott Rudin
February 1, 2026 at 11:15 PM
I'm much more bothered by people whose Grammy is for the cast recording of an album and whose Emmy is for a daytime TV performance of a song from said Broadway show — Ben Platt is one example — but... Yes. Tiers are necessary.
The internet — Reddit, mostly — tells me only lead producers on a winning musical/play RECEIVE Tonys, but that other sub-producers — co-producers and whatnot — are eligible to purchase Tonys? I can't speak to the accuracy of that, but I guess we're assuming that Spielberg... did that? Mazel tov!
Steven Spielberg Achieves EGOT Status After Landing First Grammy Win
The filmmaker won for producing the 'Music by John Williams' film.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:06 PM
The internet — Reddit, mostly — tells me only lead producers on a winning musical/play RECEIVE Tonys, but that other sub-producers — co-producers and whatnot — are eligible to purchase Tonys? I can't speak to the accuracy of that, but I guess we're assuming that Spielberg... did that? Mazel tov!
Who was the person Pete Davidson was playing in tonight’s “SNL” cold open? To say “Tom Homan” would be to accept that nobody at “SNL” knows what Tom Homan looks like, sounds like, carries himself like, thinks or does.
“SNL” is not, in any even limited way, up to this moment.
“SNL” is not, in any even limited way, up to this moment.
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Who was the person Pete Davidson was playing in tonight’s “SNL” cold open? To say “Tom Homan” would be to accept that nobody at “SNL” knows what Tom Homan looks like, sounds like, carries himself like, thinks or does.
“SNL” is not, in any even limited way, up to this moment.
“SNL” is not, in any even limited way, up to this moment.
Seeing Sundance raves for Noah Segan's "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York" made me seek out his debut film, "Blood Relatives," on Shudder/AMC+. It's a very smart and appealing spin on vampire mythos. It's unquestionably limited by its budget, but it should have been an 89-minute TV pilot.
January 31, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Seeing Sundance raves for Noah Segan's "The Only Living Pickpocket in New York" made me seek out his debut film, "Blood Relatives," on Shudder/AMC+. It's a very smart and appealing spin on vampire mythos. It's unquestionably limited by its budget, but it should have been an 89-minute TV pilot.
Reposted by Daniel Fienberg
I turned my tweet from earlier into a full Critic's Appreciation of Catherine O'Hara:
Critic’s Appreciation: How ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Helped Us Celebrate Catherine O’Hara’s Genius (That Was Always There)
From 'SCTV' to Christopher Guest mockumentaries, O'Hara's comic legacy was already secure — but 'Schitt's Creek' allowed viewers to (re)discover a timeless talent.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I turned my tweet from earlier into a full Critic's Appreciation of Catherine O'Hara:
I turned my tweet from earlier into a full Critic's Appreciation of Catherine O'Hara:
Critic’s Appreciation: How ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Helped Us Celebrate Catherine O’Hara’s Genius (That Was Always There)
From 'SCTV' to Christopher Guest mockumentaries, O'Hara's comic legacy was already secure — but 'Schitt's Creek' allowed viewers to (re)discover a timeless talent.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I turned my tweet from earlier into a full Critic's Appreciation of Catherine O'Hara:
Catherine O'Hara spent decades best known to comedy fanatics, Canadians and "Home Alone" fans who couldn't remember her actual name, but she spent the past decade utterly worshipped in the collective and mainstream consciousness as she deserved to be. She was fully appreciated. And that's good. #RIP
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Catherine O'Hara spent decades best known to comedy fanatics, Canadians and "Home Alone" fans who couldn't remember her actual name, but she spent the past decade utterly worshipped in the collective and mainstream consciousness as she deserved to be. She was fully appreciated. And that's good. #RIP
On the bright side, since Bari Weiss is the self-professed ultimate champion of the First Amendment, this should guarantee 10 minutes at the top of CBS News tonight. I won't watch, but I'll let @tvmojoe.bsky.social report back to me on whether Bari dedicates the entire evening news to this.
A truly unacceptable assault on the First Amendment.
Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
On the bright side, since Bari Weiss is the self-professed ultimate champion of the First Amendment, this should guarantee 10 minutes at the top of CBS News tonight. I won't watch, but I'll let @tvmojoe.bsky.social report back to me on whether Bari dedicates the entire evening news to this.
Well that right there was a WILD tennis match.
I'm tired just from watching them.
Or because it's 1:15 a.m. PT.
G'night, mate.
I'm tired just from watching them.
Or because it's 1:15 a.m. PT.
G'night, mate.
January 30, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Well that right there was a WILD tennis match.
I'm tired just from watching them.
Or because it's 1:15 a.m. PT.
G'night, mate.
I'm tired just from watching them.
Or because it's 1:15 a.m. PT.
G'night, mate.
I *love* that the Disney+ autoplay promo scene for "Wonder Man" is basically the two main characters talking about "Midnight Cowboy." It's like Disney+ is actively trying to perplex curious viewers, though the truth is that it's a wholly representative scene.
January 30, 2026 at 1:39 AM
I *love* that the Disney+ autoplay promo scene for "Wonder Man" is basically the two main characters talking about "Midnight Cowboy." It's like Disney+ is actively trying to perplex curious viewers, though the truth is that it's a wholly representative scene.
Used to be that when Darren Aronofsky wanted to feature a dead-eyed actor, he'd just employ Jared Leto.
First trailer for Darren Aranofsky's new AI animated series 'On This Day... 1776'
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
• Tells short narrative stories about the Revolutionary War
• Uses Gen AI tools, including tech made by Google DeepMind
• Has SAG voice actors
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Used to be that when Darren Aronofsky wanted to feature a dead-eyed actor, he'd just employ Jared Leto.
Interrupting today's doomscrolling with some good news:
"Top Chef" returns Monday, March 9 for Season 23, set in the Cackalackys. Mostly North, a wee bit South. (Early preview of the premiere on March 3 on Peacock.)
Plus, all episodes will be 75 minutes.
Now back to doom...
"Top Chef" returns Monday, March 9 for Season 23, set in the Cackalackys. Mostly North, a wee bit South. (Early preview of the premiere on March 3 on Peacock.)
Plus, all episodes will be 75 minutes.
Now back to doom...
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Interrupting today's doomscrolling with some good news:
"Top Chef" returns Monday, March 9 for Season 23, set in the Cackalackys. Mostly North, a wee bit South. (Early preview of the premiere on March 3 on Peacock.)
Plus, all episodes will be 75 minutes.
Now back to doom...
"Top Chef" returns Monday, March 9 for Season 23, set in the Cackalackys. Mostly North, a wee bit South. (Early preview of the premiere on March 3 on Peacock.)
Plus, all episodes will be 75 minutes.
Now back to doom...
Is the fallacious pretext that the NY Times is helping to prop up here that Kristi Noem's junior varsity militia of disgruntled Reddit posters who couldn't properly identify Victor Wembanyama at an Oompa Loompa convention remembered and recognized Alex Pretti and identified him as dangerous?
More than a week before federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their SUV, according to newly unearthed videos. Watch here.
Videos Show Alex Pretti in Confrontation With Agents 11 Days Before His Death
More than a week before federal agents killed Mr. Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse, different agents pushed him to the ground after he spit at them and broke a taillight on their S.U.V.
nyti.ms
January 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Is the fallacious pretext that the NY Times is helping to prop up here that Kristi Noem's junior varsity militia of disgruntled Reddit posters who couldn't properly identify Victor Wembanyama at an Oompa Loompa convention remembered and recognized Alex Pretti and identified him as dangerous?
Totally forgot to post my biweekly chat with @nickdigilio.bsky.social yesterday! Sorry. This week we talk "SNL," Mel Brooks, "The Beauty" and oodles more!
Nick D - Dan Fienberg, TV Talk and Crazy Casting
Dan Fienberg reviews new TV while Nick and Esma question baffling casting choices.
radiomisfits.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Totally forgot to post my biweekly chat with @nickdigilio.bsky.social yesterday! Sorry. This week we talk "SNL," Mel Brooks, "The Beauty" and oodles more!