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/
The Washington Post's arts/culture critics have always represented the best of the best.
[The Washington Post's sports staff has always represented the best of the best. As has its news staff. Etc. Etc. This is all horrible.]
[The Washington Post's sports staff has always represented the best of the best. As has its news staff. Etc. Etc. This is all horrible.]
It is worth noting the Post slashed the bulk of its arts coverage, including most of the critics, ending a great tradition in journalism.
February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM
The Washington Post's arts/culture critics have always represented the best of the best.
[The Washington Post's sports staff has always represented the best of the best. As has its news staff. Etc. Etc. This is all horrible.]
[The Washington Post's sports staff has always represented the best of the best. As has its news staff. Etc. Etc. This is all horrible.]
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My review of ABC's "The Muppet Show," which is a one-off special for now, which is why people need to watch it, even if this special is merely "fine" rather than "great."
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
‘The Muppet Show’ Review: Sabrina Carpenter Is the Ideal Host for a Promising Special That Reminds Us What the Muppets Do Best
Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
My review of ABC's "The Muppet Show," which is a one-off special for now, which is why people need to watch it, even if this special is merely "fine" rather than "great."
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
Hunter > Noah > Buddy> Alexi > Smoot Tariff Act >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Josh
A U.S. Senator just called Netflix "the woke-est content in the history of the world," which is laughable as all get out. But let's play along and assume it was true: Netflix is by far the most popular streamer in the U.S. and the world. So...Americans must really love "woke"? 🤔
February 3, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Hunter > Noah > Buddy> Alexi > Smoot Tariff Act >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Josh
While I liked the first season SIGNIFICANTLY more than the second, I still enjoyed the second season enough to be pleased with this.
Glad to see Netflix make a call here not strictly based on data (which has viewing down for s2). Also, I spelled “Nieuwendyk” correctly without having to look it up, so I’m pretty proud of that.
‘A Man on the Inside’ Renewed for Third Season at Netflix
The comedy from creator Mike Schur stars Ted Danson as a retired professor turned investigator.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
While I liked the first season SIGNIFICANTLY more than the second, I still enjoyed the second season enough to be pleased with this.
My review of ABC's "The Muppet Show," which is a one-off special for now, which is why people need to watch it, even if this special is merely "fine" rather than "great."
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
‘The Muppet Show’ Review: Sabrina Carpenter Is the Ideal Host for a Promising Special That Reminds Us What the Muppets Do Best
Maya Rudolph and executive producer Seth Rogen also appear in the variety half-hour, which returns to the theater, premise and format of the original 1970s series.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
My review of ABC's "The Muppet Show," which is a one-off special for now, which is why people need to watch it, even if this special is merely "fine" rather than "great."
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
I also list a bunch of recent memory-holed Muppets projects they did INSTEAD of this:
I feel like I've been waiting a lifetime for a moment like this, but I must acknowledge that some people's lives will suck without her.
Big news in the daytime TV world: “The Kelly Clarkson Show” will end after this season.
‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ to End After Seven Seasons in Syndication
The show will continue production on episodes to air through the fall.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
I feel like I've been waiting a lifetime for a moment like this, but I must acknowledge that some people's lives will suck without her.
I would like to believe that whoever said this actually plays defense, but The New York Times decided to engage in a little "offensive" wordplay.
I know that that is not the case. But I would like to believe it. [Plus, it would allow me to just assume it's Nick Bosa, because fuck that guy.]
I know that that is not the case. But I would like to believe it. [Plus, it would allow me to just assume it's Nick Bosa, because fuck that guy.]
February 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I would like to believe that whoever said this actually plays defense, but The New York Times decided to engage in a little "offensive" wordplay.
I know that that is not the case. But I would like to believe it. [Plus, it would allow me to just assume it's Nick Bosa, because fuck that guy.]
I know that that is not the case. But I would like to believe it. [Plus, it would allow me to just assume it's Nick Bosa, because fuck that guy.]
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.
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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