Rich Heldenfels, Pop Culture Wanderer

Here is what happens after months of varied degrees of isolation: there's never enough digital content. My streaming music library has expanded, now including Pandora, SiriusXM, Spotify (the free version), Amazon Music (whatever comes with my Prime subscription) and the international channels I can reach with my Como Musica. My video streaming options include Disney+, Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access and, most recently, Apple TV+. Getting that last service finally gave me a way to watch "The Morning Show," the drama with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston. It is at times marvelous and other times just a drag, but it caught me up especially short when an episode found the morning-show team setting up in the Safari Inn, pictured above. "I stayed there," I said to my wife, and the memories came rolling back.  It was 1999. The Cleveland-set "Drew Carey Show" was making its 100th episode, and I had gone to L.A. to cover the event, appear as a back...

The official word, starting with the fall nightly recap: MONDAY :  Returning Coaches Kelly Clarkson, John Legend, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani and Host Carson Daly Reunite for Perennial Juggernaut  “The Voice,”  Followed by the Fall Return of Hit Mystery Drama “ Manifest”  at 10 P.M. TUESDAY : Dynamic Tuesday Lineup Stays Strong With “ The Voice ” Setting the Stage for the Fifth Season of TV’s #1 Drama “ This Is Us, ”   Leading Into Timeslot Winner “ New Amsterdam ” at 10 P.M. WEDNESDAY : Following Another Total Viewers Win, the Windy City Block Returns to Conquer Wednesday Nights Starting With “ Chicago Med ” at 8 P.M., Followed by Wednesday’s Most-Watched Series “ Chicago Fire ” and Concluding with “ Chicago P.D. ” THURSDAY : Fan Favorite Comedies “ Superstore ” and  “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”  Anchor Thursday Nights;   Drama Starts at 9 P.M. as  “Law & Order: SVU ” Marks its Record 22 nd  Season, Leading into the Much-Anticipa...