Word on the street is that one of my favorite shows, Dennis Miller Live, has been cancelled by HBO. Further gossip suggests that while it will be announced as Miller's choice, it is anything but. And while I haven't heard anything about this yet, you have to wonder if this has anything to do with rumors about Bill Maher dickering for a new home on some cable channel.
Speaking of talk: MSNBC keeps sending me e-mails promoting the new Phil Donahue show (starts Monday) and describing him as "The man who invented TV talk." Does anyone really think that "TV talk" by any definition started in 1967?