Media Maven, a.k.a. Jonah Platt, is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a major in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing, with minors in Cinema Studies and Music. He now works as a writers’ production assistant for the NBC series, The Office. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Jonah has been watching television, seeing movies and listening to music for about 94% of the hours he’s been alive.
His favorite television shows are: Lost, Arrested Development, Rome, Weeds, Entourage, I Love Lucy, The Wonder Years, Rescue Me, All in the Family, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dexter, Saturday Night Live, Friday Night Lights, Veronica Mars, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The Office, Project Runway, Top Chef, Jeopardy, Da Ali G Show, The Showbiz Show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Chuck, Battlestar Galactica
His favorite movies are: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Madison, Cinema Paradiso, The Matrix, Harold and Maude, 300, City of God, Empire Records, Can’t Hardly Wait, Jerry Maguire, The Usual Suspects, Requiem for a Dream, Leon the Professional, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, The Last Temptation of Christ, The Boondock Saints, Pleasantville, Le Scaphandre et le papillon, Bonnie and Clyde
His favorite musical acts are: Incubus, The Beatles, Off The Beat (www.offthebeat.net), The New Pornographers, Weezer, Eminem, John Coltrane, Ravi Shankar, St. Vincent, Nirvana, All Broadway musicals (except ones by Andrew Lloyd Weber), The Bird and The Bee, Muse, The Strokes
Questions/Comments? Jonah can be reached at mediamavenmusings@gmail.com
Thanks for reading!
8 Comments
June 6, 2007 at 5:21 pm
Hi Jonah!
Mom sent me your website. It’s fantastic. Keep up the great work. We miss you.
Love, The Nussens
October 3, 2007 at 8:14 am
hi. It’s my first time to visit your site. I only chanced upon it by accident and i would just like to say that you’re a BRILLIANT WRITTER! Funny,witty and absolutely right on the mark with your opinions. I agree with you on everything…except the one fact that you liked wayne palmer.I think he’s a sissy and i cant believe americans would actually vote a sissy for president…he was totally unconvincing as one too. But other than that, i feel like i’m reading my own thoughts. Specially about not liking maia in the 4400…that really cracked me up! anyways, goodluck to you. You should be doing this professionally. Somebody should pay you to write because you are really GOOD
October 3, 2007 at 11:30 am
Wow, Cara. Thank you SO much! I’m so glad you enjoy the site and I hope you continue to read, and more importantly, share your opinions on other posts. I always love to know what other readers are thinking.
For the record, Wayne Palmer is ok. I certainly wouldn’t consider myself a fan of his. But certainly my allegiance belongs to his big brother, David. In fact, I own a David Palmer for President t-shirt, which I will perhaps wear today in your/his honor.
Please keep reading, and I hope to hear from you again very soon!
October 4, 2007 at 7:27 am
I’m flattered. will definitely visit this site often.
Stay cool!
November 16, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Hey MM, love your website keep up the good work, and keep on your blogs on Dexter i’ll keep reading them. Dexter is by far the best show on Television.
December 12, 2007 at 10:00 pm
waiting for comments on last dex…will refrain from my predictions untill you publish…but i refer you to my comments directly to you email….cliffhanger…dokes on the run (he escapes)…and lila is dex’s next victim…also, tired of deb and lydon…kind o’ dumb and her acting has gone down hill…ps…your second cuzins just got halo and an xbox among other games….
January 21, 2008 at 3:00 pm
hey maven,
Piper just wanted to ask how you like Cloverfield? Personally, i didn’t care for the home video type of stuff, and it was really unbelievable (in a bad way). The only really cool thing were some graphics and how intense it was, but otherwise I thought it was God awful. Give me an e-mail convincing me I’m wrong because I just hated it and have told my friends NOT to see it…
-Piper
P.S. Your writing is magnificent
April 11, 2008 at 3:58 pm
yo, i’ve seen sooo many “must-see movies of the summer” what are your top 10?
-Piper