Media Maven, a.k.a. Jonah Platt, is a 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. When he hasn’t been performing improvised musicals with his group One Night Stand: An Improvised Musical, he’s worked for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Office, and Parks and Recreation. Currently, he’s employed as the writers’ assistant on the new Fox comedy series Running Wilde from Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, starring Will Arnett and Keri Russell. 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, 24, Scrubs, The Office, Top Chef, Jeopardy, Da Ali G Show, The Showbiz Show, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Chuck, Battlestar Galactica, Community, The League, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Party Down
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, The Dark Knight, The Truman Show, Inception, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
His favorite musical acts are: Incubus, The Beatles, Off The Beat, The New Pornographers, Weezy, Eminem, John Coltrane, St. Vincent, Nirvana, All Broadway musicals (except ones by Andrew Lloyd Weber), The Bird and The Bee, Muse
Questions/Comments? Jonah can be reached at mediamavenmusings@gmail.com
Thanks for reading!
Hi Jonah!
Mom sent me your website. It’s fantastic. Keep up the great work. We miss you.
Love, The Nussens
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
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!
I’m flattered. will definitely visit this site often.
Stay cool!
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.
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….
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
yo, i’ve seen sooo many “must-see movies of the summer” what are your top 10?
-Piper
Hello my friend! just dropping a line to say I too saw INCEPTION in imax two nights ago and i completely agree with everything you said. It was mind-boggingly brilliant and flawless on every level. strange about the flaw you were talking about as I too wondered that. ah well seeing it again tomorrow night when it releases here in AUS so we shall see
cheers
thanks for the comment Ben — enjoy inception… again!