RIP Al Ruddy. Also: A question about The Shards. And: Ted Sarandos backlash.

Al Ruddy has died, aged 94. He was a TV and film producer responsible for several iconic, well-known shows. The big title was some film he made called The Godfather. Maybe you’ve seen it.

Fantastic suit.

You may also have seen the very watchable (but also very silly) Paramount+ TV show The Offer, which was based on Ruddy’s book about the making of the fi…