Monthly Archives: February 2011

Saturday TV: Gospel and Comedy

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 19, 2011

The 12th Annual BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Awards (GMC, 9 and 11 p.m.), honoring Shirley Caesar and the group Commissioned is hosted by Donnie McClurkin and Kim Burell, and features performances by the Clark Sisters, Marvin Sapp, Dawkins & Dawkins and others. The third season of the original British version of “Human Nature” (BBC [...]

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Playlist 2-11-11

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 11, 2011

Started with another half dozen goodies from the Oxford American Southern Music sampler Vol. 12, played a big chunk of the new Bright Eyes, as well as new stuff from Twilight Singers, Iron & WIne, Delicate Steve, Destroyers and the Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Joy Formidable,Tennis and Wanda Jackson, old and new. To herald shows [...]

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A Familiar Matthew Perry in ‘Mr. Sunshine’

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 11, 2011

Matthew Perry fits his role in the new sitcom “Mr. Sunshine” quite well, in part because it’s based on himself. “I like to say that this character is me, like, five years ago before any possible enlightenment 
could have come into my life,” he told reporters at press tour last year. But it’s a role [...]

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No Shame in Allison Janney’s ‘Sunshine’

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 11, 2011

While “Mr. Sunshine” is a vehicle for Matthew Perry, it’s been a standout role for Alison Janney as a demanding and loopy arena owner who in the first episode throws children at clowns who frighten her with axes and requests a bedroom session with the visiting John Mellencamp. “I spent seven years being politically correct [...]

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What’s Behind the ‘Traffic Light’

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 11, 2011

The new comedy “Traffic Light” debuted on Fox this week, to some pretty light ratings. Just 4.59 million tuned in for the new series starring  David Denman, Liza Lapira, Nelson Franklin as a bunch of guys at different stages in their relationships. Even its producers, which includes Connecticut native David ,Hemingson, agree the title can [...]

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Shawn Ryan Getting Up to ‘Code’

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 11, 2011

The best new drama of the season, Fox’s “Chicago Code,” grew since it was originally titled “Ride Along,” executive producer Shawn Ryan says. “It became much, much more than I originally intended it,” Ryan told reporters at press tour last month. “The original concept was to try to do a police show in Chicago that [...]

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What’s New in Candy Heart Sayings

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 7, 2011

It’s an old tradition to print little sayings on candy hearts. They make the little lumps of sugar, corn syrup and pastel-colored dyes almost palatable. But spilling out a box of them today I see how much they’ve changed over the years. It was last year that the New England Confectionery Co., in Revere, Mass., [...]

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Playlist 2-4-11

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 5, 2011

Started with a bunch of thing from the latest Southern Music sampler from the Oxford American, heard some new Iron and Wine, and then some new stuff later by Gang of Four, Wire, Mogwai, the Duke Spirit and Delicate Steve, among others. Closed with a bunch of Neko Case in honor of her show tonight [...]

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Heidi Klum Gets Funny with Kids

By Roger Catlin | Published: February 1, 2011

Heidi Klum turns Art Linkletter in her new Lifetime series. Though she’s somewhat of a stern host on “Project Runway,” she’s a conduit for kids on the new “Seriously Funny Kids,” premiering tonight. She interviews them, does challenges with them and sometimes plays pranks on them. Mostly to see how funny they are. But, she [...]

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