Veep-O-Mania
Usually considered a historical footnote or contemporary also-ran, the vice president was fully put on the pedestal at the TV Critics’ winter press tour this week. Never has there been…
‘Work It’ Worked Off Schedule
When ABC entertainment chief Paul Lee greeted critics at the winter press tour this week, his greeting was more of a tweak: “How did you guys like ‘Work It’?” Critical…
Saturday TV: ‘The Fades’ and The Pageant
A new twist to an old premise makes the series "The Fades" (BBC America, 9 p.m.) seem promising. Writer Jack Thorne, of "Skins" and "Shameless" fame, follows another young person,…
Gervais Sets His ‘Golden Globe’ Subjects
A packed day of cable presentations at the TV critics' winter press tour Friday began with Ricky Gervais’ hilarious new series “Life’s Too Short.” But because his higher profile gig,…