Monday TV: ‘House’ Closing, ‘Ninja’ Invasion
As great as dramas have become on cable, the same improvement can’t be found on broadcast TV, where most hour long shows are still bad variations on cop, hospital and…
Trump Picks Another ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
Clay Aiken came in second again on a network reality competition. The “American Idol” runner up came in second to Arsenio Hall, whose win as the fifth “Celebrity Apprentice” was…
Billboard Awards a Testament to Dead, Living
The past, present and future collided in the Billboard Music Awards Sunday, the out of season music awards show from Las Vegas. With a number of artists to be celebrated…
Sunday TV: Billboard Awards, Jesse Stone Returns, ‘Sherlock’ Finale
Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen host the 2012 Billboard Music Awards (ABC, 8 p.m.) from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, not because they’re singers or musicians but because they…
Mick Jagger Sings at Kristen Wiig’s Graduation
Mick Jagger’s hosting of “Saturday Night Live” season finale was an odd one. It was a showcase for his old songs, one of which he sang with Arcade Fire (“The…
‘Community’ Disruption
Things have been looking up for “Community,” the Thursday night NBC comedy that was renewed for its fourth season, ended its third with a well-received triple play Thursday but which…
Saturday TV: Gregg Toland’s Eye, Mick on ‘SNL’
The luxurious black and white cinematography of Gregg Toland is featured tonight on Turner Classic Movies, starting with the movie that won him an Oscar, the 1939 “Wuthering Heights” (TCM,…
Friday TV: Shakespearian Opera, ‘Supernatural’ Finale
The great thing about the Met Live in HD series, that brings live broadcasts of opera to 1,700 theaters around the world, is that the performances usually end up on…
Donna Summer, 1948-2012
There were a lot of disco divas back in the day, but only one disco queen. But more than that, Donna Summer, who died Thursday at age 63, was an…
Unjust Ouster on ‘Idol’ Semifinals
Of the performances by the three remaining semifinalists on “American Idol” this week, judges had some minor complaints about only two of them – one or two of their three…