Actually, ‘Copper’ is Rather Tinny
BBC America has a long history of bringing over the best of British television, in comedy or drama. So it’s a bit of a disappointment that their first original American…
Also on Sunday: A Jonas is Married, NFL Exhibition
The Jonas Brothers have reached that new level of their career, bypassing the boy band for various reality projects. With Joe on “The Next,” Kevin opens his young marriage to…
Saturday TV: ‘Doctor Who Timey-Wimey’
It’s very difficult to determine exactly when the next “Doctor Who” episode will premiere; in England, they have been advertising one for August, but have kept mum on exactly when,…
Go Ahead, Larry King
Larry King was such a fixture on CNN, he almost left a suspenders-wearing shadow when he left with considerable fanfare in 2010. Piers Morgan hasn’t come close to matching his…
Friday TV: ‘Inocente,’ Returns of ‘Boss,’ ‘Strike Back’
To cap the week in which thousands of young people can begin to apply for deportation reprives, an unusual documentary on MTV takes a look at a young Latina artist…
Crashing ‘The 700 Club’
Vacation means a change of scenery and likely chance of sunburn but it doesn’t mean forsaking blog readers, as you know. So I spent this morning peeking into CBN, Pat…
Thursday TV: Elvis and Some New Singers
It’s the 35th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley and the only station to notice on television is Turner Classic Movies, with an all day salute to the King,…
Wednesday TV: Musical Chairs as Reality TV
Musical chairs would not seem to be the kind of show to turn into a series. But here it is: “Oh, Sit!” (The CW, 8 p.m.), a show that seems…
Peace Laureates Want End to ‘Stars Earn Stripes’
Nine Nobel Peace laureates know warmongering when they see it, so they sent a letter to NBC this week, urging it to cancel its new reality series “Stars Earn Stripes,”…
‘Parks and Rec’ Invades ‘Newsroom’
It was surprising enough that Paul Schneider, the former Mark Brendanawicz on “Parks and Recreation,” popped up this week on “Newsroom” as the hand-picked magazine profile writer of Will McAvoy…