NBC Jumps September Starting Gun with ‘Go On’
After stumbling a bit after the mega-success of “Friends,” Matthew Perry finally landed a smart and promising comedy that suits his talents. Unfortunately that was “Mr Sunshine,” which only lasted…
Wednesday TV: ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ and Rita Hayworth Too
A Kewpie Doll with catch phrases, Honey Boo Boo was enough of a diversion in the already beyond the pale “Toddlers & Tiaras” to warrant a spin-off show highlighting her…
Tuesday TV: Football Training Amid the Summer Games
Even as lots of other sports vie for our attention at the Olympics, it may not be too soon to think about the football season. Hence the season seven premiere…
Jack White Zeppelin
Wild haired and bug eyed, like a Johnny Depp character in a Tim Burton movie, Jack White brought a raft of expectations in the show under his own name at…
Monday TV: Athletes With and Without Cigarettes
For a truly bizarre world Olympics experience, you may want to switch over to “Classic Battle of the Network Stars” (ESPN Classic, 8 p.m.), which the network dug up probably…
Anthony Bourdain Cancels His Reservations
The upcoming ninth season of “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” will be his last, the Travel Channel announced Monday. The bon vivant former chef has traveled to more than 60 countries…
Sunday TV: Breaking World Records and ‘Breaking Bad’
Track and field takes over the 2012 London Olympics (NBC, 7 p.m.) with Usain Bolt taking the 100 meter race Gymnastics finals are scheduled in men’s floor and pommel horse.…
Remembering My Friend Kevin O’Hare
One of the highlights of seeing a lot of terrible concerts over a 12-year period at the Hartford Courant was running into my colleague Kevin O’Hare. Even if we spoke…
Saturday TV: Golden Marilyn Anniversary Amid the Gold Medals
Sunday is the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, an event that still haunts film history, simply for the shimmering, mysterious beauty she left behind in her films.…
Every Which Way But Wild
In creating the new Nat Geo Wild series, “Animal Intervention,” Alison Eastwood is joined by venom expert Donald Schultz in confronting people who have kept wild animals as pets –…