Friday TV: The Barnes Museum vs. Tarzan
Against the written wishes of Dr. Albert Barnes, who created an amazing personal collection of modern art in his suburban Philadelphia home, the whole museum was moved downtown in a…
Discovery Networks’ Giddy Murder and Bigfoot Searching
It could have been any number of things that suddenly turned things dark at press tour Thursday. The sheer oddball of cable offerings, the creeping effects of two weeks at…
Thursday TV: Russell Brand Takes a Break
It’s the last “Brand X with Russell Brand” (FX, 11 p.m.) in front of a brick wall. Following tonight’s season finale, the showcase for Brand’s rants will be retooled for…
Aaron Sorkin Faces ‘Newsroom’ Foes
My bit of theater at the end of the contentious Aaron Sorkin “Newsroom” panel Wednesday was to echo a key scene in the show’s premiere. I scratched out a sign…
HBO’s Icons of the ’60s: Tippi Hedren, Ethel Kennedy
HBO may have missed out on “Mad Men,” but they had two icons of the 1960s on panels at press tour Wednesday in Beverly Hills. Tippi Hedren, who was plucked…
Wednesday TV: Various International Clashes
So far, the primetime coverage of the 2012 London Olympics (NBC, 8 p.m.) doesn’t seem to stray far from Americans, swimming or gymnastics. But it is fun to place sure…
On ‘The Price is Right’ Set
Stepped back in time Tuesday to visit the tiny, garishly decorated studio where “The Price is Right” has been running nearly 40 years. On a visit organized for the TV…
Tuesday TV: Life After ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Travis Wall made his name on “So You Think You Can Dance,” where he finished fourth in season two but went on to become one of the show’s top choreographers,…
Mamie Gummer: A Dork as Doc
“Emily Owens M.D.” is the first starring role for Mamie Gummer, the expressive daughter of Meryl Streep and sculptor Don Gummer. But, she told reporters at the TV Critics press…
Monday TV: Models Age and Are Sage
You could watch a dozen seasons of “America’s Next Top Model” and never glean the knowledge dropped by the wise and often trailblazing women featured in Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ documentary “About…