Travel Journal: Marketing the Sunset
Just over a week ago, a big full moon traveling a few thousand miles closer than usual made a big worldwide impression, especially from photographers with long lenses that made…
‘Dome’ a La King, Under Glass
If it wasn't from Stephen King, "Under the Dome" (CBS, 10 p.m.) would be laughed off pretty quickly, even as summertime fare. The series about a town that has a…
Desperate ‘Devious Maids’
How removed is Eva Longoria from her Latino roots? Enough not to see the latest soapy series she's executive producing is mostly just stereotypes. Yes, "Devious Maids" (Lifetime, 10 p.m.) is…
What’s On TV in Eurasia
America like to think it creates the entertainment for the rest of the world. But I have to say, from a hotel room in central Turkey, there is scarcely a…
James Gandolfini, 1961-2013
Shocking, of course, to hear of the death of James Gandolfini today in Italy at only the age of 51. A great actor with serious gravitas, he played a big…
Turkey Update: Safe in the Caves
For any of those who may concerned about our time in Istanbul during its unrest, first reported here and now migrated to the Washington Post, I'm happy to say we've…
Our Trip to Istanbul So Far
The way it had had been reported on TV, you'd think the tear gas would be evident from the moment we stepped off the plane in Istanbul. But things seemed…
Playing a Live Score to ‘West Side Story’
It's been a popular thing for a decade or more for orchestras to sub in scores live for silent movies. A little more unusual is presenting live soundtracks to talkies.…
Our Regular Coverage is on Hiatus
TV shows can do it; TV columns can do it too. The daily blog of largely daily television highlights that I've been writing every day for maybe a decade takes…