Saturday TV: Weekend Marathons Galore
The image of Labor Day Weekend is going out to the beach to soak up the last lazy days of summer. For others, it's a much more sheltered time -…
Playlist 8-30-13
A last minute call to fill in tonight gave me the opportunity to do a lot of things over a show that lasted four hours. In all that time, I…
Keanu Examines Film’s Turn to Digital
What is gained and what is lost by the motion picture industry moving from actual celluloid film to digital pixels? Does the film quality change? Does the manner of making…
Also on Friday: ‘Cracked’ and ‘Foreclosed’
There has been no shortage of Canadian cop show imports all summer, from "Flashpoint" and "Rookie Blue" to "Motive." Now comes a slightly more solid entry on a slightly more…
Thursday TV: Letterman Hits Milestone
Earlier this year, David Letterman quietly broke Johnny Carson's record for longest running late night host. Not being chosen to take Carson's place on "The Tonight Show" may have been…
ZingBot, 3 a.m. Expire on ‘Big Brother’
If Elissa had a clearer head, she might actually have a chance in "Big Brother." Only after nominating Aaryn and McCrae for eviction as head of household, did she realize…
Wednesday TV: Charisma, McDreamy Go Cable
A couple of actors start new reality careers on cable today with new shows. "Surviving Evil" (Investigation Discovery, 10 p.m.) is a true crime story about surviving attackers hosted by…
Tuesday TV: Best Special on ‘The March’
It's the eve of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the "I Have a Dream" speech of Martin Luther King, though you might think the anniversary is…
Monday TV: ‘5 Broken Cameras’ on PBS
Palestinian farmer Emad Burnat never intended to become a documentarian when he bought his first camera to chronicle the young life of his youngest son Gibreel. But as he documened…
‘The Newsroom’ Recap: Genoa is Baloney
Fans of Aaron Sorkin's courtroom dramas, from "A Few Good Men" to the structure of "The Social Media," were likely cheered by this week's installment of "The Newsroom." In it, the…