Monday TV: Imported to Sing for Journey
The band Journey hasn't had an easy time trying to replace its iconic lead singer Steve Perry. First there was Steve Agueri, then a guy named Jeff Scott Soto. The…
The Songs of the ‘Breaking Bad’ Finale
Walter White smiled a a tiny smile when he saw his old cooking setup one more time, all in operating order, all working so well, albeit with slave labor. After…
Sunday: Biggest TV Night Ever?
It's being called the biggest Sunday in the history of TV, with more good programming happening at once it will challenge the most sophisticated DVR; when broadcast winds up its…
Tina, Jesse Among Rookies on ‘SNL’ Start
Tina Fey seemed to be hosting the crucial 39th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" as a way to lend experience and substance to a cast that's mostly green. Six…
Saturday TV: Like It’s Not Premiere Week
For decades the pinnacle of the week's TV programming, Saturday is such a poor night for watching, that even on premiere week, when new shows and fresh episodes of returning…
Playlist 9-27-13
Started with some flying saucer stuff to segue from the previous show, moved to "Million Dollar Quartet" era stuff from Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis, whose…
‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Kennedy Center
There may not be a better musical focus for a jukebox musical than the sounds of Memphis' plucky Sun Studios in the 1950s, where Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee…
The New Fall TV Season: Fridays
2013 Fall TV Fridays are still the dumping ground for most networks, where they put same-week reruns of shows they want to promote or burn up episodes of shows that…
Also on Friday: Roman Polanski Update
Marina Zenovich, who chronicled the prickly sitiation in the 2008 "Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired," follows up with "Roman Polanski: Odd Man Out" (Showtime, 9 p.m.). It covers what happened…
The New Fall TV Season: Thursdays
2013 Fall TV We're previewing the new fall TV season each day this week, with Thursday tied with Tuesdays as having the most new broadcast shows -- seven. It's no…