Competing for ‘Idol’ and Boston
One thing about having an all female final five on "American Idol" is that the quality of the singing and hence the entire show has gone up. And having a…
CNN Drops the Bomb
When breathless news came Wednesday that CNN almost singly had a scoop nobody else had, that a suspect had been arrested in the Boston Marathon bombing, there was the fleeting…
AMC Will Be Talking and Breaking Bad
When it returns for its final eight episodes Aug. 11, "Breaking Bad" will be accompanied by its own live after show, "Talking Bad" to discuss all of the action. It…
Wednesday TV: ‘Off Key’ and ‘Locked Up’
The new "Off Pitch" (VH1, 10 p.m.) is a funny new series that follows the artistic pursuits of a pretty terrible all adult, "Glee"-inspired show choir, the Grand River Singers…
Life During Wartime: A Report from the Interrupted Boston Marathon
The explosions sounded ominous. From mile marker 25.5, it could have been a confetti cannon going off at the finish line. Except that the leaders finished hours ago and there…
‘The Central Park Five’ Vindicated in Film
Twenty four years ago this Friday, a woman was raped, brutally beaten and left for dead in New York's Central Park. Five young men, mostly from the neighborhood were hauled…
Also on Tuesday: Soul at the White House
Oh it would have been perfect if Al Green showed up to the White House for their salute to Memphis Soul concert last week that is the basis for tonight's…
Battle Rounds Begin on ‘The Voice’
After just three weeks of blind auditions, with each of the four judges amassing teams of a dozen acts each, now comes the exhausting process for "The Voice" of slicing…
Monday TV: ‘Defiance,’ Passive and Active
Why didn't anyone think of this before: A new science fiction series created at the same time as an elaborate online game that has its own concurrent worlds, which may…
Sunday TV: MTV Movie Awards, ‘Veep,’ ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘Borgias’ Return
"Pitch Perfect" star Rebel Wilson hosts The MTV Movie Awards (MTV, 9 p.m.), the raucous event that's as much about introducing new summer movies as it is honoring films of…