‘American Promise’ Finally Comes to TV
Twelve years of shooting, more than 13 years in the making, and a full year after they came to the TV Critics Association winter press tour to promote it, the…
Also On Monday: Swimsuits and Steinberg
The groundhog blew it Sunday. But a sure sign of spring is the unveiling of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. It's a sexist exercise, sure. But the two hour prime time…
Diversity Comes to ‘Downton Abbey’
One of the more lopsided Super Bowl games in recent history (and not too many memorable commercials to look out for) made it easy to slip over to "Downton Abbey"…
Some Thoughts on the Super Bowl
Well, the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman cast a pall on just about everything in this fake holiday over a football game. The Puppy Bowl seemed dumb and dated in…
The Sad Shocking Death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
Among the many things dangled before our eyes at the TV Critics winter press tour last month, one of the easy standouts was for Showtime's planned "Happyish." It starred Philip…