Remembering Phyllis Diller, 1917-2012
With her shock of hair and cackling laugh, Phyllis Diller, who died Monday in Los Angeles at 95, was a gale force in comedy for nearly half a century. And…
‘Facts of Life’ Star in New ‘Survivor’ Cast
Who says acting careers are being hurt by reality shows? Lisa Whelchel, who played the peppy Blair Warner on “The Facts of Life” in the 1980s, is back on TV…
MTV Tries Another British Adaptation, ‘The Inbetweeners’
MTV hasn’t had any better luck adapting British hit series than network television has. Their version of “Skins” sank like a stone. Now here comes their version of another raunchy…
Also on Monday: Finales for First Season Series ‘Bunheads,’ ‘Glass House’
Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “Bunheads” (ABC Family, 9 p.m.) reaches a finale tonight of its summer episodes around the time the dancers are readying their performance of “The Nutcracker.” Fans will be…
Actually, ‘Copper’ is Rather Tinny
BBC America has a long history of bringing over the best of British television, in comedy or drama. So it’s a bit of a disappointment that their first original American…
Also on Sunday: A Jonas is Married, NFL Exhibition
The Jonas Brothers have reached that new level of their career, bypassing the boy band for various reality projects. With Joe on “The Next,” Kevin opens his young marriage to…
Saturday TV: ‘Doctor Who Timey-Wimey’
It’s very difficult to determine exactly when the next “Doctor Who” episode will premiere; in England, they have been advertising one for August, but have kept mum on exactly when,…
Go Ahead, Larry King
Larry King was such a fixture on CNN, he almost left a suspenders-wearing shadow when he left with considerable fanfare in 2010. Piers Morgan hasn’t come close to matching his…
Friday TV: ‘Inocente,’ Returns of ‘Boss,’ ‘Strike Back’
To cap the week in which thousands of young people can begin to apply for deportation reprives, an unusual documentary on MTV takes a look at a young Latina artist…
Crashing ‘The 700 Club’
Vacation means a change of scenery and likely chance of sunburn but it doesn’t mean forsaking blog readers, as you know. So I spent this morning peeking into CBN, Pat…