The Panapoly of PBS at TCA
The PBS sessions are a high point of the TV Critics Association because the panels, like the programming, offers such a wide variety. Kids programming, “Downton Abbey,” a big array…
A Warning About a Witch Hunt: A TCA Tale
Harry Thomason, the TV producer (“Designing Women”) and friend to President Clinton said he got a call just before the former Arkansas governor was sworn the White House from an…
How Politicians First Got on Late Night TV
The other unusual thing Harry Thomason said about the Clinton years in a TV Critics Assocition panel on an upcoming two-part film on the former president was the first to…
‘Downton’ A Boost for PBS
PBS chief Paula Kerger rode to the TV Critics Association fresh on the success and Golden Globe nominations for “Downton Abbey” and the burgeoning publicity for season two, which starts…
Food Choices Improve for Yul Kwon
Yul Kwon, the 13th season winner of “Survivor” is becoming a fixture of PBS portion of the TV Critics Press Tour. He presented a panel on his series “America Revealed”…
‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Cast Announced
As the field of Republican Presidential contenders shrinks, the new cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” was announced Wednesday. It includes such veterans of reality TV as Adam Carolla, Pen Jillette, Dee…
Wednesday TV: Another ‘Mobbed’ and More Reality
Howie Mandel presents another “Mobbed” (Fox, 9 p.m.) special, this one featuring a an overproduced proposal. Another occasional reality special, “I Get That A Lot” (CBS, 8 p.m.), returns, featuring …
Pasadena Turnaround: TCA Begins
There’s a bit of a crazy turnaround in Pasadena today. The Rose Bowl game and its attendant Tournament of Roses Parade just wrapped up yesterday. As they check out of…
Erasing the Holiday
January second couldn’t come soon enough. The Christmas tree had been dropping needles since the time we carried it home. Just natural, the saleswoman said. Well, yes. Everything about the…
Tuesday TV: ‘Work It’ Doesn’t, Caucuses Meet
It may be a golden age for TV comedy, but that doesn’t mean that some of them are terrible. The worst new one this year debuts tonight. “Work It” (ABC,…