A Longer Rockin’ Eve
New Year ‘s Rockin Eve has never taken so much time – five hours at least to countdown one 10-second stretch time. But in addition to “Dick Clark’s Primetime New…
Also On Saturday: Countdowns and Coldplay
“New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly” (NBC, 10 and 11:30 p.m.) will also emanate from Times Square, hosted by a guy who has seen success since last year as host…
Friday TV: A Rush of ‘Gold Rush’ and Bowl Games
“Gold Rush” (Discovery, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 p.m.), which runs in a marathon today, has gotten so popular, it now requires a “Gold Rush Aftershow Special” (Discovery, 9 p.m.),…
My Friend Rich Sivel
I am sorry that I missed the memorial meeting for my friend Rich Sivel this afternoon in Hartford. It had only been 10 days or so ago that he was…
Warhol’s ‘Shadows’
Only a couple of weeks are left in the Warhol stand in Washington. In addition to “Warhol: Headlines” show at the National Gallery, closing Jan. 2, there is an epic…
Thursday TV: Behind the National Film Registry
In the week when another 25 films, from “Forrest Gump’ and “Bambi” to “The Silence of the Lambs” and “Faces,” have been named to the National Film Registry for preservation…
Wednesday TV: Remembering Stars Who Died
Let us now remember some of the people who died this year. Turner Classic Movie does with a night in which they remember stars who died in 2011. They salute…
Bill Maher Disses Tim Tebow
Even with his show on hiatus, Bill Maher knows how to create a ruckus. A rude comment about Tim Tebow’s poor performance against Buffalo on Twitter has the quarterback’s fans…
The Christmas Hearth, Circa 2011
Managed to survive another Christmas season, mostly by lowering expectations of myself so far, nobody was too disappointed. Part of the problem came with a big move from New England…
Tuesday TV: Kennedy Center Honors to Rescue
The one rare highbrow moment of network television programming during the desert of holiday week is the “The 34th Annual Kennedy Center Honors” (CBS, 9 p.m.). There, the event shot…