Letter from TCA
The nation’s TV critics, reporters and bloggers have gathered once more at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills to learn about the new and upcoming shows from network and…
Wednesday TV: Gaga on ‘Dance’; Nicks on ‘Talent’
Lady Gaga shows up as guest judge on “So You Think You Can Dance” ((Fox, 8 p.m.), perhaps also giving some creative costume advice to the remaining eight contestants --…
Tuesday TV: ‘Land Reform’ in Zimbabwe, Pot Boom in California
The so called "land reforms" of Robet Mugabe in Zimbabwe has resulted in thousands of farmers driven off their land. "Mugabe and the White African" by Lucy Bailey and Andrew…
Monday TV: Death on the Taconic
The most chillingly deadly motor vehicle accident in New York State occurred two years ago this week on the Taconic State Parkway, when Diane Schuler, described by many as a…
Playlist: The Last Show
The irony about the last Friday Morning Rock radio show is that I couldn’t possibly play all the songs I really wanted to play since I had packed away all…
Sunday TV: Last Gasp for ‘Entourage’
The most encouraging thing about the eighth-season start for “Entourage” (HBO, 10:30 p.m.) is that it is the last season. After a longstanding slump, having an end in sight might…
Also On Sunday: ‘Same Name,’ More ‘Zen’
CBS has done well with simple series involving celebrities and real people such as “I Get That a Lot,” when stars mingle among the unwashed. A variation of that comes…
Amy Winehouse and the Curse of 27
It was the drugs and lifestyle, no doubt. And the inability of anyone in her circle to pull her out of her decline. But the shocking death Saturday of Amy…
TV Fare: ‘Schmucks,’ Hard Time in Jailhouse Movies
Something may be gnawing at you as you consider what's on TV tonight. With the strains to the power grid because of the brutally hot weather, they're asking that non-essential…
The Move So Far
As a young person, there may be a kind of adventurous spirit to moving. But having raised a family in a big house where you’ve lived for 20 years, it’s…