A Renewal Performance at TCA
The purpose of the TV Critics Association winter press tour is to present an endless string of press conferences for a crush of new shows, and to provide brief availability…
‘Homeland’ Comes to New York City
The domestic terror threat might inch up with the news Tuesday that the next season of "Homeland" will be shot in New York City. Showtime CEO David Nevins shared the…
ABC Family Becoming Freeform
The channel that has been known as ABC Family over the past 15 years (and was a couple of other names before that) will change its name once more on…
Anthony Hopkins Talks ‘The Dresser’
If you want to add a little prestige to your network, you could do no worse than hire Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen as leads in the first filmed…
How Mick and Marty Made ‘Vinyl’
The unusual new HBO series “Vinyl” deserved an unusual panel at press tour Thursday and certainly got it. One one side of the ballroom at the Pasadena hotel was the…
Harvey Weinstein Meets Tolstoy Again
Prolific film producer Harvey Weinstein was among the TV critics Wednesday at press tour to help promote the upcoming four night, eight-hour mini-series adaptation of Tolstoy’s epic “War and Peace”…
Here Comes God
And on the second day of press tour, Morgan Freeman visited. He’s host and executive producer of an upcoming National Geographic Channel series called “The Story of God.” It’s an…
Old Guys Start the Winter Press Tour
The TV Critics Association Winter Press Tour plugged in Tuesday in Pasadena, where over the next two weeks nearly 200 writers will be presented more than 100 panels about new…
Saturday TV: Global Citizen Concert
Music abounds today, primarily through the seven hour Global Citizen Festival (MSNBC, 3 pm.) from New York's Central Park, featuring Beyonce, Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay and others, for concertgoers…
Sunday TV: Walking Back the ‘Dead’
Because it's the biggest scripted thing on cable "The Walking Dead" (AMC, 6:30 p.m.) has inevitably led to copycats, including its own spin-off. Unfortunately, "Fear The Walking Dead" (AMC, 10…