A Ravishing ‘Private Lives’
You’d be hard pressed to find a better night at the theater than the terrific production of “Private Lives” at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. Doffing the Bard in a season…
Mailbag: ‘Fargo,’ ‘Undatatable’ and More
A friend writes, of a "Fargo" episode a few weeks back: How did Lorne Malvo cause the car wreck by storm of fish?' Since it seems to fall in line…
Entering Erratic Service Period
While we don't exactly take breaks here at "TV Eye," there are times when daily coverage becomes more difficult as we take on different adventures. So this week might be…
Thursday TV: Colorful Chaps from New Zealand
The latest new series from Netflix is "Short Poppies" (Netflix, streaming), an eight-episode comedy from Rhys Darby, whose best known role was as the manager on "Flight of the Conchords."…
Playlist 3-21-14
A four hour Friday show starts with two performers whose birthdays are today, Solomon Burke and Viv Stanshall. But some recent deaths are also noted: Ron Ashton of The Stooges,…
Sunday TV: Super Over Blown
The NFL championship game of Seattle vs. Denver (Fox, 6:30 p.m.) in New Jersey will certainly be the most watched and already is the most overblown event of the year.…
BenedictMania at PBS’ Press Day
Benedict Nation? Cumber Batches of Love? The mania over the actor Benedict Cumberbatch, the former Dr. Who turned movie star and modern Holmes on "Sherlock" turned the sometimes staid PBS…
Sting Breaks Songwriting Gap with Ship
It's not that Sting has been doing nothing since his last album of new songs. "It was probably eight years where I didn’t feel the urge to write a song,"…
ABC’s New Twist on Singing Competitions
That a network would try a new singing competition isn't news. But ABC's summer "Rising Star" will differ from "American Idol," "The Voice" or "The X Factor" by fully employing…
‘Episodes’ Hollywood View from London
Few shows have ever so accurately portrayed the absurdity of Hollywood as "Episodes." But the Showtime comedy "Episodes" is almost entirely shot 5,000 miles away. "Episodes," starring Matt LeBlanc as…