Odds of a ‘Better Call Saul’ Spinoff
As "Breaking Bad" returns for what will be its final episodes, there is some possibility that at least one of its characters will continue to have a life on television.…
Larry David Under a Beard
It may be a little disturbing to see a long haired bearded man making cranky observations about modern life in the HBO movie "Clear History." It's more disturbing that the…
Mike and Mouse: He Won’t Bite
Striking perhaps the biggest contrast on a press tour stage, hulking Mike Tyson and tiny filmmaker Spike Lee spoke to reporters about their upcoming special "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth," which…
Alec Baldwin on TV Criticism
As part of an appearance at the TV Critics summer press tour to promote an upcoming film, "Seduced and Abandoned," Alec Baldwin was called on for some comments he had made recently…
TV Critics Press Tour Starts: Two Comebacks and Unintended Lobsters
The TV Critics Association summer press tour began its first full day of activity Wednesday with the usual concerns about its future. A confab of journalists with television networks and…
Sunday TV: ‘The Killing’ Returns From Own Killing
It's still raining in Seattle, in the welcome but unexpected return of "The Killing" (AMC, 8 p.m.). The effective, atmospheric thriller, canceled by its network until Netflix stepped forward to…
Thursday TV: ‘Zero Hour,’ ‘Freakshow’
Anthony Edwards returns to series TV for the first time since "ER" with a a quasi "DaVinci Code" saga about ancient secrets, suppressed histories and murderous kidnappers in the new…
Theatre Review: ‘Twelfth Night’ Punk Style
Shakespeare’s "Twelfth Night" begins with a shipwreck, with its passengers washing ashore on a strange island before the romantic comedy of errors and cross dressing begins. But for the Taffety Punk…
Friday TV: Image Awards, Super Bowl Concert
Black History month gets a quick start with The 44th NAACP Image Awards (NBC, 8 p.m.). The event, held live from Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, honors standouts in the…
Tuesday TV: ‘Taste’ of a New Show, Odd Travel
For what started as another "American Idol" copycat show, "The Voice" has certainly been influential in reality TV, inspiring first the dating show variation "The Choice" and now the cooking…