Chatting with Sarah Palin Poolside
The Palins are approaching the Kardashians in the sheer number and variety of reality shows they take part in. But even with Todd Palin on board as part of the…
With ‘Dracula,’ NBC Goes for Blood
It’s not just monkeys and talking dogs that NBC needs, it’s vampires. So trailing “True Blood” and “The Vampire Diaries” by several years, it will go back to the Transylvanian…
David Geffen Meets the Press, Tight-Lipped
The second day of PBS press tour was heavy with news and information with anchors discussing election plans, grim stories of reporting in Mexico, harrowing tales of the dust bowl,and…
The Cult Singer Who Crashed David Geffen’s Press Conference
It happens sometimes: When the biggest stars and moguls appear before the press at the TV Critics summer press tour in California, outsiders can break into the room in hopes…
Your ‘Downton Abbey’ Spoilers
Season three of “Downton Abbey” begins next week in England (where it may well be swallowed by the Olympics). But that was the reason PBS felt free to show such…
PBS Packs the First Day of Press Tour, Plus Cupcakes
From cupcakes to the Civil War, soul food to Martha Stewart’s kitchen, British drama to well, more British drama – with participation from Dick Gregory, the president of Harvard, a…
Mark Wahlberg Will Replace Fred Willard on PBS
“Antiques Roadshow” host Mark Wahlberg will takeover the hosting duties of its spinoff show “Market Warriors,” which debuted Monday with a host that lasted one episode – Fred Willard. The…
BWI to LAX to TCA
A full day of travel from East to West Coast meant I got to avoid all of the lurid coverage of the massacre in Colorado. Just as well. Nonstop coverage…
Let’s Welcome HBO’s ‘The Newsroom’
That Shakespeare! So talky! So much speechifying! Why must Laertes lecture so much? No one will mistake the bard for Aaron Sorkin, the brainy TV writer who gave us “The…
‘Homeland’ Leads TCA Nominees
The first season Showtime drama “Homeland” leads all shows in nominations for this year’s Television Critics Association Awards with four, including Program of the year, outstanding achievement in drama, outstanding…