Your Oscar Host: He’s Gumby, Dammit
It seems at first a strange idea: Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars. Possibly because he hasn’t done a lot of the kind of standup comedy lately that is thought to…
Rebound Roses from New ‘Bachelor’
“The Bachelor” continues its tradition of picking as its central figure a runner-up from an immediate past season by officially announcing Tuesday that Ben Flajnik will be the next one…
Friday TV: ‘Man, Woman, Wild’
Let’s face it, on some nights, nothing is on TV – especially on a Friday before the big Labor Day Weekend. Nonetheless, let us consider some options: A husband and…
Thursday TV: September Brings Flood of 9/11 Programming
The floodgate has been opened already, but the fact that it turns September today will only increase the frequency and intensity of all the upcoming 9/11 tributes and films. Two…
Stocking Up on Hype for the Hurricane
It’s probably not good form before the dire landfall to complain about hurricane hype. Irene may well prove to be among the most fearsome beasts ever witnessed by the East…
The Face of Irene
She's mean. She's cantankerous. And she won't stand for swimmin' in the cement pond before the viddles are done. Irene Ryan, who played Daisy Clampett, better known as simply Granny…
Lessons from Press Tour
The unveiling of the fall TV schedules by network and cable at the annual TV Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills gave shape to what looks like it won’t…
Locating ‘Suburgatory’
The new fall sitcom from ABC, “Suburgatory” shows the scary side of a teen moving from New York City to a suburb that looks an awful lot to be the…
How ‘Rescue Me’ Will End
The seven season run of “Rescue Me,” the dramatic and bitterly funny fire station saga from FX, comes to an end on Sept. 7 – days before the nation marks…
‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ Win Again at TCA Awards
“Mad Men” and “Modern Family” took repeat multiple awards at the Television Critics Association Awards Saturday and the departed “Friday Night Lights” took program of the year. The modest annual…