Tina, Jesse Among Rookies on ‘SNL’ Start
Tina Fey seemed to be hosting the crucial 39th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live" as a way to lend experience and substance to a cast that's mostly green. Six…
Merchant, Gervais Plot Separate Comedy Courses with ‘Derek,’ ‘Hello Ladies’
Watching separate new comedies from Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant this month is like trying to adjust to solo projects from Laurel and Hardy. How could they exist on their…
‘The Bridge’ Episode Itself is Bridge
"The Bridge" lived up to its name Wednesday with an hour that served only as a connector between episodes. We learned right away that Sonya had survived the ramming of…
To Hell With ‘Sons of Anarchy’
I vowed to stop watching "Sons of Anarchy" about the time one of the gang's daughters was burned alive by another ruthless gang leader. It was a scene that could…
Arsenio’s First Show Back in Time Capsule, Too
Arsenio Hall's hope was to glide into 2013 as if he never left late night 19 years ago. But the first episode of "The Arsenio Hall Show" looks as if…
Shark Jumping ‘The Bridge’?
Almost as soon as they found the border crossing serial killer, it started to looked as if the shark had jumped "The Bridge." The beautifully composed cross-cultural police caper of…
When the Stars Play Games
It’s not just drugs and wild parties for Hollywood celebrities after dark. Some of them like to play charades, too. Such was the premise of at least a couple of…
Arresting ‘Orange is the New Black’
The new Netflix drama set at a women's prison, "Orange is the New Black," starts immediately with a flash of breasts, probably making the people at Cinemax flinch: Why didn't…
Toasting the ‘Family Tree’ Finale
Christopher Guest's sweet TV series "Family Tree" ended its first season Sunday in Los Angeles, where half of the eight episodes were set. It had followed a character played by…
‘Life’s Too Short’s Brief Return
I was among the few who enjoyed Ricky Gervais' "Life's Too Short," the Ricky Gervais series about a fictional Warwick Davis that drew the humor of dwarves from a different…