Wrangling for ‘In Memoriam’ Mentions
Winning an Emmy may be a big thing for the recipients, but just as important to their loved ones is getting mentioned in the "In Memoriam" segment to mark a…
‘Best Time’ Has Worst Debut
Neil Patrick Harris may think of himself as an old fashioned song and dance man, whose appearances at awards shows, especially The Tonys, made network execs think that if anyone…
With Biden, Colbert Suddenly Gets Good
All my hopes for Stephen Colbert changing both late night and all of television faltered a bit after Tuesday's patchy start of "The Late Show," with its pointless George Clooney…
No Trump on ‘The Simpsons’ This Fall
Although he looks like he came from a cartoon, Donald Trump won’t be part of “The Simpsons” this season, executive producer Al Jean says. Though the ever-busy “Simpsons” studio turned…
Stephen Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Era Begins
The most exciting part of the new fall TV season for me comes not in a couple of weeks, when the broadcast networks roll out their new shows, not in…
Perlman, Delany in Amazon’s ‘Hand of God’
"Hand of God" (Amazon Prime, streaming) the latest online drama from the home of "Transparent," starts crazily, with a powerful judge, played by Ron Perlman, found naked in a public…
Odd Definitions of Celebrity, Dancing
When he and two buddies subdued a gunman on a Paris train less than three weeks ago, the very furthest thing from the mind of Oregon national Guardsman Alek Skarlatos…
The Man Who Would Be Superman
D.J. Cotrona returns with his cast tonight for the second season of “From Dusk to Dawn: The Series” (El Rey, 9 p.m.), Robert Rodriguez’ remake of his own 1996 cult…
End of ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’
I’m so sad about the end of “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” (Comedy Central, 11 p.m.) I can hardly write about it. He’s not just been some kind of…
Broadcasters Lag in Emmy Nominations
"Game of Thrones" reigned in the Emmy nominations Thursday with 24; "American Horror Story: Freak Show" got 19 with "House of Cards," "Mad Men" and "Transparent" each getting 11. "Thrones"…