Why Do We Need a New Batman?
People were pretty shocked to hear Thursday night that moviedom's next Batman will be Ben Affleck. An Oscar win for "Argo" has certainly turned around the career that seemed over…
Missed Chances and Otev the Beaver on ‘Big Brother’
Even among heavy competition, Aaryn has been the most hateful player of the "Big Brother" season. But somehow she's survived her racist comments and prissy action early in the season and…
From Al Gore to Al Jazeera
Day One of the new Al Jazeera America, taking the place of Al Gore's old Current TV, began Tuesday with a special that was meant to emphasize what an achievement…
Elmore Leonard, Detroiter, 1925-2013
Elmore Leonard, who died today at 87, was not only one of the great crime writers of the day, whose work was the basis of TV and movie scripts from…
Drinking to Excess on ‘The Newsroom’
Sunday's episode of "The Newsroom" is titled "One Too Many," and like most episodes of Aaron Sorkin's ambitious tale of contemporary journalism it could refer to the number of the…
Recruited to Play a Serial Killer
Even after they told Ken Giglio about a gig he'd been hired to do -- playing a starring role on "Who the (Bleep)," he didn't know all the details. "The…
Mailbag: More Questions on Cote
The "NCIS" diehards who can't abide by Cote de Pablo leaving the show are not satisfied with network explanations of the departure. Asked about what happened, Viacom chair Les Moonves…
Gia of ‘The Bachelor’ Takes Her Life
I'm used to writing of contestants losing on "The Bachelor," but not of suicide deaths. Sadly, that's what happened to Gia Allemand, 29, the cheery and exotic standout from Jake…
The Saga of ‘Citizen Koch’ and PBS
When public television withdrew funding for a documentary on the Koch Brothers, as widely reported last spring after an investigation by The New Yorker, it was feared it was it…
The Last Days of Walter White
Part of the immense appeal of "Breaking Bad" (AMC, 9 p.m.), the saga of the chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin, is how it's been designed to look like it will…