Washing Its Political Farce Down with Milk
Now that election’s over, the grating ads have disappeared, the number of yard signs are fading and the sharp edged political humor on “Saturday Night Live” has dulled as well.…
Dueling Elimination Shows
Say what you will about the wisdom of the electorate, but the people who vote in singing show aren’t as understandable. There are no exit polls for those who cast…
‘Facts of Life’ Star Upends Tribal
Tribal Council on “Survivor” Wednesday got so complicated, you almost expected Karl Rove to barge in and contest vote totals. What had once seemed so easy for remaining castaways to…
‘Homeland’ Recap: Gettysburg Redress
The question of how “Homeland” would proceed after its major flip last week was answered somewhat in Sunday’s episode, which ended with a blast of violence. At this point, the…
Enlisting the SEAL Team, Through Film
There is no mistaking that there is some great television on tonight regarding contemporary global counterterrrosism. But its name is “Homeland” (Showtime, 9 p.m.). That complex and fictional series is…
Maybe There’s Just More Material There
It’s not clear which jobs would be plentiful if Mitt Romney gets elected. But comedy writers would apparently have it easy. A new study by the Center for Media and…
Top Dancer Goes Home on ‘Stars’
If you want to start being paranoid about election results a week early, how about this: The person with the highest average score on “Dancing with the Stars” was eliminated…
Report from Hurricane Sandy’s Path
It was the second hurricane aiming toward D.C. in just over a year since we lived here, so we sort of knew the drill. Though there wasn’t an effort toward…
‘Homeland’ Game Changer
If “Homeland” were a Hollywood movie instead of TV’s best drama, it would have ended shortly after Carrie Mathison was vindicated in her long-held suspicion of Sgt. Nicholas Brody as…
Friday TV: ‘The Munsters’ Redux
Networks that sour on TV pilots they’ve dumped a lot of money into are usually satisfied with burying them very deeply in vaults, pretending they never green lit them to…