Considering Tennessee Tuxedo and His Friends
The thing that I forgot about Tennessee Tuxedo is that he was supposed to be educational. Sure, you get distracted by Don Adams' distinctive voice, the cockeyed hat and his…
Andrew Zimmern’s ‘Bizarre’ Stop
On a steaming Saturday in the District earlier this summer Andrew Zimmern was making his way through the flourishing greens of the Common Good City Farm, an oasis in what…
New ‘Big Brother’ Cast Announced
The name Hantz provides an instant pass to all CBS reality shows, so after Russell Hanz, who appeared on three versions of “Survivor,” and his nephew Brandon Hantz who appeared…
Managing Sheen’s ‘Management’
Charlie Sheen’s first new sitcom since he imploded his career at “Two and a Half Men” isn’t terrible. But it plays out as if he’s doing penance before a live…
Regarding the Other FX Comedies
The real gem amid the FX comedy lineup is “Louie” (FX, 10:30 p.m.). After a season where Louis C.K.’s comedy took some equally dramatic turns, the third is brimming with…
An Emmy for Elmo, Others
Elmo won an Emmy Saturday, as Kevin Clash won best performer in a children’s program for his work on “Sesame Street.” Also at the Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly…
BBC’s ‘Inside Men’ Absorbing Fare
It officially becomes summer tonight, at a time when TV is a forlorn landscape of reality programming and reruns. There's a cool, gripping drama starting tonight, though on BBC America…
Talking Reality Treasures with Beers
Some pretty high-powered TV writers were gathered yesterday for a taped panel on reality television. Damian Holbrook, the TV Guide senior writer; Andy Dehnart, my friend behind the indispensible RealityBlurred.com…
A Response to Redneck TV
My story in the Washington Post on the rise of Redneck and Hillbilly-themed shows on cable has drawn a lengthy response from a reader in Buford, Ga., whose argument may…
The Genius of ‘The Glass House’
If it were a crime for one network to borrow the premise of another’s hit show, half of TV would go dark. CBS’ “Big Brother” tried to press the issue…