Saturday TV: ‘The Fades’ and The Pageant
A new twist to an old premise makes the series "The Fades" (BBC America, 9 p.m.) seem promising. Writer Jack Thorne, of "Skins" and "Shameless" fame, follows another young person,…
Gervais Sets His ‘Golden Globe’ Subjects
A packed day of cable presentations at the TV critics' winter press tour Friday began with Ricky Gervais’ hilarious new series “Life’s Too Short.” But because his higher profile gig,…
Elton, Obese Among HBO Documentary Subjects
Amid the star power of the HBO sessions, the network also released the roster of documentaries planned for the first half of the year. They include: “The Union,” about Elton…
Anna Deavere Smith’s New Journalism
Culled from 320 interviews over a series of years, Anna Deavere Smith unusual performance piece “Let Me Down Easy” concerns 19 people’s reaction to their health care. Some are dying,…
Also on Friday: Bill Maher Returns, Two Farewells
Fresh back from hiatus and with a couple of elections to cover “Real Time with Bill Maher” (HBO, 10 p.m.) returns for its 10th season. Scheduled guests include Herman Cain,…
‘The Revolution’ Come Monday
It’s a transition time for Ty Penington, whose “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” shows its final makeover today, and the long running “One Life to Live” dies, making way for a…
Thursday TV: New Shows ‘The Finder,’ ‘Rob’
The new midseason shows continue to roll out. A spin-off from the people who make “Bones” (Fox, 8 p.m.), “The Finder” (Fox, 9 p.m.) stars Geoff Stults as a savant…
2 Broke Arguments: Picking Fights at TCA
Sometimes, shows are so bad, it’s not even worth asking about. Better to sigh and ignore it, as critics largely did for “Rob,” the frequently offensive send-up of a culture…
The Executive Dance
When the TV Critics press tour schedule came out without an executive session from CBS, some reporters howled. How could a major network diss them by refusing to face them?…
Here Comes ‘Chelsea’
Chelsea Handler, who already is making her mark on the E! network with the nightly talkshow “Chelsea Lately“ and her comedy about the making of that show “After Lately,” expands…