‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Cast Announced
As the field of Republican Presidential contenders shrinks, the new cast of “Celebrity Apprentice” was announced Wednesday. It includes such veterans of reality TV as Adam Carolla, Pen Jillette, Dee…
Wednesday TV: Another ‘Mobbed’ and More Reality
Howie Mandel presents another “Mobbed” (Fox, 9 p.m.) special, this one featuring a an overproduced proposal. Another occasional reality special, “I Get That A Lot” (CBS, 8 p.m.), returns, featuring …
Pasadena Turnaround: TCA Begins
There’s a bit of a crazy turnaround in Pasadena today. The Rose Bowl game and its attendant Tournament of Roses Parade just wrapped up yesterday. As they check out of…
Erasing the Holiday
January second couldn’t come soon enough. The Christmas tree had been dropping needles since the time we carried it home. Just natural, the saleswoman said. Well, yes. Everything about the…
Tuesday TV: ‘Work It’ Doesn’t, Caucuses Meet
It may be a golden age for TV comedy, but that doesn’t mean that some of them are terrible. The worst new one this year debuts tonight. “Work It” (ABC,…
Ben ‘The Bachelor’ Starts Another Sideshow
The first night is probably the best night to watch “The Bachelor” – before things get bogged down in their super-sized dates or round the globe sightseeing. On the first…
Out There at the Visionary Art Museum
Had my mind blown by the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore last week. It’s a kind of haven for folk art, inspirational works of whimsy and monumental obsessional works…
Into Space at the Corcoran
The Corcoran Gallery of Art is several blocks from the Air & Space Museum. But visiting artists Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro had space in mind when they were asked…
Monday TV: Tournament of Rose Ceremonies
The new year brings a crowded midseason to network TV, packed with all kinds of questionable reality programming that they mostly kept from fall schedules. The first variation is “Celebrity…
Sunday TV: Chris Lilley’s ‘Angry Boys,’ Oprah’s Return
Chris Lilley, who appears as multiple characters in his series such as “Summer Heights High,” returns with a new show in the same mockumentary style. “Angry Boys” (HBO, 10 and…