Television
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TV or Not TV for 2010
On Automatic Pilots
By: - Sep 27th, 2010For the past couple of weeks we have been bombarded with pilots for new shows. After a summer of reruns it is fun to see favorites resume and sort out the cliff hangers. The surgeons of Grey's Anatomy are getting back on track after the season ending slaughter. House is getting it on with Dr. Cutty. Mayhem again prevails on Wisteria Lane. There are also a slew of wannabes most of which are just bloody awful as usual. But there is always a ray of hope. There's more to the tube than You Tube.
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A Work of Art on Bravo
Art Gets Its Own Reality Show
By: - Jun 16th, 2010A reality show based on the art scene sounded like a bad idea from the start. What does it mean for the art world when artists put entertainment first and art second? Or will this show actually bring us the next great art star? The art world gets real. Kindah.
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HBO Gets the Treatment
Shrinking a Cable Giant
By: - Feb 02nd, 2008On the couch, five nights a week for a half hour, with HBO. Gabriel Byrne stars as the therapist Paul with four high profile patients. On Friday nights the shrink gets shruck by Gina performed by the wonderful Dianne Wiest.
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Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares
Much More than Fine Dining
By: - Jan 15th, 2008In an era of celebrity chefs the Scottish born Gordon Ramsay has acheived rock star status through a range of popular reality TV shows including endless reruns of "Kitchen Nightmares" on BBC.
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Sopranos Blackout
HBO Series Sleeps with the Fishes
By: - Jun 12th, 2007For HBO's The Sopranos, it aint' over till its over. But is it over? Has creator David Chase in this cliffhanger just set up the film sequel. From HBO to Hollywood seems to be the real question but Chase ain't talking and may be in witness protection in Iowa.
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The Sopranos: Banga Banga Bing
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
By: - Jun 06th, 2007After six seasons the Sopranos will end in a blood bath this Sunday demonstrating that even on HBO crime does not pay.
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The Shield and Sopranos Are Back
April Is the Cruelest Month on TV
By: - Apr 04th, 2007Baddabaddaabing two popular cops and robbers shows, The Shield, on FX and Sopranos, on HBO are back this week. Nos moratamur te salutamus. Let the games begin.
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One Day at a Time: The New '24'
Fox Network Thriller's Season Begins
By: - Jan 17th, 2007Friends become enemies and enemies are friends. Super agent Jack Bauer is back to save the world for freedom. At least for the next 24.
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All Roads Lead to HBO's Rome
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres
By: - Jan 13th, 2007HBO has launched the second and final season of the mini series "Rome." Why have the ancient Romans become standard fare of Hollywood and television?
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Dirt Debut D.O.A. on FX
Courteney Cox Not So Friendly
By: - Jan 04th, 2007The former "Friends" star, Courteney Cox, has been cast as the ruthless gossip rag editor Lucy Spiller on the new FX series "Dirt." Based on the recent debut the new program may not prove to be user friendly.
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Prime Suspect on PBS
Helen Mirren's Masterpiece Theatre in Every Sense
By: - Nov 15th, 2006After a decade long hiatus Helen Mirren has brought DSI Jane Tennison back to PBS with a magnificent final chapter of "Prime Suspect" for the aptly titled Masterpiece Theatre.
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Warhol Profiled on PBS
Four Hour American Masters by Ric Burns
By: - Sep 22nd, 2006This week PBS aired "Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film" a two night American Masters project by Ric Burns. He makes a claim for Warhol as a "Genius" but actually stretched fifteen minues of fame into four hours.
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Rescue Me and Deadwood: The Boys of Summer
Season Finales End with Whimpers
By: - Aug 30th, 2006Two bright spots during summer reruns were the original series "Rescue Me" on FX and "Deadwood" on HBO. While "Rescue Me" will return next summer, unfortunately, the brilliant "Deadwood" has been cancelled.
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