Archive: March 2011 (31-39 of 39)

Mar 7 2011 07:04 AM ET

'Taking On Tyson' review: Mike Tyson takes a bite out of Animal Planet

I knew that Mike Tyson had been raising pigeons since he was young, but didn’t know, until I watched the premiere of Taking On Tyson on Sunday night, that Tyson raced them as well. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 7 2011 01:10 AM ET

'Firefly' came back: This is the role Nathan Fillion was born to play: A flawed leader of men and women

Firefly, the Joss Whedon-created sci-fi Western that came and went in 2002, is back on the Science Channel, its two-hour premiere on Sunday night reminding us how good the show was, and why it was pretty much doomed from the start. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 6 2011 11:30 PM ET

Christopher Hitchens gets the '60 Minutes' treatment, and survives

Christopher Hitchens was subjected to a voluntary 60 Minutes profile on Sunday night, one of the news magazine’s patented, buttery, isn’t-he-amazing? segments. It was to Hitchens’ credit that, even with a body wracked by cancer, he still READ FULL STORY »

Mar 6 2011 08:08 AM ET

'Saturday Night Live' review: Miley Cyrus and a show better than 'pretty cool': It was pretty funny

Miley Cyrus’ distinctive speech pattern — a Nashville twang bouncing against glottal stops — is both distracting and distinctive, which makes her comparatively easy to imitate, if you have that kind of talent, and Vanessa Bayer does. She’s READ FULL STORY »

Mar 5 2011 10:21 AM ET

Miley Cyrus and the Strokes on 'Saturday Night Live': Your opinion is desired.

Miley Cyrus hosts Saturday Night Live this week; the Strokes will be the music guest. Given that cast member Vanessa Bayer has done a Cyrus impersonation  READ FULL STORY »

Mar 3 2011 02:07 PM ET
Mar 2 2011 04:48 PM ET

'Troubadours' review: James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell... was the music better back then?

Tonight, Troubadours, a well-done documentary subtitled “The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter,” will, depending on your point of view, confirm or try to convince you that James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, the Eagles and their ilk represented a summit of popular music. It also serves as proof that nostalgia has its limits. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 2 2011 02:13 AM ET

'The Good Wife' recap: One man's torture became our pleasure

As The Good Wife season proceeds, plot lines are being wrapped up and showdowns long-promised are finally occurring. Tuesday night’s legal case, featuring my favorite Lost cast member, Ken Leung, also managed to continue the social-networking theme that’s threaded through numerous Wife hours, and brought back Rita Wilson for a welcome, lengthier chunk of time. READ FULL STORY »

Mar 1 2011 10:59 PM ET

ABC's Charlie Sheen '20/20' review: 'I blinked and I cured my brain.' Now blink and erase our memories of you, Charlie

Now it’s clear why Charlie Sheen was scurrying around the past two days, giving interviews to everyone from Piers Morgan to Howard Stern: He was trying for some advance damage control for the scattered, ego-blasted sit-down he’d taped for ABC’s 20/20, shown on Tuesday night. READ FULL STORY »

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