The French, I tell ya. They tried to rip off Elvis Presley and all they came up with was Johnny Hallyday. The French New Wave told us our Howard Hawks and Sam Fuller were great directors, but we knew that anyway. The French have also come up with their own version of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, by which I mean an exact copy of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson, and what does Craig do? READ FULL STORY »
Archive: June 2011 (1-10 of 23)
Jun 28
2011
03:11 PM ET
Jun 27
2011
05:04 PM ET
The must-watch TV show of the night: 'Hot Coffee' on HBO
Just a quick heads-up: If you can, watch Hot Coffee on HBO tonight at 9 p.m. EST. Remember the 1994 court case of the woman who was awarded $2.9 million for spilling a cup of McDonald’s coffee on herself? It even became a plot point in an episode of Seinfeld. Well, you don’t know the half of it. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 27
2011
04:35 PM ET
'True Blood': The sex-friendly show in which sex is usually bad or dangerous
The same weekend that New York state legalized same-sex marriage, True Blood guru Alan Ball revealed in the season premiere that, over the course of a one-year time-jump since last season, Tara had (a) become an MMA-style cage wrestler, and (b) found comfort, happiness, and sex in the arms of a woman (a work colleague, the nicely trim fighter Naomi). READ FULL STORY »
Jun 26
2011
11:16 AM ET
The 'Law & Order' era ends tonight: Good night, Goren, good night, Eames
When Law & Order: Criminal Intent brings the gavel down one final time tonight, an era will have ended: the entire Law & Order franchise will essentially be finished. Oh, sure, Special Victims Unit will come back this fall, but without Christopher Meloni and only a limited number of Mariska Hargitay appearances. The creepiest of the L&O spin-offs (all those pervs; all those children and women in jeopardy plots!), SVU exists primarily as manipulative Emmy-bait and tarnishes the Law & Order legacy. No, it’s Criminal Intent‘s departure on Sunday night that signals a singular TV institution’s end. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
11:20 PM ET
'Friday Night Lights' recap: Don't go!
Boy, Vince’s father was even more irritated than ever this week on Friday Night Lights. Not only were his plans to be a super-dad-super-agent falling apart with every ring of his cellphone, but his arch-nemesis, Coach Taylor, was the one getting the flattery and offers. Florida wants Eric badly, so much so that they’re willing to part with a crate of fresh oranges, certainly the cheapest (yet nutritious!) form of enticement in the history of college-football recruitment. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
04:46 PM ET
Peter Falk was Columbo and a whole lot more: a career-spanning appreciation
One of the most accomplished television, movie, and stage actors to ever create a pop culture icon, Peter Falk was Columbo, and he was also a helluva a lot more than that, too. His work in movies such as The Princess Bride, Wings of Desire, and The In-Laws, and especially in the proto-indie films made by his pal John Cassavetes, such as Husbands (1970), was superb. His stage career included marvelous performances in plays ranging from Eugene O’Neill’s The Iceman Cometh to Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue, for which he won a Tony. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 24
2011
07:01 AM ET
Why it's important for 'Wilfred' to exist: 'Louie' season premiere review
On Thursday night, FX introduced a comedy hour consisting of two shows: Wilfred, a new sitcom starring Elijah Wood, and the second-season premiere of Louie, Louie C.K.’s achingly funny series. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 22
2011
09:41 AM ET
Grading 'The Voice' judges' performances: Blake, Christina, and Adam give it their all... well, two out of three did...
I like the two-hour versions of The Voice more than the one-hours because they give us a chance to see and hear more of the coaches. By which I mean I’m fascinated by the ongoing spectacle of Christina Aguilera sitting in her judge’s chair as though it was a queen’s throne, tossing out that mixture of lofty pretentiousness and strained street earthiness while invariably bringing the contestants’ performances back to — who else? — herself. At the opposite extreme, there’s Blake Shelton, whose steady transformation into a real TV star, a country sage whose charm is squarely in the great TV traditions of Roger Miller, Jimmy Dean, and Tennessee Ernie Ford, has been a joy to behold. I’d give a thousand “I was feelin’ you, girl”s from Xtina for one “Gosh-dang, I’m glad I know you!” from Blake. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 20
2011
10:52 PM ET
Keith Olbermann brought 'Countdown' to Current; Bill O'Reilly brought Lupe Fiasco to Fox: TV news reviews
Keith Olbermann and his Countdown returned to TV on Monday night on Current with an hour loaded with obviousness and an unfortunate amount of fawning on the part of his guests.
Meanwhile, over on Fox and The O’Reilly Factor, the host and Lupe Fiasco engaged in a ludicrous debate over the musician’s characterization of President Obama as “a terrorist.” READ FULL STORY »
Jun 20
2011
02:36 AM ET
'The Killing' season finale review: Who did it, why, and where does it go from here?
The Killing concluded its first season with an ambiguous ending that seemed less thought-out than anxious — for something that would strike viewers as worth the 13 episodes we’ve spent in the cold Seattle rain; for something that would leave us gasping with surprise (consider me un-gasped); and for something that would be so open-ended that it would compel AMC to renew it for a second season (mission accomplished). READ FULL STORY »
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