I usually fret and agonize over assembling a TV Top 10 list. I worry over valuing a novel new series over a more established yet still-excellent show. I sometimes try to smoosh shows together under a theme to smuggle more than 10 onto the list. But this year, putting together the list was a pure, unconflicted pleasure. READ FULL STORY »
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Jul 14
2011
01:48 PM ET
What I got wrong, and right, in my Emmy predictions
Never have I been so glad to be wrong… in just a couple of Emmy categories. I’m certainly not going to whine about not predicting such superb surprise nominations as Louie CK, Timothy Olyphant, and Walton Goggins.
Yes, I’m doing my due diligence in following up on my Emmy predictions post yesterday; I owe it to you to own up to my miscalculations… and crow about my perspicacity! READ FULL STORY »
Jul 13
2011
08:30 AM ET
My Emmy nominee predictions in all major categories: Here's what you can expect tomorrow
The Emmy nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, and you know who’s going to do well with multiple noms? Modern Family! Mad Men! 30 Rock! Boardwalk Empire! And what shows won’t get enough of the respect they deserve? Fringe! Justified! Community! But it doesn’t take a wizard to hazard those guesses, does it? So I’m going to take a much deeper dive into speculating on just which shows will fill out the nominations in every major category. Ready? It’s a long list. I’m pretty confident about these predictions. Hold your nose and take the plunge with me. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 7
2011
12:06 AM ET
Jon Stewart went easy on his pal Anthony Weiner. He was the only one.
Jon Stewart may have been the only television news commentator in America on Monday who did not pounce on Rep. Anthony Weiner and beat him up verbally for admitting he lied about his Twitter gaffe. Stewart was in an awkward position, having acknowledged last week that Weiner is an old friend, but even so, his restraint was striking. Of course, in the context of a TV news day that preceded Weiner’s extraordinary, lengthy apology and interrogation by the (mostly) legit news media and the equally extraordinary hijacking of Weiner’s announcement by blogger Andrew Breitbart, Stewart’s giving a virtual pass to Weiner wasn’t nearly the most striking event of the news cycle. READ FULL STORY »
Jun 1
2011
04:33 PM ET
Sarah Palin wins by behaving like a pop star, not a politician: Could a cross between Angelina Jolie and Lady Gaga get nominated? Sure.
From Memorial Day weekend through today and beyond, Sarah Palin is dominating the TV news cycle. She’s doing it by providing garishly irresistible visuals — footage of her big bus, its sides decorated with images of the Constitution, the phrase “One Nation,” and a plug for her website sarahpac.com — and by providing no interviews with the “lamestream media”… except for Fox News. READ FULL STORY »
Apr 10
2011
11:15 PM ET
'Comedy Awards' review: Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, David Letterman, Bill Murray helped to save it
Comedy Central’s first annual Comedy Awards was a curious mixture of really funny and really boring, so chock-full of funny people squeezed into two hours that only a few of them stood out effectively. We’ll see about that “annual” thing. READ FULL STORY »
Jan 24
2011
09:41 PM ET
Bill O'Reilly attacks Keith Olbermann: 'A hateful commentator' has been 'neutralized.' Plus Colbert video and Craig Ferguson jokes
If you thought Bill O’Reilly was going to let his time-period competitor Keith Olbermann depart MSNBC without getting in a few final kicks, you underestimate how much glee there is in the halls of the Fox News Channel today. READ FULL STORY »
Nov 1
2010
08:18 PM ET
Glenn Beck reviews Jon Stewart's 'Rally to Restore Sanity': 'It was not good... a high-school play'
Glenn Beck offered his take on the Jon Stewart-Stephen Colbert “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” on his Monday afternoon Fox News Channel show.
Mid-way through the hour-long Glenn Beck show, Beck characterized Stewart’s effort as the equivalent of “a high-school play; it was not good.” Referring to much of the rally as “nonsense,” Beck nonetheless said Stewart tried to give out “the same message I gave on 8/28,” referring to his own D.C. rally this past August.
But unlike Beck, Stewart was “co-opted [by the liberals]. I don’t think READ FULL STORY »
Oct 30
2010
03:11 PM ET
'Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear' review: Jon Stewart led his nation, unevenly, and mostly against the media
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert led their “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” from the National Mall to a crowd at what Stewart estimated as “over ten million people.” And if you believe that, you believe that John Legend does justice to Bill Withers music.
A gigantic-scale put-on laced with sincerity, the rally had something for almost everyone. This was typified by a “train” music medley: Cat Stevens/Yusuf’s “Peace Train,” Ozzie Osbourne’s “Crazy Train,” and the O’Jays’ “Love Train.” (When it comes to art, the O’Jays won.)
The event was an assiduously shambling affair aimed more at the assembled throng than the TV and internet audience, which was as it should be, given a crowd that held up signs with sentiments such as “Don’t Be Mean” and “I Have A Really Big Sign.”
Some highlights:
• Sam Waterston read a rally-themed poem written by Colbert featuring the rhyme scheme of your average Dr. Seuss book.
• Among the medals bestowed by Stewart and Colbert, two excellent ones stood out: One, a Medal of Reasonableness to READ FULL STORY »
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