AltWeeklies Wire
News From Waaay Outside the Mainstream: 'How's Your News?'new
How's Your News? is certainly groundbreaking: there's never been a program on TV hosted by people with disabilities.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
02-09-2009 |
TV
A Thankful List of Troubled TV in Troubled Timesnew
Allow me to regain my perspective for a minute and share with you a partial list of people and programs that made me thankful ... either to have witnessed them or to be able to ridicule them.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
12-09-2008 |
TV
'Dallas' Cast Reunion Leaves Fans Southforkednew
Thirty years after Dallas, fans worldwide came, saw and were conquered.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
11-25-2008 |
Movies
The Seductive World of Home-Improvement TVnew
It's frivolous, it's out of touch, and I can't get enough of it. Why? Because most HGTV shows embody the triumph of style over substance, of beauty over function. And their notions of what looks good in a home are almost as ephemeral as high fashion. Talk about escapist entertainment.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
11-21-2008 |
Movies
How Could Anyone Think 'Gossip Girl' is Good TV?new
It might make sense if a bunch of rich high school kids had exciting adventures and did really cool things, but on Gossip Girl rich high schoolers are just as boring and pathetic as regular high schoolers. That's probably true in real life, but that's not why we watch TV.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
11-17-2008 |
TV
'Life on Mars' Cops an Attitudenew
There are probably a few out there who recognize ABC's Americanized cop series Life on Mars thanks to good old BBC America. If the American writers can stay on target and keep scripts half as smart as the British ones, the show has a decent shot at success.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-28-2008 |
TV
'Chocolate News' Gives Too Much of the African-American Funny Farm Awaynew
Chocolate News lacks the style, wit or subtlety of David Alan Grier's training ground, In Living Color. His transformations are amazing, but when he goes over the top, there's nothing to catch his fall.
Metro Times |
Jim McFarlin |
10-28-2008 |
TV
'Time Warp' Gives Us a Scientific Slowdownnew
A new Discovery Channel series slows down ordinary, and extraordinary, events using high-speed stroboscopic photography.
Boston Phoenix |
Cassandra Landry |
10-23-2008 |
TV
In 'Noah's Arc' Movie, We Meet the Black Carrie Bradshawnew
The LOGO show makes the jump to the big screen -- showing a completely different African-American experience.
New York Press |
Armond White |
10-23-2008 |
Reviews
Coming Soon to Your TV: Even More Billy Mays!new
Soon you'll find Mays and his business partner Anthony Sullivan gesticulating their way into the world of reality television with an inventing showcase called Pitchmen, due to air next spring. Can Billy Mays get any more in-your-face? You bet he can.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
10-17-2008 |
TV
'90210' and 'Gossip Girl': A High-School Rivalrynew
The similarities between the two shows end with the setup, though, and the differences are illustrative of how subtle variations in tone can mean the difference between a melodramatic primetime mess and light (really light) cultural critique
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
10-08-2008 |
Movies
Why I Can't Stand Judge Judynew
Mostly, I dislike the show's red-state fantasy of a judiciary seized back from relativist, waffling judges who are more concerned about the niceties of "due process" than standing up for what's right
Las Vegas Weekly |
Scott Dickensheets |
09-25-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV, Judge Judy
Three New Judge Shows Arrive to Compete with 'Judge Judy'new
There are three new judge shows premiering in syndication this season -- Judge Karen, Family Court with Judge Penny, and Judge Jeanine Pirro -- all of them hosted by no-nonsense women, all of them following the well-worn format with little deviation.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
09-25-2008 |
TV
The Party Never Ends; 'Entourage' Never Changesnew
Everything you probably need to know about Entourage can be summed up in the fact that the show's been off the air for a year and it doesn't feel like it's missed a week.
Willamette Week |
Daniel Carlson |
09-17-2008 |
TV
'Primeval' is Fun, Sci-Fi Filler from the BBCnew
In short: CGI dinosaurs, sci-fi geekery, a time-traveling conspiracy theory and a cute Brit in pink knickers make for a well-spent Saturday night.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-16-2008 |
TV
