Sports are a matter of taste. I'm a hockey fan. You might be a basketball fan. Some folks like the serenity of golf. Others go for cagefighting thrills. But the more that TV channels make coverage deals with various leagues and promoters, the less they take a hard look at what's actually happening behind the scenes anywhere...

2009

Jun

REALITY CHECK: WHALES, CHEFS AND JOHN BARROWMAN By Diane Werts

Not all reality TV is bad. Among a glut in any genre, you can find better exponents and you can find pieces of &@#$*. So don't worry, I'm not going to get into Ghost Hunters or Fanarchy. But I will suggest a few other newcomers/returnees you might want to consider this weekend...

2009

Jun

FAMILY FUN: A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY FILM SERIES HOSTED BY JOHN LITHGOW By Diane Werts

James Cagney's Oscar-winning turn as musical patriot George M. Cohan kicks off this summer's family film series The Essentials Jr. on Turner Classic Movies...

2009

Jun

TV WORTH WATCHING HAS A FATHER'S DAY TREAT, IF YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR DAD (OR ARE ONE) By David Bianculli

Thanks to Diane Werts (thanks, Diane Werts!), TV WORTH WATCHING is presenting its latest holiday page gift guide. This time -- JUST in time -- it's for Father's Day. Need a gift suggestion or two for what to get dad, at a good price, that will bring a smile? Diane has assembled a whole page of suggestions old and new, with direct links to discount sales on Amazon...

2009

Jun

GUEST BLOG #21: TOM BRINKMOELLER FALLS HARD FOR APPLE TV By Tom Brinkmoeller

[Bianculli here: Guest contributor Tom Brinkmoeller proudly considers himself and his values old-fashioned, but today he takes on something decidedly NEW-fashioned: an Apple TV. Read on, to get to the core of his analysis...]

2009

Jun

WATCH ONLINE: EDIE FALCO'S 'NURSE JACKIE' DEBUT By Diane Werts

Can't wait to see Edie Falco's killer comedy Nurse Jackie debut next Monday on Showtime? Well, don't!...

2009

Jun

ON THE SAME NIGHT, NBC GLIDES WITH CONAN, BUT NOT BEFORE CRASHING WITH "I'M A CELEBRITY" By David Bianculli

NBC honored its history and tradition Monday night by presenting a polished premiere of "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien." A few hours earlier, it betrayed that history and tradition by presenting a wretched revival of a six-year-old ABC disaster, "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!"...

2009

Jun

NBC: "I USED TO BE A NETWORK... GET ME OUT OF HERE!" By David Bianculli

In late-night this evening, "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" premieres, continuing a proud NBC tradition that goes back to 1954. But before that, NBC fills two hours of prime time with "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!," reviving a vile ABC tradition that should have stayed buried in 2003...

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