Late shows and robots have been co-exisiting peacefully since the 1950s -- thanks to B movies -- but tonight marks a new, Terminator-type evolutionary moment. Tonight at 12:35 a.m., on CBS's "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson", we're introduced to the host's brand-new robot sidekick...

2010

Apr

AN INCIDENTAL EASTER WEEKEND ANNIVERSARY: 41 YEARS AGO, CBS FIRED THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS By David Bianculli

On Easter Weekend in 1969, CBS refused to air the program Tom and Dick Smothers had supplied for telecast on Easter Sunday -- the one containing David Steinberg's second comic sermonette -- and fired off a memo which also fired the Smothers Brothers. So unhappy anniversary, guys, but thanks for letting me tell your story...

2010

Apr

CONFESSION: THE GUY I WANT TO BE By Diane Werts

Not that I want to be a guy, but I do want to be as smart as my favorite TV blogger, Jaime Weinman. Or should I say, as observant -- Jaime elucidates things in shows, in trends, in tropes, even in shot styles and set design, that I just kick myself for not being able to address as clearly...

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