"Grimm" is, well, grim. If this were my actual review, you would think I was being obvious and ham-fisted, and maybe even a little lazy. But even if I did write something that bad, it still wouldn't be as obvious and ham-fisted and clunky as this new NBC drama...

2011

Oct

'AMERICA IN PRIMETIME': FINALLY, A TV SHOW ABOUT TV GETS IT RIGHT! By David Bianculli

"America in Primetime", the four-part PBS documentary series about various TV archetypes, begins Sunday night at 8 ET (check local listings), and absolutely is a show to watch, record and savor. How good is it? This good: It's the best television series about television in more than 20 years...

2011

Oct

TV TECH: CHANGE THE CHANNEL, HAL -- I'M SORRY, DAVE, I CAN'T DO THAT By Diane Werts

You've always wanted to tell your TV set what to do and where to go. Yes, you know you have. And maybe soon, you will. If Apple has anything to say about it. Turns out maybe Siri isn't just some fancy new talk-to-me iPhone assistant. Maybe she was actually developed to be -- gasp! -- your future video remote control...

2011

Oct

CHINA SEES TOO MUCH TACKY REALITY TV, DECIDES TO DIM SOME By David Bianculli

The Associated Press has just reported that China, with a new Communist Party ruling intended to be enforced by the end of this year, plans to cut back drastically on the amount of reality programming permitted on its satellite networks. Talent shows, matchmaking shows and programs focusing on marital troubles are among those being ordered to cease production. And you know what? Don't quote me in Red Channels, but those Communists may be on to something...

2011

Oct

DUMBER AND DUMBERER: MTV'S 'BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD' ARE BACK, HEH-HEH! By Eric Gould

Watching MTV's new reboot of Beavis and Butt-Head (premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. ET), you get the same feeling you had when the series premiered in 1993 -- why in the world am I wasting time on these idiots? I mean, serious idiots. And when Butt-Head reprises his role as couch-bound commentator of MTV videos and shows, it strikes you: You're watching these dopes watch TV...

2011

Oct

PROSPECTS SEEM GLUM FOR 'GRIMM' By Ed Bark

These are continued scary times for the ratings-parched Peacock, with two of its five September newcomers already canceled while Prime Suspect seems to be staggering toward the same fate. At least Grimm, NBC's sixth and final fall newbie, is supposed to be a frightening experience...

2011

Oct

'SECONDHAND TV' BAD FOR KIDS? SO IS FIRSTHAND EXPOSURE TO STUPID TV STUDIES By David Bianculli

You heard it here secondhand: Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a warning that "secondhand TV" -- the casual exposure to television, when being watched by other, older viewers -- can harm the development of children under age 2. To which I say, well, that's not the stupidest thing any organization has said about television. But it does make the semifinals...

2011

Oct

DVD PICK: 'BARNEY MILLER' COMPLETE-SERIES BOX SET -- FINALLY! By Diane Werts

Run, do not walk, to order one of TV's all-time most enduring comedies on DVD, released this week in a bonus-loaded complete series set. Barney Miller finally gets the treatment it deserves, from our friends at Shout! Factory, who know how to make pop culture milestones come alive...

2011

Oct

'ONCE UPON A TIME,' ABC HAD A CHARMING IDEA FOR A NEW TV SERIES By David Bianculli

Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you -- and if you believe, really believe, then maybe ABC's new Once Upon a Time series will come true, too. After previewing two episodes, I'm not sure yet whether this new Sunday series, premiering this weekend at 8 p.m. ET, has the vision to go the distance. But my, this new mix of enchanted fantasy land and small-town soap opera starts out with a tantalizingly original premise, and certainly shows promise...

2011

Oct

WHO'S THE 'BOSS'? KELSEY GRAMMER -- AND ON HIS NEW SHOW, HE'S THE ONE TO WATCH By David Bianculli

The impressive first scene of Boss, the new Starz drama starring Kelsey Grammer as a volatile and domineering Chicago mayor, locks in entirely on Grammer's Tom Kane as (seen above) he receives a death sentence from his doctor -- a long, dispassionate description of the probable effects, short-term and long-term, of his rare brain disease...

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