Last week, one of the two eliminated singers was RaeLynnn, one of the youngest – and, by comparison, weakest, contestants still standing. From here on in, the going ought to get really tough – so the tough had better get going.

2012

Apr

HOUSE By David Bianculli

The meaning of dreams, along with House’s patient, is examined in tonight’s episode. That’s promising, because the dream sequences on this series have been among its best moments. But tonight, not all the dreams are comical or titillating: a young boy has dreams of being strangled, and, in real life, his life indeed is threatened. But by what?

2012

Apr

EUREKA By David Bianculli

At the unexpected conclusion of last week’s season opener, the returning space travelers were revealed not to have returned to a new reality in Eureka, but to have been subjected to a fabricated reality, as in The Matrix. So while they’re strapped to machines and being fed false memories, will anyone come to their aid? For that matter, does anyone know they’re back? Or captured? Or, come to think of it, did they ever leave at all? Let me think. Eureka!

2012

Apr

SMASH By David Bianculli

Uma Thurman continues her guest run as Hollywood actress Rebecca Duvall – but in tonight’s new episode, for one lavish musical sequence inspired by a visit to an Indian restaurant, Hollywood gives way to Bollywood.

2012

Apr

TV WORTH WATCHING: THE NEXT GENERATION By David Bianculli

No, you’re not seeing things. Well, actually, you are. This is still TV WORTH WATCHING – but we’ve finally delivered on our promise for another relaunch...

2012

Apr

1986: 'FAST TIMES' GETS PULLED AFTER SEVEN EPISODES By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1986 marked the last broadcast of CBS' Fast Times, a short-lived sitcom inspired by the 1982 coming-of-age film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High. Ray Walston and Vincent Schiavelli reprised their film roles, but the film's other memorable characters were portrayed by new young actors...

2012

Apr

"PROFIT" - THE COMPLETE SERIES By Diane Werts

Ah, yes, perhaps the most delightfully deranged show ever aired by Fox or any other network -- the 1996 classic, 'Profit' starring Adrian Pasdar as a corporate climber who gives new meaning to the word sociopath. These promos nicely hint at its dark and droll wit. (Hard to find on out-of-print DVD, but worth the search!)

2012

Apr

FROZEN PLANET MARATHON By David Bianculli

(1-9 p.m. ET) Any marathon of this nature series would be worth watching, but this one is TV Worth Hearing as well. For this special Earth Day showing, Discovery Channel is presenting this series with its original narration by Sir David Attenborough, not the swapped-out U.S. narration by Alec Baldwin. And it makes the series seamless, since tonight’s special finale – shown for the first time by Discovery – is hosted by Attenborough on-camera. It’s called On Thin Ice, and

2012

Apr

ONCE UPON A TIME By David Bianculli

In the “real world” on this side of fairy tale land, Rumpelstiltskin is Mr. Gold, played by Robert Carlyle. In both worlds, he seems to hold sway over Lana Parilla’s fiery femme – a queen in that world, and a mayor in this one. Tonight, after what she considers a personal betrayal, Mayor Regina Mills confronts Mr. Gold with a fury, but not necessarily with a chance of defeating him.

2012

Apr

FOX 25TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL By David Bianculli

Has it really been 25 years since Rupert Murdoch launched American TV’s first full-fledged fourth network since DuMont folded in the 1950s? Close enough – and this two-hour prime-time program is a celebration, and reunion, built around the little network that could, and did, thanks to such early successes as The Simpsons and The X-Files. For a very savvy recap of why Fox’s silver anniversary is worth celebrating, read Diane Werts’ just-posted For Better or Werts column HE

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