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2013

Nov

LEARN THE ADDRESS By Eric Gould

Ken Burns has launched an initiative in which he’s inviting us to learn the Gettysburg Address to honor the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s speech...

2013

Nov

'THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR' IS COMING By Al Mannarino

John Hurt, Matt Smith and David tenant all star as Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, premiering November 23 on BBC America...

2013

Nov

NOT SO FAST By Eric Gould

Norway’s public TV company, NRK, has the antidote for those burned out on the deluge of quick-cut images on modern television. It’s the new genre they call “Slow TV”... and has shows that include 12 hours of knitting...

2013

Nov

'HOMELAMB' By Monique Nazareth

Sesame Street's parodies are turning out to be better than SNL's. In their homage to Showtime's Homeland, Carrie has to help find the big bad wolf...

2013

Nov

TOKYO DOES BOURDAIN By Eric Gould

Channeling his best Hunter Thompson-Lowell Thomas-Paul Bowles reportage, Anthony Bourdain finds Tokyo at once reserved, yet bound in erotic fantasy -- perhaps the ultimate enigma...

2013

Nov

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? By Eric Gould

For the celebration of what would have been Jimi Hendrix’s 70th birthday, PBS American Masters will be premiering the two-hour documentary Hear My Train A Comin’...

2013

Oct

VENTURA AT 20,000 FEET By Eric Gould

Here’s a Jim Carrey Ace Ventura reference to the 1963 Twilight Zone episode “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet,” written by Richard Matheson... It’s Halloween, yet Carrey doesn't even need a costume for the impression to work...

2013

Oct

SUDDENLY SILVERMAN By Eric Gould

With middling sitcoms cancelled almost instantly each season, it’s puzzling when a show like Susan 313 comes along – and doesn’t get ordered...

2013

Oct

HERE LIES WALTER WHITE By Eric Gould

First there was an obit in the local paper and now, a group in Albuquerque is burying Breaking Bad character Walter White. Literally...

2013

Oct

PANDA CAM RETURNS By Eric Gould

Now that the government shutdown is over, the National Zoo has reopened and the folks over at Conan have gotten their link with the Panda Cam back up...