MTV on Sunday treated kid, tween and young teen viewers of its annual Movie Awards extravaganza to the spectacle of some of their favorite adult stars using foul language, grabbing each other's breasts and genitalia, and dropping a number of f-bombs. Nothing new there...

2011

Jun

'BREAKING BAD': THE SERIES, THE DVD, MY LIFE By David Bianculli

Today I intended to present a lengthy review of the Season 3 DVD set of AMC's Breaking Bad, which just came out...And keep reading, for my one can't-resist observation about this new DVD set...

2011

Jun

LET JAMES ARNESS REST IN PEACE: KELSEY GRAMMER DID NOT MATCH HIS IRON MAN TV RECORD By David Bianculli

James Arness, who died Friday at age 88, was described in some obituaries as playing the same TV series role longer than any other performer in prime time -- until, goes the asterisk, Kelsey Grammer beat his record, though Grammer took two different series to do so. To which I say: Bah, humbug. Arness still owns that crown, and probably always will...

2011

Jun

'BREAKING BAD' BREAKS BLEEPING GREAT By Eric Gould

"Unstable, Volatile, Dangerous" is the subtitle for the Season 3 DVD of AMC's Breaking Bad (out here June 7). And believe it or not, it's an understatement. With an epic storyline now clocking almost three dozen episodes over three seasons, this series offers some of the most compelling and well-crafted television of a generation...

2011

Jun

'TEEN WOLF' IS NO 'BUFFY,' BUT IT'S ENTERTAINING By Jane Boursaw

Hormonal teens, mysterious creatures, cops with flashlights -- no, it's not a show on The CW. It's Teen Wolf, MTV's new show based loosely on the 1985 movie starring Michael J. Fox. It premieres Sunday at 11 p.m. ET immediately following the MTV Movie Awards, then moves to its regular time slot this Monday at 10 p.m. ET...

2011

Jun

HEY, PBS: WANT VIEWERS TO STAY TUNED? INTERRUPTING PROGRAMS WITH PROMO BREAKS ISN'T THE ANSWER... BUT I HAVE ONE By David Bianculli

News surfaced this week that PBS plans, starting this fall, to insert promotional messages and corporate and foundation sponsor spots within a few core programs, rather than just between shows. Executives defend it as a way to keep viewers from defecting during the long bunched-up breaks at the end of each hour -- but this strategy carries its own risks. Besides, there's an easier way to reduce viewer turnout...

2011

Jun

SO YOU THINK THEY CAN TALK? By Theresa Corigliano

Injured dancers, cancer scares and Fourth of July parties -- Theresa Corigliano delivers more behind-the-scenes quotes from the makers of "So You Think You Can Dance," the unlikely Fox hit that livens up summer nights. She got the scoop from the entire creative team while personally sitting in on two days of auditions...

2011

Jun

WHY 'TRUE BLOOD' RULES: ZOMBIES, WEREWOLVES AND WITCHES MAY BE HOT NOW, BUT VAMPIRES ARE FOREVER By David Bianculli

Season 3 of True Blood has just come out on DVD and Blu-Ray, less than a month before Season 4 arrives on HBO. It's great to dive in, again or the first time, with Sookie Stackhouse and all her supernatural friends, enemies and lovers -- and it's a biting reminder why, no matter how many other creatures of the night may pop up in movies and TV right now, vampires rule...

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