'The Slap' is too arty, but 'Bosch' is tough enough
NBC has tagged The Slap "an event series." That means it's fancy, with a boutique cast (Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman, and Thandie Newton, among others), setting (nouveau Brooklyn), and issue (an adult...
View ArticlePREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS . . .
When SNL started in 1975, it was called simply Saturday Night because ABC already had a variety show, Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. NBC changed to the current title after the Cosell show was...
View ArticleLooking back at 40 years of 'Saturday Night Live'
Wow, that's some guest list NBC has assembled for The SNL 40th Anniversary Special tonight (8 p.m. on NBC10): Jim Carrey, Jerry Seinfeld, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Jack Nicholson, Kerry...
View ArticleDon't miss these five shows this week
Don't miss these five this week. AFV's 25th Anniversary Celebrity Celebration ABC sitcom stars Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Cristela Alonzo help Tom Bergeron cull the funniest videos from 25...
View ArticleAn explosion of 'event series' on TV
Television is about to go Old Testament on your, ah, eyes. Thank the husband-and-wife team of Roma Downey and Mark Burnett. She's the Irish actress who played cherubic Monica on Touched by an Angel....
View ArticleDon't miss these five shows
Don't miss these five shows this week."Girls" Ray becomes a fiery community activist. Shosh has another awful job interview (although it introduces guest star Jason Ritter), and Hannah gets a chorus of...
View ArticleSIGNING OFF
This is my final column for The Inquirer. Ah, but we've seen some things together, haven't we, dear readers? I wish you all happy viewing. Long rule TV!
View ArticleKevin Bacon on "The Following" and his foray into prime time
Time to play "Minus Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon." The actor is on the phone, having just returned from walking his dog in Manhattan on yet another day of record-shattering cold.
View ArticleDon't miss these five shows this week
"Downton Abbey" season finale All the single ladies on the show - Ladies Mary and Edith, the Dowager Countess, Isobel, even Mrs. Hughes - have romantic developments as Christmas rolls around again in...
View ArticleACM TURNS 50
The Academy of Country Music Awards celebrates its 50th year 8 p.m. Sunday on CBS. Who won its first year? Roger Miller ("Dang Me") was named man of the year. "Hee Haw" co-host Buck Owens was best male...
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