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What’s Airing, Re-Airing & Entertaining On TV This Week: Monday, Dec. 31 Lack of New Year’s Eve plans leaving you stranded at home? Never fear, there’s actually some shows to watch before the ball starts dropping on ABC. How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8 p.m.), Aliens In America (The CW, 8:30 p.m.) – The [...]
Archive for December, 2007
Top 10 TV Bad Guys
Posted: December 27, 2007 in alias, angel, beverly hills 90210, big love, buffy the vampire slayer, family guy, lost, prison break, profit, starpulse articles, top 10, ugly bettyThey’re sneaky and snarky. They scheme and slay. TV is full of bad guys (and girls), from those who make being bad look like fun to those who make us clutch the pillow to our chests. It takes some excellent writing and an excellent performance to make a bad guy who is a worthy opponent [...]
A group of strangers with amazing abilities band together to save the world from a dark future. No, I’m not talking about Heroes, but The 4400, which USA has unceremoniously canceled according to a message board post by creator-executive producer Scott Peters. In a lot of ways, The 4400 paved the way for Heroes and [...]
Despite The Strike, TV’s Mid-Season Offerings Are Promising
Posted: December 19, 2007 in eli stone, knight rider, starpulse articles, terminator: the sarah connor chroniclesWith DVR “To Do” lists rapidly shrinking as most shows head into reruns and no new episodes in sight, it might seem like there’s nothing to watch. For the next couple of weeks that may be true, but the broadcast networks have rolled out new, strike-edited winter schedules for our viewing pleasure. A multitude of [...]
It’s Coming — PaleyFest!
Posted: December 19, 2007 in angel, around town, paley center, terminator: the sarah connor chroniclesEvery year, the The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio, hosts The William S. Paley Television Festival. The event features screenings and panel discussion with the casts and creative teams of TV’s most popular, influential and critically lauded shows. In a recent press release, The Paley Center [...]
The Jews Take Over the Tube
Posted: December 19, 2007 in beverly hills 90210, buffy the vampire slayer, everwood, pushing daisies, the o.c.No, I don’t mean all the folks behind the cameras controlling Hollywood. Hanukkah has come and gone, but with Christmas starting the day after Thanksgiving, I figured it’s never too late to celebrate that other December holiday that often gets jilted. In honor of Hanukkah, I present… My Favorite TV Jews 1.) Willow Rosenberg (Buffy [...]
The Golden Globe nominations were announced yesterday and, as usual, there were some welcome surprises and horrible snubs. There really is no pleasing everyone when it comes to awards. They’ll always get it a little bit right and a whole lot wrong. While the cache of winning an award is great for a new or [...]
1.) Write Aid – A Benefit Concert to Provide Assistance to Industry Employees Affected by the WGA Strike. Performers currently scheduled include Eddie Izzard, Lewis Black, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Silverman and Tenacious D (featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass). Friday, December 14th at 8 p.m. – Royce Hall at UCLA – Tickets are $75 2.) [...]
A Good Cause, Some ‘Heroes’ and a Freebie!
Posted: December 12, 2007 in around town, bones, family guy, goodies & swag, heroes, the office, ugly bettyLA area TV fans can show their support for those affected by the writers’ strike at The Steve Allen Theater on Hollywood Blvd. The theater is hosting The Strike Show, a comedy/variety show, this Wednesday and Friday at 10 p.m. with proceeds going to “the Motion Picture and Television Fund, which provides financial assistance to [...]
TV Season In Review
Posted: December 5, 2007 in angel, brothers & sisters, buffy the vampire slayer, chuck, firefly, gossip girl, heroes, private practice, pushing daisies, samantha who?, starpulse articles, ugly bettyIt’s been a bumpy television season full of winners, disappointments and a lot of forgetful folks. Some shows stumbled right out of the gate while others took steady steps towards a full-season pickup. The TV season is nearing the halfway mark when most of the shows go into reruns, an indefinite period of torture this [...]
