Tag Archives: Television

I like Al Franken, although I like him much better as a humorist than as a partisan political pundit. Franken’s radio show will appear on the Sundance Channel beginning in September: “The Al Franken Show,” heard live each weekday from noon to 3 p.m. Eastern on Air America Radio, will …

I love Arrested Development: the particularity of its absurdity is sharp and richly detailed, rendering its satire on American values, the idle rich, the formerly idle rich, the formerly rich but still idle, and intra-family relationships telling as well as hilarious. The critics and the industry love the show as …

Ryan Seacrest’s talk show deleted: The syndicated TV series “On-Air with Ryan Seacrest” is going off the air, permanently. Seacrest was unable to turn his visibility as host of Fox’s “American Idol” into success for the talk and music show, and low ratings led Twentieth Television on Tuesday to announce …

If this article isn’t ghost written, then Ted Turner is one hell of a writer, as well as thinker. I have not seen the case made against corporate media consolidation made anywhere else with this clarity, logic, passion, and inside knowledge. You rule, Ted – you should have a blog. …

Gotta admit that I wasn’t holding out much hopes for Rescue Me, fx’s new teledramedy about New York City firemen. I’m not much of a Denis Leary fan – his performances as both actor and comedian frequently hit the same monotonous note – while the show’s overplayed promo with its …

Finally catching up with USA's summer abductee mini-series. . .

American Idol has raised the age limit for competitors from 26 to 28, as auditions for season 4 are set to begin in August in Cleveland, according to the Idol site: REVISED RULES TEXT “AMERICAN IDOL” SEASON 4 MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS You must be a legal U.S. citizen or a …

I have been singing the praises of Scott Miller and the Commonwealth for some time. I reviewed Upside Downside in January: I totally dig the alt-country rock of Scott Miller. Upside Downside, his new one with his band the Commonwealth (Shawn McWilliams – drums, Eric Fritsch – keyboards, Park Chisolm …

“Ms. Tek, you’re on in five minutes.” Tattoo artist Paul Booth to star in a new reality show: A new art form is about to hit reality television. World renowned tattoo artist Paul Booth will open his New York-based studio to a global viewing audience with his new one-hour reality …

Ryan Seacrest did an interview with the Straits Times (funny name, ha) of Singapore in conjunction with a Sinaporean version of Idol: Now that American Idol is over, how are you feeling? (Audible sigh of relief) Well, I’m getting a little more sleep, you know. It’s balancing two TV shows …