Tag Archives: Television

U.S.A.'s new Wild West forensics series.

This is a strange story: the Chicago police issued a community alert describing a man suspected in a series of sexual assaults as looking like Ice Cube. I guess if he does he does, but then a local TV station relayed the alert over the air and played an Ice …

Watching the debut of fx network’s newest “edgy” teleseries Nip/Tuck last night, I found myself thinking of ol’ Jim Rockford. As portrayed by James Garner in the classic 70’s crime series, Rockford was a hard-luck detective to the nth degree: he lived in a crappy trailer, barely eking out a …

ReplayTV caves to content industry: new model will drop two key features – it will no longer be able to skip entire commercials automatically, or send recorded programming over the Internet. Sonicblue Inc., the former owner of ReplayTV, was considered the company in the digital video recording industry that most …

Of course it can only be terrible when someone’s pet is eaten by coyotes. But if the pet is Sharon Osbourne’s black Chihuahua, Lulu, well, it’s hard to resist a quick, muffled chuckle. I don’t believe Chihuahuas are real dogs anyway – they clearly have rodent blood. “It’s so heartbreaking,” …

Limbaugh to join ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown: Hired to “provide the voice of the fan and to spark debate on the show,” according to an ESPN news release, Limbaugh makes his debut Sept. 4, the night of the NFL opener. ….”Football is like life and I know life,” Limbaugh said. …

Last week, the one-woman zeitgeist that is Oprah reran her Favorite Things for Spring episode, and along with a bunch of stupid girl stuff, she picked an iPod. At least she’s a little bit funkier than Martha. Has her magic wand contributed to Apple’s recent success and high visibility?

USA's Stephen King series returns for new episodes.

I understand the seriousness of this for the satellite and cable companies, and the for-profit element removes most of my sympathy, but, um… A man who schemed to steal satellite television signals now has something much bigger than a cable bill to pay — a whopping $180 million restitution order …

Tony Shaloub's "defective detective" returns for a second season.