"Christmas Attack Zone": In this year's Christmas episode of 30 Rock, Jack (Alec Baldwin) explains, "We Donaghys believe that when there is something at all delicate to talk about, it is best to suppress it-- until it erupts into a fistfight in a church
The TV year was filled with ups and downs. Dramas contributed to what some call another “golden age of television.” Some comedies were excellent, while others were repellent. But there are a few sure things: the sitcom is on the upswing, reality is (prob
Call them "the millennials" - four newer filmmakers whose careers took off on the cusp of the new century and who, coincidentally, all have movies or a big DVD coming out this holiday season .
It's difficult to find a common thread to the careers of Dav
Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley)gets into a fight on "Human Target."
A quick review of tonight's "Human Target" coming up just as soon as I'm familiar with "The Secret Life of Bees"...
Yeah, this one was a misfire pretty much from start to finish. Too much
Right up there with discovering Kreepy Karen Christmas ornaments for a festive take on Night of the Living Dead are a litter of zombie Hello Kitty holiday decorations. A noted zombie-phile explained why books such as Michael Spradlin's It's Beginning to
The curtains are going up on a brighter future for the Bucks County Playhouse. The New Hope landmark, a symbol of the county's artistic and literary heritage where luminaries such as Grace Kelly and Neil Simon cut their teeth, has been rescued by a conso
It’s a question that may need to be addressed, since the Majority Whip, John Boehner, weeped on television recently, and it wasregarded by some to be an effective way tomove voters. Maybe if CPAs start bawling, we can move some of our clients to pay us.
The cast of NBC's "Perfect Couples,"from left, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, David Walton, Christine Woods, Kyle Bornheimer, Hayes MacArthur and Olivia Munn.
Success and NBC have been strangers for so long that you can’t blame the Peacock for reacting to even t
There were tears and laughter and embraces as the crowd began to build Friday night in the Manhattan apartment of Richard C Holbrooke at a private memorial service for the diplomat they remembered as a boss, a source and a friend.
There was Matt Dillon,
Right up there with discovering Kreepy Karen Christmas ornaments for a festive take on "Night of the Living Dead" are a litter of zombie Hello Kitty holiday decorations.
A noted zombie-phile explained why books such as Michael Spradlin's "It's Beginning
There were tears and laughter and embraces as the crowd began to build Friday night in the Asian-inflected Manhattan apartment of Richard C. Holbrooke at a private memorial service for the diplomat they remembered as a boss, a source and a friend.
There
I took "Burn Notice" out of the regular reviewing rotation a few weeks ago, but last night's double feature was notable as both the end of season four and the strongest pair of episodes the show has done in a very long time, and so I have a review coming
Katherine Grace Marra has a passion for films and loves going to the movies.
But when the 15-year-old sophomore at Weston High School read reviews by adult movie critics, their opinions differed so much from hers that she wondered if they’d actually seen
Call them “the millennials” — four newer filmmakers whose careers took off on the cusp of the new century and who, coincidentally, all have movies or a big DVD coming out this holiday season.It’s difficult to find a common thread to t
Before I initiate this recap blog, I must plead to the brilliant producers of 30 Rock: Cast Jessica Walter. As Lucille Bluth on Arrested Development, she created one of the funniest, outrageous, and memorable sitcom characters in the history of
There has always been more to Alan Alda than M*A*S*H. While the average person is no doubt most familiar with the lanky actor from his portrayal of Hawkeye Pierce on the seminal TV sitcom, Alda has quietly spent the past two decades distancing himself
Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) gives out some of his Favorite Things on "How IMet Your Mother."
A quick review of tonight's "How I Met Your Mother" coming up just as soon as my baby hears The Jerky Boys...
In this very up and down "HIMYM" season(*),
After graduation from Princeton, I joined the Navy and became a navigator on a cargo ship. Toward the end of my military commitment, the ship pulled into the Red Hook section of Brooklyn to get the hull repainted.
A friend of mine was directing a show
SMUalum Eric Dickerson in the "30 for 30"film "Pony Excess."
ESPN's "30 for 30" documentary series officially came to an end tonight with "Pony Excess," a look at the scandal-plagued SMU football team of the '80s. Bill Simmons has said the concept will
30 ROCK “Christmas Attack Zone” Season 5 Episode 10 – It is Christmas time at TGS and that means it is time for family reunion. Well, except for Liz, who has decided to head out to her family on Christmas Day in order to avoid the drama of the
damn you to hell football!
At least The Vampire Diaries stuck to the 1.3 from the first half hour, so it only matches a series low in A18-49.
I really think Nikita could grow. I might be delusional, though.
fringe ties series low i think?
and TVD was
Since I'm too much in the holiday spirit to dwell on the cancellation of Terriers right off the bat, let's start this week's overview with a look at some of our favorite TV soulmates, comic and otherwise.
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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) refers to roses 50 times throughout his writings.
Dolly Parton (born 1946) has a rose named after her. The Dolly Parton Rose is a hybrid tea rose that is orange-red in color. Parton has her namesake roses planted at her
On this week's 30 Rock, "Christmas Attack Zone," Jack dared to invite his hippie pacifist father Milton (Alan Alda) and his "bare-legged cripple" mother Colleen (Elaine Stritch) to Christmas dinner at his home with the weird stairs. It was high time he
Liz and Avery pushed Jack to tell his mother (Elaine Stritch) about the baby, and when he does, she predictably goes off the rails. To combat her rage, Jack secretly invited his father (Alan Alda) to the Christmas dinner and got Avery to leave her own
After learning that NBC has required a Merry Christmas promo from each of its shows except TGS, Liz Lemon smiles and says, “Good year, everyone!” And so it has been for 30 Rock — just shy of the season’s midpoint, the final episode of 2010 seems like as
Since "12" is the most Christmas-y number there is, here are a dozen highlights:
12. Mental-Liz: I don't watch "The Mentalist," but maybe I should. Liz, apparently a Simon Baker fan, can now accurately decipher the most delicate physical clues. If the
Liz:
My Aunt Linda is bringing her new boyfriend, who is neither her age nor her race, and her ex-husband will be there, too, with his date, alcoholism. I swoop in the next day for presents and pie.
Avery:
That’s why I like dating older men: Their
Alan Alda may be best known for his role in M*A*S*H, but the legendary actor has done his fair share of drama as well. As well as roles in shows like The West Wing and ER, he's been in movies such as The Aviator. Luckily for us, he's not hung up his
MTV has announced the lead cast for its forthcoming remake of The Inbetweeners.
Deadline reports that Bubba Lewis, Joey Pollari, Zack Pearlman and Mark L. Young will play the four awkward teenagers at the centre of the show.
Lewis has recently played
I patrol TV ... and other things. But mostly TV. I like my couch.
NBC celebrates the holidays Dec. 9 with Christmas episodes of "30 Rock" and "The Office." (NBC photos)
"Community," "The Office" and "30 Rock" celebrate the holidays Dec. 9 with their
Louis Walsh has claimed that Simon Cowell is already arranging for Mary Byrne to be signed to Sony.
Byrne was eliminated from The X Factor on Sunday night after Cowell joined Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole in voting to save Cher Lloyd in the
Mandy Patinkin has joined the cast of new Showtime drama pilot Homeland.
Deadline reports that the actor will star alongside Claire Danes in the project, which is loosely based on Israeli series Hatufim.
Homeland will focus on Carrie Anderson (Danes), a
So the men of Warehouse 13 sat down to talk all things holiday and the Warehouse 13 holiday special. They’re both very personable fellows with McClintock being personality plus. So without further ado let’s see what they had to say:
Eddie McClintock
Jack (Alec Baldwin) recommends that Liz (Tina Fey) start seeing a therapist when she worries that Carol is getting bored with their relationship. In an attempt to take Jack's advice, Liz begins talking to Kenneth (Jack McBrayer) about her problems. Jack
When I first met you last year, I was captivated. I’d never seen anything quite like you. It was a Wednesday night, and I hung on your every word. We laughed and sang old songs together, just like giddy high schoolers. But when you returned from
On Thursday's new episode of "30 Rock," we are going to have an opportunity to see a landmark television star return for another guest spot as Jack Donaghy's biological father Milton -- Alan Alda. The actor is best known for his...
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