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May 2
2013
05:22 PM ET
Spot Inspection: 'Nashville' gets it on sooner than we expected! -- VIDEO
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Sep 4
2012
01:21 PM ET
Spot Inspection: What TV show are you marathoning before Fall TV kicks in?
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With the fall TV season on the horizon, chances are you’re feeling under the gun to marathon a certain show. Either you want to be caught up by the time it starts its new season or, if it’s an older show, you simply want to finish it before you have to turn your attention to returning favorites and figuring out which new series warrant a season pass. Which show is it? READ FULL STORY »
Mar 22
2012
06:04 PM ET
'Bent': Love the 'Riggins,' hate the 'Screwsie'?
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If you missed the premiere of NBC’s new comedy Bent last night — and judging by the ratings, many of you did — you can read Ken Tucker’s review here. What I want to discuss is whether the show lost whatever cool points it got for making “Riggins” the last name of contractor Pete (David Walton) by choosing “Screwsie” as the name for the wild younger sister (Margo Harshman) of his new client Alex (Amanda Peet).
Riggins was the last name of Taylor Kitsch’s character on Friday Night Lights, and since Bent cast FNL‘s Jesse Plemons (i.e. Landry) as one of Pete’s crew, it’s safe to assume the shoutout was intentional. Riggins fits Pete. He’s a laid-back bad boy who could have any woman he wants for a night except good girl Alex, a newly single mom with a new rich doctor boyfriend. She’d need Pete to be a better, more responsible man before she’d sleep with him. I assume Screwsie is a clever nickname for a promiscuous screwup actually named Susie, and the fact that Alex loves her sister is supposed to give us hope that she could love Pete. But Screwsie? Really? Or am I the only one it annoyed?
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‘Bent’ premiere review: Does this good sitcom deserve better treatment from its network?
Jan 10
2012
01:05 PM ET
Seasonal depression: What entertainment helps you cope?
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As the days become colder and more gray in New York City, I’m making a concentrated effort to self-medicate against seasonal depression. My first line of defense was my “Summer” playlist, but I found that listening to Keith Urban’s “Somebody Like You” just reminded me that I’m not feeling the “sunshine shinin’ down on me and you.” So last night, I decided to make a new playlist: “Fun country breakup songs.” It acknowledges my mood without letting me wallow in it. These are mid or fast tempo tunes you can sing along/drink to. That’s therapeutic, right? My playlist is below, in case you want to copy it.
How are you using entertainment to cope with seasonal depression? (If I’m at home, near my laptop, and in need of a quick fix, I’ve got multiple Urban guitar solos bookmarked like this one and this one that heat me right up. I’ll also visit Swoonworthy.net — tagline “It’s raining men… hallelujah!” — to check on the Magic Mike countdown clock or revisit this photo from the 30 shots for Taylor Kitsch’s 30th birthday post. Hey, whatever it takes, people. Royal Pains doesn’t return until Jan. 18.) READ FULL STORY »
Jul 26
2011
03:55 PM ET
Spot Inspection: What TV show are you currently catching up on?
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Here’s some good PR for Netflix! Starting tomorrow, Mad Men‘s first four seasons will be available for instant streaming. That means you can catch up on the entire series with a binge, or by rationing to make it last you through the summer. That made us wonder: What TV show are you currently catching up on while your DVR is light? (It’s always both a relief and a disappointment to return home from a week’s vacation and find your DVR still has space, right?)
Right now, I’m in limbo. So really, I’m just looking for ideas. I finally watched both seasons of Party Down this summer and highly recommend you doing so if you haven’t. I’ve got a Torchwood: The Complete Original UK Series set on my desk. Thinking that’s what I’ll dive into next…
Your turn.
Jun 15
2011
01:33 PM ET
'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark': The new reviews are in!
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Broadway’s Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark made its official debut last night after overcoming months of delays, media ridicule, and the departure of original director Julie Taymor. But now the $70 million musical, which got a creative overhaul during a three week hiatus last month, faces its biggest challenge yet: Winning over the critics who widely panned it back in February. So how did it go over? READ FULL STORY »
Feb 10
2011
11:11 AM ET
'Off the Map': Is it different enough from 'Grey's Anatomy' yet?
Image Credit: ABC The fifth episode of Off the Map aired last night, and while prevailing opinions at the beginning of the show’s run were that it was simply “Grey’s Anatomy in the jungle,” it’s become clear (to me, at least) that this show is not Grey’s Anatomy. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Let’s examine.
From a medical standpoint, they’re apples and oranges. Off the Map is bat-shat crazy in a way Grey’s needn’t be because the former show’s characters don’t have access to a vast array of advanced medical amenities — and I like it that way. Last night, for example, Zee removed larvae from the skin of a patient (whom she used to be involved with) using bacon. Seriously. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 4
2011
01:52 PM ET
Spot Inspection: What's the most-played 'Glee' song on your iPod?
Watching the sneak peek of the Warblers’ cover of Destiny’s Child’s “Bills, Bills, Bills” from this Sunday’s post-Super Bowl episode (embedded below), I had two thoughts: Thank goodness Will didn’t sing this (I envision a lot of Matthew Morrison’s signature spin move), and I’m buying that on iTunes (done). That made wonder, what’s the most played Glee song on your iPod? I’ve got one Glee song in my Top 25 most played — “Bust Your Windows.” The rest of my Glee Top 10, in order: ”Teenage Dream,” “Defying Gravity,” and “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” (tie), “Last Christmas,” “Take a Bow,” “Hey, Soul Sister,” “No Air,” “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and “Hello.” What’s interesting: Aside from the Christmas songs, the Glee covers of those tracks were the first versions I actually purchased for my iPod. I’m not saying they’re better than the original, but that if I don’t already have a song that I like on my iPod, I’m more likely to buy the Glee version when it reminds me of it. That happen to anyone else? READ FULL STORY »
Nov 8
2010
12:40 PM ET
'Boardwalk Empire': Spot Inspection
Image Credit: HBOIs Boardwalk Empire a good show? HBO spent mega-millions on the period-piece mob drama, and instantly renewed it for second season when the Scorsese-directed premiere averaged 4.8 million viewers. But ratings have dropped over the last couple months (last Sunday’s episode, the seventh of the season, had 2.6 million viewers — not bad, but not Sopranos.) On a deeper level, Boardwalk doesn’t seem to have the watercooler appeal of, say, Mad Men, the other lavishly-designed boozy historical drama created by a Sopranos writer. Boardwalk would appear to have something for everyone — mob violence, cutting dialogue, an endless parade of female and male nudity. It’s history porn in both senses of the word. But is Boardwalk Empire entertaining you?
I’m a total history nut, and one of the main reasons I enjoy watching the show is that it has a ridiculously expansive vision of Prohibition history. But you could certainly make the case that a better title for Boardwalk Empire is Lots of Things that Gangsters Did in the Twenties. READ FULL STORY »
Mar 17
2010
03:36 PM ET
This or That: Kirk Cameron's Mike Seaver impression vs. Mark-Paul Gosselaar's Zack Morris
There truly is no worthy replacement for Kathy Lee Gifford on the Today show’s raucous fourth hour slot, but the morning show tried to compensate by having a different TV heartthrob (and I use that term lightly) fill in each day this week. Kirk Cameron co-hosted along with Hoda Kotb yesterday,a dn though they discussed the usual fare—the success or failure of being a child star in light of the recent news of Corey Haim’s death, Cameron’s marriage to his on-screen girlfriend and his relationship with god—the most notable tidbit was when the actor dished about still being recognized as Mike Seaver, his character from Growing Pains.
Apparently, people still call him “Mike,” and Cameron so humbly refers to this as “Seaver Fever.” He then indulged every Growing Pains fan by transforming into the geeky Mike for 60 seconds right on the Today show set. Take a look at the clip, starting at the 1:35 minute mark:
I know Cameron’s impression was impromptu and I appreciate the popped collar and all, but it was nothing compared to the masterpiece theater that was Mark-Paul Gosselaar’s eerily spot-on impression of Zack Morris he performed when he paid a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last June. From the hair to the clothes to that giant phone, forget Seaver Fever; Gosselaar totally brought back my Zack Attack.
How do you guys think the impressions compare? Which do you like better?
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