Finally. Finally! Why did it take so long? Why did it take all of those Hollywood big wigs and ad wizards this long to figure out that America craves a Diablo Cody talk show? In these troubled times of Benghazis and sequesters we need someone who won’t shut up about their stripper past, someone whose more »

A little slice of nostalgia comes our way from Vivendi Entertainment, and for those who love their Jim Henson, it’s going to be a good day indeed as they sent out a copy of “Meet The Fraggles” for us to review. “Meet The Fraggles” gives us six episodes of the original “Fraggle Rock” series in more »

Yes, How I Met Your Mother‘s entire ninth season will take place around the wedding weekend. Just when we were getting our hopes up… (Deadline) How Cristina Milioti was chosen (Entertainment Weekly) Lindy West takes on sexism and comedy (Jezebel) In the worst idea of all time, a movie theater owner had “armed” men dressed more »

ABC ended its upfront presentation with perhaps its most buzzworthy show, the Joss Whedon-produced Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The show talks about protecting the “ordinary from the extraordinary” but there appears to be at least one superhuman on the team. J. August Richards, a regular on Whedon’s Angel, is showing off some serious strongman feats. The more »

Struggling to revive its dramatic slate, Fox is going back to an old, reliable and violent friend. Jack Bauer’s returning in 24: Live Another Day. The show’s format will condense into 12 episodes, which Fox Chairman of Broadcasting Kevin Reilly said is liberating for producers.The storyline will still take place over a 24-hour timespan, but more »

Judging only by recent ratings numbers, you’d think NBC’s The Voice is doing better with Shakira and Usher in Christina Aguilera and Cee-Lo’s coaching chairs. But America likes its divas better when they’re born and bred in the good ol’ US of A instead of borrowed from exotic Columbia. Which is likely why the peacock more »

There’s nothing more painful in Hollywood than investing time and money into a project only to see it killed off before it can take off. Believe it or not, that’s exactly what happened with James Gandolfini’s Criminal Justice drama pilot, although it seems there’s hope after all for the potential TV show. Rejected about three more »

On May 14, 1998, 15 years ago today, two of the greatest cultural phenomena of the 20th century came to an end on the same night: Seinfeld broadcast its final episode, and Frank Sinatra passed away at the age of 82. The Seinfeld finale was hyped for months and months, while Sinatra’s passing came as more »

We’ve written about the “Beverly Hills Cop” TV reboot in these parts before, and it sounded like a slam dunk. Eddie Murphy serving as an executive producer. Shawn Ryan of “The Shield” working as showrunner.  And, to top it all off, Barry Sonnenfeld directed the pilot. What could go wrong? Well, something did. CBS, according more »

She was a calming voice of reason during an age which consistently sought to mock and demonize psychology. She was a mass media darling (print, radio, TV, even films) before such a tag was clearly defined, especially for women. She championed a quiet, common sense approach to problem solving, light years away from the current more »