Screening a bunch of pilots before, during and after the summer TCA press tour and then weighing in with reviews is pretty much judging a book by its cover. The networks discourage it with “work in progress” labels suggesting major elements are still to be added. (Usually that’s an over-statement, unless you count a occasional
STUDIO CITY, Calif.–One of the delights of attending set visits on press tour is the opportunity to chat with some of the great character actors on television today. Such an occasion was the bus ride Wednesday to CBS Studio Center (generally referred to as “Radford”) and the set of Brooklyn Nine Nine. The Fox cop
Dammit Chloe!! 24: Live Another Day wraps Monday night on Fox and Global. The series did decent numbers, cracking the US top 20 in last week’s Neilsens. 24: Live Another Day has done even better in Canada, pulling 1,421,000 total viewers on Global the last week of June according to Numeris (formerly BBM Canada). That
I joke that recapping American Idol and Dancing with the Stars for theStar.ca this year is the very definition of getting paid to watch television. Fact is, a) I don’t get paid all that much and b) I was surprised by how much I enjoyed both shows. Once mighty Idol has slumped to a record
Every Monday at 5:47 p.m. I talk TV with veteran radio host Arlene Bynon on SiriusXM’s “Canada Talks” (Channel 167). There was plenty to talk about with both Fox and NBC announcing their Fall lineups for the 2014-15 season. Fox announced Gotham as their big bat-move for fall. The DC Comics drama will delve into
Security breach: deep inside London’s CIA bunker Jack Bauer? He’s not so hard to find. Monday’s debut of 24: Live Another Day (Fox, Global) would have you believe Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) has been a fugitive in Europe for four years, or since the last episode of Season 8 aired in 2010. Suddenly he turn up
Top 5 (l-r): Jena (“It’s GEEENA!!”) Irene, Alex Preston, Caleb Johnson, Sam Woolf and Jessica Meuse. Photo: Michael Becker/FOX And then there were five. Learn all about “Grumpy Cat,” plus which of the Top 6 American Idol finalists got the boot Thursday night on the fading Fox star search series. I recap this week’s performance show
Will Bauer battle atop Big Ben? You’ll hafta watch LONDON–#JackIsBack! That’s the way Fox wants to promote the return of Jack Bauer on Twitter. Another way they’re hoping to promote 24: Live Another Day, the new, 12-part re-launch of the 24 franchise, is by bringing reporters to the West London studios for interviews.This week, I’m