Ronald Reagan was president when The Simpsons began popping up as part of The Tracey Ulman Show. Over nearly 30 years on television, Homer and Marge and the kids have seen five presidents come and go. It seems fitting, therefore, that they weigh in on the current U.S. election campaign–before it completely lurches beyond parody.
Grease Live! premieres Sunday night on Fox and CTV. The 1978 feature was a big hit in theatres and an even bigger hit in record stores. Olivia Newton John and John Travolta starred as All-American high school summer lovers Sandy and Danny. Travolta gives the new TV production of Grease his blessing. (Read more here in
Lucifer premieres Monday night on Fox and CTV (9 p.m. ET/PT). The devil you say? Well, yes, sort of. Charming Welshman Tom Ellis plays Lucifer, aka Satan, The Devil, The Donald, all those other names. Based on the DC comic books, the series is shot in Vancouver, or Hell if you are trying to break into
PASADENA, Calif.–“Think of it as a bento box full of X-Files.” That’s how David Duchovny describes the new, six-episode mini-pack of The X-Files. The first episode premieres Sunday on Fox and CTV. Back in the day, Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, along with creator/executive producer Chris Carter, cranked out 24 episodes a year. They were originally
PASADENA, Calif.–Never mind Donald Trump, Caitlyn Jenner or Jennifer Lopez. Enough with all The X-Files hype, or blather about The People vs. O.J. Simpson. There’s only one burning question this TCA winter press tour–what’s happening with Amazon’s plan to re-mount The Tick, a.k.a. the Big Blue Bug of Justice? It was 15 freakin’ years ago when
LOS ANGELES, Calif.–The pace of this TCA press tour is a killer but one thing is for sure–it is packed with fun things to do. One highlight came tonight as critics were shuttled from the Pasadena TCA playpen to downtown LA for a special screening of the first episode of the new X-Files. The six-episode
Look–up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s those Supergirl ratings! Despite a lame lead-in (Minority Report, shrinking to 415,000 off an awkward shift to 7:30), the comic book-inspired CBS series got off to a flying start Monday on Global, drawing an overnight, estimated 1,709,000 2+ viewers from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
A lot of shows this fall seemed designed to cut through the “too much TV” clutter by offering a connection or two to the past. They’re built around familiar stars (Don Johnson from Blood & Oil, John Stamos from Grandfathered, The Muppets), familiar concepts (Heroes Reborn, Fuller House, The Muppets), familiar movie titles (Minority Report, Limitless,