Way back when the British spy drama The Avengers made its way to North American TV screens in the mid-’60s, I was more into Hot Wheels than hot babes. My TV thrills were found watching Batman, and perhaps Get Smart! and Lost in Space — not some imported, tongue-in-cheek James Bond hour for adults. Yet,
In the past, broadcasters have hyped new seasons with slogans such as, “A Fall Like No Other!” This year it’s true. Soundstages being shut down due to COVID-19 have delayed the start of production for many scripted series. As a result, broadcasters are slapping together fall schedules and relying heavily on banked reality fare and
Happy birthday to Ken Burns. America’s documentarian turns 67 today. With all the new projects he has on the go, it will be a wonder if he has enough wind left to blow out his candles. Burns joined PBS’s President and CEO Paula Kerger, news anchor Judy Woodruff and historian Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,
Finally, a Television Critics Association press tour where I stand an even chance of not gaining any weight. Tuesday marks the start of three days of virtual press conference sessions from the viewers like you who run and program PBS. This will kick off the very first virtual, at home version of a TCA press
Tom Snyder, the oft-parodied late night talk show host who died in 2007, used to have a saying: “Fire up a colortini, sit back, relax, and watch the pictures, now, as they fly through the air.” I thought of that saying last weekend as I enjoyed a few channels up at the cottage, courtesy of
UPDATE: While most PBS stations around the U.S. ran this Independent Lens documentary as scheduled Monday, The Buffalo/Toronto PBS affiliate, WNED, did not. The good news for folks in that area is you haven’t missed it yet. WNED will air “Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project” on Sunday, June 21 at 11:00 pm and Friday, June
It;s true: many TV favourites did not wrap up before COVID-19 shuttered studios and shut down productions. The finales for both The Voice and American Idol are, like NHL and NBA playoff schedules, going to be updated later. Scripted shows such as Mom and Young Sheldon and S.W.A.T. and Bull may just air what they’ve
Sports fans are already climbing the walls with all the major leagues suspended until further notice. That now looks to be for much longer than just two or three weeks, jeopardizing everything from the NBC and NHL playoffs to the launch of the baseball season to The Masters and The Kentucky Derby. Sportsnet has already