There's no reason American Idol can’t stay with us for a long time to come, if the people in charge go back to treating it and the audience with the respect both deserve...

2013

Feb

GENERAL HOSPITAL: FIVE DECADES AND IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED By Ed Martin

General Hospital will mark its 50th anniversary in April. One year ago, I was almost certain that the anniversary would not come to pass...

2012

Dec

AN INSIDE LOOK AT THE WORLD OF SYFY'S 'DEFIANCE' By Ed Martin

Syfy sets reporters loose on the Toronto set of its upcoming science-fiction fantasy series, Defiance (and its current series, Warehouse 13)...

2012

Nov

LARRY HAGMAN, COMIC BOOK HERO By Ed Martin

Back in the Fifties, an up-and-coming Hagman was hired by cartoonist Leonard Starr as the model for a character in Starr’s popular comic strip series, Mary Perkins On Stage...

2012

Jul

'FRINGE,' 'SUPERNATURAL' AND 'DOCTOR WHO' MAKE FOR A MAMMOTH TRIPLE-PLAY AT COMIC-CON By Ed Martin

Television is increasingly the medium to beat at Comic-Con, the annual celebration of all facets of genre culture...

2012

Jun

DAYTIME DONE RIGHT By Ed Martin

In a truly startling development, the 39th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were presented in a live telecast Saturday that actually honored and respected the day-part they are intended to celebrate...

2012

May

A FINAL RECAP OF THE 2012 NETWORK UPFRONTS By Ed Martin

When it comes to generating excitement for the networks' upcoming fall and midseason schedules, there is nothing quite like the annual upfront week in New York City. TVWW contributor Ed Martin recaps the action...

2012

Apr

'GENERAL HOSPITAL' NEEDS A BOOST, SO BRING ON SUSAN LUCCI By Ed Martin

It’s been two months since executive producer Frank Valentini and head writer Ron Carlivati took control of ABC’s ailing General Hospital. TVWW's Ed Martin assesses their progress, and makes a few creative suggestions of his own...

2012

Mar

'GH' UPDATE: TIME TO USE HELENA'S BOTTOMLESS PIT? By Ed Martin

I'm not sure what to make of the big surprise on "General Hospital" this week -- but then again, I haven't known what to make of GH in a very long time (years, actually). Robin Scorpio is alive -- and looking very tanned and rested, I might add...

2012

Mar

'GENERAL HOSPITAL': CAN THIS SHOW BE SAVED? By Ed Martin

Watching General Hospital these last two weeks -- as the energetic efforts of One Life to Liveveterans Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati to save the show from almost certain doom begin to play out -- it occurs to me that my time as a fan of this once-formidable serial has come full circle...

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Ed Martin

Ed Martin is the Editorial Director and Chief Content Critic at MediaVillage, where his responsibilities include oversight of its TV/Video Download platform. He is also TV Branch President of the Critics Choice Association. The first five shows on Ed's all-time top-ten list are, in order, I Love Lucy, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, All in the Family and two from the BBC, Skins and Coupling. The remaining five shows are in constant flux, but they usually include Green Acres, The Twilight Zone and The Sopranos.

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