And now for something completely different: a mental acuity test. Who said the following? "It’s a little bit like, you watch somebody sell their used car and not wash it. You can spend $10 washing the car and get another $200 for the car..."

2015

Aug

FROM 'CHEERS' TO 'GOTHAM,' THE BIANNUAL TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION PRESS CONFERENCES ADAPT TO THE POST-DIGITAL AGE By Alex Strachan

The Television Critics Association's biannual get-togethers have been going on for more than 30 years now. That’s longer than Gunsmoke was on the air, longer even than Law & Order, in all its guises...

2015

Jul

THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING JON STEWART By Alex Strachan

I come neither to praise Jon Stewart nor to bury him. Many have done the former, and Fox News seems only too happy to do the latter...

2015

Jul

QUICK EMMY TEST: WHAT DO 'THE AMERICANS,' 'LOUIE,' 'SONS OF ANARCHY,' 'THE SHIELD' AND 'JUSTIFIED' HAVE IN COMMON? By Alex Strachan

What do The Americans, Louie, Sons of Anarchy, The Shield and Justified all have in common, other than that they all aired, and in some cases still do, on FX? They have never won an Emmy. Further, they have not even been nominated...

2015

Jul

‘AMERICA’S GOT TALENT’: I THINK TO MYSELF, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD. NOW, SEND IN THE CLOWNS By Alex Strachan

Talent comes in different shapes and sizes. And guises. That’s hardly news, of course, but it explains a lot about how, even after 10 seasons, America’s Got Talent is still doing boffo biz in the summer ratings...

2015

Jun

PASS THE POPCORN: ‘ZOO’ IS EQUAL PARTS ENTERTAINMENT, CAUTIONARY ENVIRO-THRILLER. By Alex Strachan

“Only food runs!”...

2015

Jun

SHAKE IT UP, BABY, TWIST AND SHOUT: THAT WAS SOME TWIST ON 'WAYWARD PINES' By Alex Strachan

Expectations carry a heavy burden. Just ask M. Night Shyamalan. His name featured prominently in network previews for Wayward Pines so it was only natural that early reviews focused on the idea of a once mighty feature filmmaker trying his hand on the small screen...

2015

Jun

‘TYRANT’ WALKS FINE LINE BETWEEN FICTION AND REALITY, UNEASILY By Alex Strachan

Tyrant, FX’s morally ambitious drama about Machiavellian intrigue and family politics in the fictional Mideast dictatorship of Abbudin, returns for a 13-episode second season Tuesday...

2015

Jun

'THE X-FILES' HOMECOMING: THE TRUTH IS BACK WHERE IT BELONGS, WHERE IT ALL STARTED By Alex Strachan

VANCOUVER, B.C. — The X-Files is back where it started, but a lot has changed in the months and years since the then series finale aired on May 19, 2002...

2015

Jun

'AQUARIUS' AND TV'S HELTER SKELTER VIEW OF THE '60S By Alex Strachan

Primetime TV’s ongoing fascination with the ‘60s continues, though, to mixed effect. Aquarius, an Altmanesque look at Charles Manson from the perspective of an ensemble of acolytes, misfits and hangers-on...

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