Here is the broadcast networks' prime time lineup for Wednesday, June 10. Try to find some TV worth watching in this. (And no, the week's 17th airing of Law & Order doesn't count...)

2009

Jun

GOOD SPORTS: HBO GOES FOR GOLD By Diane Werts

Sports are a matter of taste. I'm a hockey fan. You might be a basketball fan. Some folks like the serenity of golf. Others go for cagefighting thrills. But the more that TV channels make coverage deals with various leagues and promoters, the less they take a hard look at what's actually happening behind the scenes anywhere...

2009

Jun

REALITY CHECK: WHALES, CHEFS AND JOHN BARROWMAN By Diane Werts

Not all reality TV is bad. Among a glut in any genre, you can find better exponents and you can find pieces of &@#$*. So don't worry, I'm not going to get into Ghost Hunters or Fanarchy. But I will suggest a few other newcomers/returnees you might want to consider this weekend...

2009

Jun

FAMILY FUN: A YANKEE DOODLE DANDY FILM SERIES HOSTED BY JOHN LITHGOW By Diane Werts

James Cagney's Oscar-winning turn as musical patriot George M. Cohan kicks off this summer's family film series The Essentials Jr. on Turner Classic Movies...

2009

Jun

WATCH ONLINE: EDIE FALCO'S 'NURSE JACKIE' DEBUT By Diane Werts

Can't wait to see Edie Falco's killer comedy Nurse Jackie debut next Monday on Showtime? Well, don't!...

2009

May

FLICK PICKS: TCM'S GREAT DIRECTORS FESTIVAL RUNS ALL THROUGH JUNE By Diane Werts

Slide into summer with a cool cinema treat -- June's Great Directors festival on Turner Classic Movies. In fact, most days are a double, spotlighting two men who made the movies...

2009

Apr

DVD WATCH: 'THIRTYSOMETHING' DUE AUG. 25 By Diane Werts

Fans of ABC's '80s emo-fest thirtysomething will finally see the pre-midlife crisis drama hit DVD this Aug. 25, thanks to those fine retroheads at Shout! Factory...

2009

Apr

WATCH ONLINE: PBS VIDEO PLAYER LAUNCHES By Diane Werts

Ahead of the curve, behind the curve -- now PBS is ahead again. Public TV was the first network to really "get" the internet, providing loads of value-added text content when the World Wide Web was still in its infant stage. But when online video exploded, PBS was a laggard...

2009

Apr

TRIBUTE: BEA ARTHUR BOUNTY By Diane Werts

After Beatrice Arthur died over the weekend, TV channels went into overdrive scheduling episodes of her classic '80s sitcom The Golden Girls...

2009

Apr

WATCH THIS: PALEYFEST SALUTES 'DR. HORRIBLE,' TV SHOWS By Diane Werts

Even as TV Land loses interest in "our TV heritage" (finely eyed in David Bianculli's Cougar post), some folks still value what's good, even as it's still going on...

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