Judy Holliday won a Best Actress Oscar, and deserved it, for her portrayal of a gangster’s ditzy moll who takes private tutoring lessons to lessen her ditz factor. Based on Garson Kanin’s Broadway hit, it’s a riot – as is Broderick Crawford as the tough-guy star of this 1950 comedy.

2012

Oct

FRINGE By David Bianculli

Last week’s episode showed us a tougher side of Etta (Georgina Haig), a return to Walter’s lab, and another mission to fulfill, thanks to a Betamax tape with a hidden message. (And I thought I was the only source around for Beta tapes these days.)

2012

Oct

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER By David Bianculli

After the vice presidential debate, it’s time for another new Real Time. Guests this week include Ben Affleck and Ann Coulter – if they’re both seated on the panel, this one could be incendiary.

2012

Oct

1962: 'MCHALE'S NAVY' LAUNCHES ON ABC By Christy Slewinski

On this day in 1962, ABC introduced the sitcom McHale's Navy, which starred Ernest Borgnine as the commanding officer of a WWII Navy PT boat...

2012

Oct

2012 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS By David Bianculli

The New York Yankees delivered a thriller of a postseason game yesterday: after trailing the Baltimore Orioles for the entire game, the Yankees tied it in the bottom of the ninth when Raul Ibanez hit a solo homer – then won the game in the bottom of the 12th when he hit another one. The Yankees now lead the series 2-1, with Game 4 played at 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS. Other games today, and where you can find them: the final-elimination Game 5 of the Cincinnati Reds vs. San Francisco Giants serie

2012

Oct

THE BIG BANG THEORY By David Bianculli

The guys on this show always have women trouble – and tonight, there’s trouble when it’s discovered that Alex, the physics grad student Sheldon (Jim Parsons) has selected to help with some research, is an attractive woman (played by Margo Harshman).

2012

Oct

30 ROCK By David Bianculli

Tonight’s politically themed new episode, called “Governor Dunston,” features some tantalizing guest stars, including Catherine O’Hara, Matthew Broderick and, especially, a now-dramatic actor returning to his sitcom roots: Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston, playing the significant other of Kenneth’s mom (O’Hara).

2012

Oct

2012 VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE By David Bianculli

After the first presidential debate of 2012, in which media pundits overwhelmingly awarded the victory to Mitt Romney over Barack Obama, this one-time-only vice presidential debate looms large. For the Democrats, it’s incumbent Vice President Joe Biden. For the Republicans, it’s Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, in by far his biggest national-profile appearance of the campaign.

2012

Oct

THE GREATEST EVENT IN TELEVISION HISTORY By David Bianculli

Not to be pessimistic, but I suspect the title of this new Adult Swim special will turn to to be a tad inaccurate. Even so, it does feature both Jon Hamm of Mad Men and Adam Scott of Parks and Recreation, so it won’t be the Worst event in television history. I say give it a peek, just for those two guys – and the audacity of the title.

2012

Oct

THE CW INTRODUCES A BEAUTY AND NOT-SO-BEASTLY BEAST By Ed Bark

The CW's Beauty and the Beast is a semi-facsimile of the long-ago CBS series, which starred Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in the title roles...

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