Television turned London into a global media village, and the cities Opening and Closing Ceremonies shared moments that were beguiling, bonkers and utterly British...

2012

Aug

CLOSING THOUGHTS ON THE 2012 OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY By David Bianculli

The Closing Ceremony to the 2012 Olympic Games in London, like the Opening Ceremony, were unmistakably, sometimes inexplicably British. Like the Games themselves, I loved some elements, was baffled by others, but watched regardless…

2012

Aug

AMC'S GRITTY 'HELL ON WHEELS' CELEBRATES THE ANTI-HERO By Eric Gould

Staying true to its title, the American West of Hell On Wheels isn't an earthly paradise for its residents...

2012

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2012 SUMMER OLYMPICS By David Bianculli

For the final day of Olympic competition, NBC may not have saved the best for last, but it’s certainly saved most of the last for itself. Live coverage of the men’s marathon begins at 6 a.m. ET on NBC, and live coverage of the men’s basketball gold-medal game begins at 10 a.m. ET, with the U.S. squad taking the court against Spain, the same team it beat four years ago in Beijing. And all this comes to an end, starting at 7 p.m. ET, with the Closing Ceremonies, also televi

2012

Aug

TRUE BLOOD By David Bianculli

Eric (Alexander Skarsgard), once again, is on his knees and threatened with the “true death.” But this time, the person doing the threatening is someone he didn’t formerly consider an enemy.

2012

Aug

BREAKING BAD By David Bianculli

In last week’s episode, Walt (Bryan Cranston) showed his wife so much of his controlling side that she protested by meekly trying to drown herself in their pool as her sister and brother-in-law visited. This week, Walt shows the same formerly dormant dominance with his son, Walt Jr. (RJ Mitte), who doesn’t know quite how to react to it either. But the elder Walt, these days, is taking control of all aspects of his life. At least for now.

2012

Aug

THE COMEDY CENTRAL ROAST OF ROSEANNE By David Bianculli

The Roastmaster of this recently taped “salute” to Roseanne Barr is Jane Lynch, who saves some of her most biting barbs for Chick-fil-A. Some words will be bleeped, just as some of Jeff Ross’ widely reported jokes already have been excised. As for what remains, expect some one-liners from guests Carrie Fisher. Katey Sagal, Seth Green, Ellen Barkin, Wayne Brady, ex-husband Tom Arnold, and others.

2012

Aug

THE NEWSROOM By David Bianculli

In this week’s episode, Jane Fonda returns as Leona Lansing, the corporate owner of the cable network for which news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) and news executive Charlie Skinner (Sam Waterston) work. And this week, Leona informs Charlie that Will may not be working there much longer, despite his multi-year contract.

2012

Aug

CHEF RAMSAY LAUNCHES HIS FOURTH FOX SERIES By Ed Bark

Hotel Hell is every bit as watchable — in a morbidly fascinating way — as Gordon Ramsay's other Fox crock pots...

2012

Aug

TNT'S 'MAJOR CRIMES' PICKS UP WHERE 'THE CLOSER' ENDS By Ed Bark

Is it a crime to say that the continuation of The Closer under a new title might be a better series without Kyra Sedgwick?

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