No deaf people or amputees this time. Just Erica Kane and Olympic athletes. And Cloris Leachman. Gloriously fun and foul-mouthed 82-year-old Cloris Leachman!...

2008

Aug

GOODBYE, OLYMPICS -- HELLO, POLITICS AND OTHER "DANGEROUS JOBS" By David Bianculli

The XXIX Summer Olympics are over, and should be considered a major success, in several categories: As TV entertainment, inspirational content, successful propaganda. Tonight, the Olympics are replaced by day one of the Democratic National Convention from Denver...

2008

Aug

FIRST OF NEW FALL SHOWS SURFACES MONDAY -- AND SO DOES TV'S KICKOFF CURSE By David Bianculli

NBC will try to capitalize on post-Olympics momentum by unveiling its first new fall series Monday, the day after the Olympics end. But by being the first freshman show to burst out of the starting blocks, NBC's "America's Toughest Jobs" is heading straight into the jaws of a fairly lethal series-killer -- TV's Kickoff Curse...

2008

Aug

FLICK PICKS: LAUREL & HARDY ON TCM, PLUS OTHER VINTAGE STARS By Diane Werts

Turner Classic Movies' Summer Under the Stars month of daily film festivals may be winding down, but it's winding up with some powerful stuff...

2008

Aug

NETWORKS THRILLED BY OLYMPICS VIEWERSHIP -- BUT MAY BE EMBRACING THE WRONG MORAL By David Bianculli

Olympic viewing levels are up compared to four years ago. NBC executives are ecstatic -- and even though prime-time audiences for rival networks are down to their lowest levels in decades, executives there are thrilled, too. The moral they're embracing from these giant Olympic ratings is that broadcast network TV is alive and well...

2008

Aug

BEST NEW TV SHOW OF THE FALL SEASON? NO ONE CAN SAY... By David Bianculli

Traditionally, this is the time of year when TV critics, reporters and editors huddle at newspapers and magazines to organize their annual fall preview packages. But for the 2008 fall season, one crucial element will be missing. This year, anyone labeling a series in advance as the "best new show of the season," at this point, is lying...

2008

Aug

CW WITHHOLDS PRESS SCREENERS FOR "90210" -- EARTH CONTINUES TO ROTATE ON AXIS By David Bianculli

In the latest development to keep TV critics from seeing and evaluating advance screeners of this fall's new series, the CW network has announced that it won't be sending out preview copies of its new 90210 revival. I suppose I could scream foul. Instead, I'm shouting "Thanks!"...

2008

Aug

FOR MICHAEL PHELPS AND NBC'S OLYMPICS COVERAGE, EIGHT IS ENOUGH By David Bianculli

Eight is enough. Michael Phelps, his U.S. swimming teammates, fate and not a little luck -- they all combined to make all of the athlete's big-dream dreams come true. Eight races. Eight gold medals. Seven world records, and one Olympic record, in the bargain. Not bad for week one...

2008

Aug

MICHAEL PHELPS' MIDAS TOUCH: EVERY OUTSTRETCHED HAND TURNS TO GOLD By David Bianculli

You had to see it to believe it, and even after seeing it -- from several angles and speeds -- believing it wasn't easy. But last night, by one-hundredth of a second, Michael Phelps somehow found a way to win gold, tie Mark Spitz's single-Olympics gold medal record, and set the stage for tonight's unprecedented opportunity...

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