Another summer roast rerun, this one from 2006. It’s the one which William Shatner, in his recent Broadway show Shatner’s World, poked fun at guest roaster and former Star Trek actor George Takei for not being funny. Takei did land one solid joke, though, by clarifying the pronunciation of his last name by alluding to Shatner’s widely rumored hairpiece (Takei, he explained, rhymes with “toupee”). The best joke, though, came from Jeffrey Ross, who noted the presence

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Jun

ROCK CENTER WITH BRIAN WILLIAMS By David Bianculli

On tonight’s program, Dr. Nancy Snyderman provides a solid, non-sensational look at a serious medical question: whether those who donate bone marrow for transplants should be compensated, as blood donors often are. Some medical organizations say no, but advocates say a financial incentive might widen the field of possible donors, or at least increase the percentage of donations.

2012

Jun

1997: LAST TELECAST OF 'LOIS & CLARK' ON ABC By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1997 marked the final telecast of the light-hearted ABC drama, Lois & Clark — The New Adventures of Superman. The series starred Dean Cain as the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent, and Desperate Housewives' Teri Hatcher as his career-obsessed colleague-turned-love, Lois Lane. Unlike many comic-inspired shows, Lois & Clark put less emphasis on action-adventure and focused primarily on the relationship between the two main characters. That said, it was a r

2012

Jun

'GIRLS': GOOD TO THE LAST By Eric Gould

The Girls finale airs Sunday at 10:30 p.m. ET, on HBO and writer/director/star Lena Dunham swerves the bus sharply — and smartly — to set the series up for its next season...

2012

Jun

1995: 'SOMETHING WILDER' ENDS ITS RUN ON NBC By Christy Slewinski

This day in 1995 marked the last telecast of Something Wilder, an NBC situation comedy starring Gene Wilder.Wilder played Gene Bergman, the fifty-something co-owner of a small-town Massachusetts advertising company who had become a father (to two precocious fraternal twins) late in life. Much of the show focused on Gene's love for his two boys and the enjoyment he got over spending time with them, and the angst he experienced over the generational age gap.Wilder's on-screen wife was played by

2012

Jun

TWIN PEAKS: THE COMPLETE SERIES By David Bianculli

ABC’s 1990-91 audacious Twin Peaks, co-created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, peaked early and ended sloppily, but contained within its two seasons of eccentric television is an astounding amount of unfettered, unduplicated storytelling genius...

2012

Jun

IRON CHEF AMERICA By David Bianculli

Tonight’s program is part of a purely unintentional same-night doubleheader featuring the First Lady on rival cable cooking and restaurant shows. On this series tonight, in an installment from 2010, the secret ingredient is unveiled by special guest Michelle Obama – and the secret ingredient is everything that’s grown in the White House garden. Then, at 10 p.m. ET on a new edition of Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible (pictured), Robert Irvine takes on a charity dear t

2012

Jun

Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN By David Bianculli

This high-energy 2001 movie, directed and co-written by Alfonso Cuaron, is a coming-of-age story that’s more mature than most – in fact, this is the unrated version, so be forewarned. Two boisterous teen boys invite a woman on a road trip to a destination that may or may not exist – and for reasons soon made clear, she accepts, and teaches them a lot along the way. Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal star as the lucky youths, and Maribel Verdu enchants and confounds them as the l

2012

Jun

WEST SIDE STORY By David Bianculli

This is the way to see this 1961 musical masterwork. Full-screen, without commercials or edits, and fully restored. The opening moments alone let you know you’re in for something special –and you are. Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer star, along with Rita Moreno, but the real stars are composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim and choreographer Jerome Robbins.

2012

Jun

THORNE: "SCAREDY CAT" By David Bianculli

Sandra Oh from Grey’s Anatomy co-stars in this second telemovie starring David Morrissey as British detective Tom Thorne. It’s a case in which he appears to be chasing one serial killer, then perhaps another – but not sure, at first, whether he’s after collaborators or imitators. For a full review, see Eric Gould’s Cold Light Reader story HERE.

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