How the West Was Won debuts on Encore Westerns Saturday at 8 p.m. after a six-year frame by frame restoration of the original three-strip Cinerama print of the 1962 epic...

2008

Aug

WEIRD & WILD: 'TRUE BLOOD' VAMPIRES OOZE ONTO THE WEB By Diane Werts

True Blood is so much fun on the internet, who cares if it ever premieres on TV?...

2008

Aug

REALITY CHECK: 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' CAST By Diane Werts

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

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

OLYMPICS: NBC ISN'T THE ONLY ONE By Diane Werts

Nobody can say NBC's Beijing Olympics coverage doesn't root for the home folks. The network is hyping how it'll lead Friday night's 8 p.m. ET network coverage with a 20-minute recap of the women's gymnastics triumphs of American gold medalist Nastia Liukin and silver medalist Shawn Johnson...

2008

Aug

OLYMPICS: ONLINE LIVE QUADRUPLE-SCREEN STREAMS! By Diane Werts

I'm becoming a quick fan of NBC's online Olympics video. Like a kid set loose in a candy store, you get to taste whatever you want...

2008

Aug

GONE TOO SOON: A TOAST TO 'BERNIE MAC' By Diane Werts

Bernie Mac, gone? At 50? Even more surprising than the comedian's early death from pneumonia is the fact that his fine Fox sitcom The Bernie Mac Show doesn't seem to be repeating nationally anywhere...

2008

Aug

OLYMPICS: WATCH 2,200 HOURS ONLINE By Diane Werts

Since you never know when you're gonna wanna see North Korea play Nigeria in a pre-Olympic women's soccer match, you should go now -- NOW -- to NBCOlympics.com and download the Silverlight plug-in...

2008

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OLYMPICS: WOW, TWO WHOLE NEW CHANNELS! (MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.) By Diane Werts

And cable wonders why customers are exasperated. Even when this industry does something good for viewers, they don't manage to tell you about it...

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Aug

HOT SPOT(S): STEVE IS LIVE ON ESPN By Diane Werts

He loves breakfast and the safety dance, "but not necessarily in that order." He's Steve, the 25-year-old ESPN intern you've seen wearing a 15-pound countdown clock/billboard around his neck. He's our Play of the Day...

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