NBC appeals to the heartstrings of ER fans—and reminds the rest of us that the thing is still on the air—by announcing that it will bring back Anthony Edwards for one episode of the we-swear-this-is-the-last season:
BURBANK – September 4, 2008 — NBC announced that Golden Globe winner and Emmy® nominee Anthony Edwards will
OK, I am already probably the last blogger on the planet to link to Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan’s hot-mike embarrassment, but it’s too good not to. They now have something in common with Jesse Jackson!
1. Note to cable-news guests: Until they unclip that mike from you, assume that it is on.
* The more I think about the Sarah Palin speech, the more I wish I were writing this column again today. Mind you, I’m not saying that Palin is a national figure because of the popularity of reality shows like Deadliest Catch, or that the popularity of these blue-collar reality shows predicts …
Watching Sarah Palin’s speech, for a while you might have thought that Trig Palin was John McCain’s running mate. The governor of Alaska, of course, was the one being introduced to a curious nation, whose quips, attacks and asides would be parsed by the pundits, but before the speech began, and as it continued, the camera followed …
* The ’90s are back! While certain TV critics may have been underwhelmed with 90210, the teen-soap remake was The CW’s highest-rated debut ever (fine, that’s going back two years, but still). 4.9 million people watched, a small number by network-TV standards but roughly a gajillion by CW standards—important news since, The Hollywood …
Hirst in July with one of his “spin” paintings/PHOTO: Pal Hansen for TIME
Let’s get back to that conversation with Damien Hirst. Today we talk about his past work and his decision over the past few years to return to painting — not canvases turned out by his scores of studio assistants, which is how most Hirst paintings are produced, …
Sorry I haven’t had a chance to put together the vaguely-promised Shield Watch: besides having other things to deal with, it takes me a while to get my bearings on a new season—especially when it’s been over a year since the last one. I am intrigued by the gang war paralleling the cold war between Vic and Shane, but …
Last night on The Daily Show, Jon Stewart got “all up in [Brian Williams’] grill”—though Stewart disputed whether “the whitest man in America” could possess a grill—about the on-air feuding that broke out last week at NBC’s sister news channel, MSNBC. (Nutshell: Tim Russert is gone, everybody wants to be the new daddy, and it’s …
1. You start with a legitimate grievance. (The “What about the kids?” question would not, in fact, have been asked of a man.)
2. You argue that, by extension, any other criticism—about experience, about issues, etc.—must also be sexist. (The sum total of evidence for chauvinism …
Due, I assume, to unforeseen technical problems, millions of Americans inadvertently saw President George W. Bush endorse John McCain last night at the Republican National Convention. The President’s brief remarks had been slated in the 9:30 hour, which would have ended them before the major broadcast networks picked up coverage at 10 …
To be fair, I can’t properly review last night’s 90210, because I missed the beginning, owing to a TiVo mishap. But unless the beginning included the phrase, “James Poniewozik, you are our $10,000,000 grand prize winner!,” I can’t imagine it helping all that much.