Tuned In+Uncategorized | September 21, 2010

The Morning After: A Full Dance Card

By James Poniewozik

Last night was the biggest night of television so far in the 2010-11 season. It was also the first night of television of the 2010-11 season. But still, it was pretty big. Monday saw the debuts of The Event, Chase, Hawaii Five-0, Mike and Molly and my favorite new broadcast show of the season, Lone [...]

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Tuned In+September 20, 2010

TV to Skip Tonight: The Event, Mike & Molly

By James Poniewozik

One of the most anticipated—and to me, disappointing—debuts of the fall is tonight’s The Event on NBC. My feelings haven’t changed much since I previewed an early version in July. (“The Event, really, feels more like NBC’s attempt to create the next FlashForward: an extremely plot-forward sci-fi thriller with a Big Question and no characters [...]

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Tuned In+Uncategorized | July 29, 2010

TCA Roundup: Julie Chen's Hat Trick

By James Poniewozik

News, and “news,” from CBS’s day at the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles: * Did you know that Les Moonves, president of CBS Corporation, is married to CBS personality Julie Chen? And did you know that, just coincidentally, Julie Chen happens to be the most talented person at the entire CBS network, [...]