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Who among us does not have fond memories of American Juniors, Fox’s effort to make a kiddie version of American Idol? Oh, you don’t? And you? And you? Well, you may want to skip this one, then:
NEW YORK – June 10, 2008 – Bravo announced today the development of its new creative competition series “Top Chef Junior” (working title) and
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So I was watching a screener of Camp Rock, Disney Channel’s upcoming Jonas Brothers movie—and you think this job isn’t work?—when I saw something that gave me pause. The three boy-bandmates are conferring in an early scene, and Kevin Jonas (below left) has his innocent American neck swaddled in… could it be… a black and white …
I swung through North Adams, Mass. yesterday to visit MASS MoCA and take a look at progress on their immense installation of 100 Sol LeWitt wall drawings that will open on November 16 and remain in place for a minimum of 25 years. In effect, what they’re producing there will be a one-man LeWitt museum, with the advantage that it’s part …
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USA network never sent me an advance screener of In Plain Sight, its new summer drama about U.S. marshal Mary Shannon (Mary McCormack), who’s assigned to guard people in the witness-protection program. So like a Henry Hill hiding in the suburbs at the end of …
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Last month, I special-commented on how Keith Olbermann’s increasingly frequent and impassioned Special Comments were in danger of becoming less, well, special. (Others begged to differ.)
Fortunately for Olbermann, he doesn’t listen to my unsolicited programming advice. Last week, reports the New York Times’ Brian Stelter, Countdown …
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The last time I really paid much attention to pro basketball was in my school days in the ’80s, when it seemed like the Lakers were always playing the Celtics in the finals. Good to see nothing’s changed! As a non-sports fan, I tend to look at TV sports the same way—broadcasting a game is something that stays essentially the same, year …
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We don’t usually publicize product listings at Tuned In, but we make an exception in the case of seven-foot-tall killing machines.
In the event that you are interested in subjugating the human race, or planning to wage a civil war against a rival group of skinjobs, the free market has stepped in to help:
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA’S CYLON
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American Idol may run out of qualified applicants, but Dr. Drew never will:
VH1 has once again partnered with Dr. Drew Pinsky for a second season of the hit reality series “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew.” The series, consisting of eight one-hour episodes, is slated to premiere October 2008.
Similar to the first cycle, the second
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Test Pilot is a semiregular feature sharing my first impressions of the pilots for next fall’s shows. These aren’t reviews, since these pilots can be rewritten, recast and retooled before airing, and the shows that eventually get on the air can …
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I’m guessing I had the same huh-what? reaction many of you did when Ed McMahon went on Larry King last week to say that he was facing foreclosure on the mansion that he has been trying to sell for $6 million. (Sure, that sounds like a lot, but back in the day you could buy a whole bionic man for that.) As McMahon, 85, explained it, he …
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I haven’t regularly followed any edition of The Bachelor/ette since, oh, the Trista era. Nor am I any more inclined to watch it now that the show is two freaking hours long. (Did we really lose that many narrative subtleties at an hour’s length?) But I checked in on last night’s Bachelorette long enough to see DeAnna and her date …
Again. Back Wednesday.
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Here’s a pleasant surprise if you work in the broadcast TV business: it turns out that the fact that no one watches your shows anymore is no impediment to running a successful business. It may even help. Mediaweek reports that, counter to expectations and despite a recession, advertisers are paying more this upfront season for the fewer …
