The first two parts of my Lena Dunham interview ran here Thursday and Friday; in the last, below, we talk about some of the specific themes of Girls, whose pilot you either saw last night or need to see as soon as you can:
Game of Thrones Watch: A Trick, A Shadow on a Wall
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, watch last night’s Game of Thrones, but keep it to yourself. The Queen must never know!
Last week’s episode of Game of Thrones ended with a straight-up cliffhanger, in which Jon Snow …
Lena Dunham Interview, Part Two: The Personal Factor
Part one of my interview with Lena Dunham, of HBO’s Girls, ran here yesterday. Below, she talks about acting, the autobiographical aspects of her work, and some rather personal responses her work has received:
Lena Dunham Interview, Part One: What Girls Is Made Of
I’m on vacation this week, but last Friday’s TIME includes my feature on HBO’s Girls, the raunchy, observant comedy from 25-year-old director-star Lena Dunham, debuting Sunday. I interviewed Dunham in Austin for the South by …
Game of Thrones Watch: There’s a New Hand in Town
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, pay the iron price for HBO–or maybe just go visit a friend who has a subscription–and watch last night’s Game of Thrones.
“I’m not Ned Stark. I understand the way this game is …
Grand Inquisitor: Mike Wallace Dies at 93
If investigative journalism has a face, that face belongs to Mike Wallace. Wallace, who died April 7 at age 93 after a long illness, did a wide range of jobs in his time, and he was just one of many journalists who practiced an adversarial style of interview in the prime of his career. But even more than reporters like Bob Woodward and …
Programming Note
A note to Tuned Inlanders: I’m going to be on vacation starting today and through the rest of next week. Sorry. I like to think of myself as an expensive chandelier that requires regular maintenance and polishing.
All will not be quiet while I’m out, however. My Game of Thrones weekly review will still post here Monday morning, and my …
Dead Tree Alert: Brave New Girls
In this week’s print issue of TIME (subscription required, sorry), I have a long-ish piece on HBO’s Girls (premiering April 15) and its young creator-star Lena Dunham. You will hear–and are probably already hearing–an awful lot …
TV Tonight: Scandal
Scandal, the new ABC drama from mega-producer Shonda Rhimes, is set in the world of politics, which is not to say that it is a political drama. It’s about politicians, and the associates and secret lovers around them. There are …
Crystal Persuasion: Keith Olbermann, on Letterman, Likens Self to Expensive Chandelier
It made perfect sense for Keith Olbermann to go on Late Show with David Letterman to post-mortem his departure from Current TV. Two talented broadcasters, two very strong-willed guys, two guys who have a history of, shall we say, friction with their employers. So whatever Letterman thinks of how things went down with Olbermann and his …
Game Change! On Today Show, Palin Joins Lamestream Media
Before she was a guest host on this morning’s Today show — 45 minutes before — Sarah Palin was a guest, joining Matt Lauer on the morning of three Republican primaries, to offer “her take on the race.” Toward the end of the …
You’re Sorkin in It: HBO’s Newsroom Trailer Looks Pretty Familiar
Taking advantage of the tune-in audience for the season premiere of Game of Thrones, and the built-in overlap between fans of fantasy epics and cable news, HBO previewed a trailer for its Aaron Sorkin drama The Newsroom last night.
Game of Thrones Watch: Dark, and Full of Terrors
SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, throw a couple of your gods on the fire, and gather your friends around to watch last night’s season premiere of Game of Thrones.
“A comet means one thing, boy: dragons.”
I have …