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Critic's Notebook: When Every Fox Show Becomes a Procedural, It Gets Very Boring
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Jan 2016 23:42
For the 2015-16 season, Fox has or has had seven dramas in which the core premise can be boiled down to Quirky Civilian Contractors to Law Enforcement.
Television Review: Review: 'Mercy Street,' a Civil War Hospital Drama on PBS
The New York Times - 15 Jan 2016 23:55
This genteel six-episode melodrama is set in Alexandria, Va., where Union and Confederate, slave and free, uneasily mingle.
Are the Little Liars' Parents Getting Hotter? Did iZombie Do Meta Better Than Supernatural? And More TV Qs!
TVLine - 15 Jan 2016 23:45
We've got questions, and you've (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we're lobbing queries left and right about shows including Downton Abbey, Pretty Little Liars, American Crime and Mom! 1 | During last...
Former WWE star CM Punk hopeful for UFC debut in July
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2016 23:34
CM Punk has sparred, trained, even sprayed down workout mats at his training academy. …
Oscars: 'Daily Show' Asks Why 'Straight Outta Compton' and 'Creed' Nominees Were White
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Jan 2016 23:18
"White people love feeling bad about how they treated black people, so to make a hit black movie, you need a whip, a firehouse or a negro spiritual," correspondent Roy Wood, Jr. explains.
A New 24 Minus Yvonne Strahovski? Writers Wanted to 'Start From Scratch'
TVLine - 15 Jan 2016 23:05
A new 24 without Jack Bauer? That we can kind of understand -- Kiefer Sutherland after all has run and gunned through many a very bad day. But given how the show’s most recent incarnation, 24: Live Another Day, positio...
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2016 22:49
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: …
What Marvel Would Look For In A TV Comedy
Cinema Blend - 15 Jan 2016 22:46
Marvel Studios is not opposed to making a comedy series, as evidenced by the in-development show Damage Control. But they just want to make sure it fits properly within the confines of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.Click...
Review: 'Angie Tribeca,' Steve and Nancy Carell's Modern-Day 'Police Squad!'
The New York Times - 15 Jan 2016 22:37
This pun-filled cop show parody on TBS stars Rashida Jones as Detective Angie Tribeca, a member of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Elementary "Burden of Blood" Review (Season 4 Episode 8)
TV Equals - 15 Jan 2016 22:12
On the latest episode of "Elementary," while Bell studied for his impending Sergeant exam with a little help from Watson and Holmes, a woman was found suffocated with a plastic bag outside an Asian takeout place, in "Bur...
American Idol: Kelly Clarkson to Return -- Simon Cowell, Maybe Not
TVLine - 15 Jan 2016 22:11
Your very first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, will be a part of the reality competition’s farewell run. Clarkson will serve as a guest judge and perform in February’s first live telecast, executive producer Trish Ki...
Duchovny, Anderson learn to love their 'X-Files' characters
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2016 22:03
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny say they learned to appreciate being known for "The X-Files" characters that made them sci-fi sex symbols more than 20 years ago. …
TVLine Items: Last Week Tonight Video, Boris Kodjoe on Code Black and More
TVLine - 15 Jan 2016 21:57
Attention, all Last Week Tonight haters: John Oliver wants you for his latest marketing campaign. HBO on Friday unveiled a promo and poster for the late-night series’ third season, in which the host embraces some of hi...
Watch The Simpsons' Tribute To Alan Rickman
Cinema Blend - 15 Jan 2016 21:42
The death of Alan Rickman has hit film fans everywhere hard, and the announcement of his passing on Thursday morning has led to tributes large and small that have been heartwarming in spite of the heartbreak. In a happy ...
As trial looms, baseball fans already won in MLB TV dispute
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2016 21:39
Major League Baseball fans are already the winners in a lawsuit scheduled for trial next week after the league agreed to let consumers buy single-team television packages for the first time. …
Scream Queens Has Been Renewed For Season 2
Cinema Blend - 15 Jan 2016 21:37
Between American Horror Story, Scream (sorta), and iZombie - to name but a few - television executives have become increasingly adept at taking common horror tropes and tonally tweaking them to become accessible to a wid...
'American Idol' Crew Talks Potential Future, Farewell Cameos and Simon Cowell
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Jan 2016 21:37
Inaugural winner Kelly Clarkson is also set to guest judge.
Rite Aid to donate $2M to Fred Rogers nonprofit foundation
Miami Herald - 15 Jan 2016 21:33
A Pennsylvania-based drugstore chain is donating $2 million to a nonprofit foundation named after Fred Rogers, the creator and late host of the television show "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." …
Angie Tribeca Review: TBS' Hilarious New Comedy Is The Naked Gun For A New Generation
Cinema Blend - 15 Jan 2016 21:29
Steve and Nancy Carell's Angie Tribeca is a hilariously absurd parody of the modern police procedural that honors Hollywood's long tradition of spoof comedy, and star Rashida Jones carries the weight with a Leslie Niesen...
MPAA Urges FCC Not to Regulate Availability of Online Content
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Jan 2016 21:20
Meanwhile, the telecom industry is invoking the "Open Internet" rules to argue that TV programmers shouldn't be allowed to restrict access to streams.
Chris Carter on Why Amazon Scrapped 'The After' -- and What's Next After 'The X-Files'
Hollywood Reporter - 15 Jan 2016 21:20
He wants to work with his author wife Dori Pierson on a miniseries adaptation of her second novel.
Empire Season 3 Is Happening
Cinema Blend - 15 Jan 2016 21:15
When it comes to breakout success in the television landscape, you can't deny that FOX's Empire was among them when it debuted in January of last year. The show brought in huge ratings for FOX and became a water cooler h...