Topic: Television

What We Watched

'Bates Motel' Is One Seriously Weird Show

A&E

The third episode of A&E's new thriller series Bates Motel aired last night and, man, is that show weird. A less affected Twin Peaks? An Oregon-based, incest-twinged Stephen King story?

By Adam Martin

May 2, 2011

Beck Marks Bin Laden's Death with a Marching Band

Fox's frat-boy pundit bangs the drum

Comments | 2,514 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 27, 2011

The Cast of HBO's 'Game Change' So Far

Most of the major players have been cast...except for a Barack Obama

Comments | 7,539 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 26, 2011

Los Angeles Scientology-for-PBS Switch Is Official

Scientology will now use the historic KCET lot to produce their own broadcasts

Comments | 7,554 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 21, 2011

Shhh, Don't Tell HBO 'A Visit From the Goon Squad' Is Unfilmable

Even Jennifer Egan is unsure how the network will adapt her Pulitzer winner

Comments | 1,608 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 20, 2011

Gwyneth Paltrow Can Stop by 'Glee' Any Time She Wants

But her Adele cover has divided fans

Comments | 3,104 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 19, 2011

There Will Be a Lot Less Poker on TV

ESPN pulls poker programming in the wake of FBI crackdown

Comments | 3,449 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 18, 2011

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Becomes HBO's 'Veep'

She'll play the Vice President in a new political comedy

Comments | 2,931 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 18, 2011

Was 'Game of Thrones' as Bad as Its Early Reviews?

Good, not great reactions for the premiere of HBO's pricey new fantasy series

Comments | 11,815 Views

By Ujala Sehgal

Apr 16, 2011

The Fantasy Genre and Gender: Who's 'Game of Thrones' For?

Reviews of HBO's new show bring up gender stereotypes about targeted programming

Comments | 3,481 Views

By Alex Eichler

Apr 14, 2011

So Long, Soaps: ABC Cancels 'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live'

Truly, these are the waning days of the soap opera

Comments | 392 Views

By Heather Horn

Apr 11, 2011

Comment of the Day

The Show That Was Like Getting Shot by Your Bride

Commenter kindasorta offers vivid similes to the endless "Twin Peaks" debate

Comments | 1,342 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 11, 2011

The Case For Loving (And Hating) 'The Killing'

Two weeks in, new police procedural is already provoking strong feelings

Comments | 1,181 Views

By Peter Hyman

Apr 8, 2011

Jon Stewart Bids Glenn Beck Farewell Through Parody

The Daily Show Host takes one final, fantastic shot at the Fox News personality

Comments | 19,140 Views

By Peter Hyman

Apr 6, 2011

Glenn Beck Bids the Nation Farewell (Sort Of)

The conservative host didn't say what he'd do after his Fox News show ends

Comments | 4,274 Views

By Erik Hayden

Apr 6, 2011

Keith Olbermann Revels in Glenn Beck's 'Television Suicide Note'

Someone appears to be chortling over Beck's "transition" from Fox

Comments | 41,462 Views

By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 6, 2011

Glenn Beck to Quit His Fox News Show

Host indicates he could take his show elsewhere

Comments | 23,903 Views

By Peter Hyman

Apr 6, 2011

Toward a Unified Couric-Vieira Departure Theory

What their departures from broadcast news tell us about the current media moment

Comments | 2,900 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Apr 5, 2011

Spatwatch

TV Nerd War: 'Game of Thrones' vs. 'Lost'

People who make television are still fighting about the 'Lost' finale

Comments | 2,114 Views

By Bryan Hood

Apr 3, 2011

Controversial 'Kennedys' Turns Out to Be Merely Forgettable

After being dropped by The History Channel, the mini-series will air on Reelz

Comments | 4,179 Views

By Ray Gustini

Apr 1, 2011

'Mad Men' Is Saved: What AMC and Matthew Weiner Each Won

The creator strikes deal to stay on for three more seasons of the show

Comments | 5,182 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 29, 2011

By Ray Gustini

Mar 25, 2011

Aaron Sorkin Bravely Appears on Show That Beat His Show

His cameo in 30 Rock wins approval, self-referential as it was

Comments | 3,690 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 22, 2011

'Mad Men' Close to Returning for Fifth Season, With Delay

Creator Matthew Weiner and AMC nearing a deal, but when will the show return?

Comments | 1,821 Views

By Caitlin Dickson

Mar 21, 2011

More Speculation Over Glenn Beck's Future at Fox

Is he preparing to leave the network?

Comments | 2,458 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 21, 2011

Victoria Jackson's Journey From SNL to Tea Partying: A Timeline

How the squeaky-voiced comedienne concluded Obama is out to destroy America

Comments | 4,140 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 21, 2011

'Big Love' Ends on a Definitive Note

Reactions to the finale to HBO's red-state antidote to "The Sopranos"

Comments | 297 Views

By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2011

Good Question!

Rest Assured, Your Kids Will Get 'The Simpsons'

The show's genius doesn't rely just on contemporary references

Comments | 1,695 Views

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