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'Malibu Country' has it all: moldy oldies, boobs, and gay mockingnew
Start-Ups: Silicon Valley (9pm Mon, Bravo)
Bravo usually focuses its reality series on good-looking socialites or business people.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-31-2012 |
TV
'Made in Jersey' undresses crime with hairspray and tight jeansnew
Forget the overrated Homeland. If you’re looking for an international spy thriller on premium cable, this is the one to watch. The pilot messes with your head so skillfully that you’re woozy by the 30-minute mark. And thoroughly intrigued.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
10-17-2012 |
TV
Life: The Romantic Comedynew
Dr. Mindy Lahiri (Mindy Kaling) has spent a lifetime looking for the perfect man, but she can’t find him. In the pilot for this new series, we perceive her problem: She sees everything through the lens of romantic comedies like When Harry Met Sally.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
09-20-2012 |
TV
J.J. Abrams' 'Revolution'new
J.J. Abrams’ series plunges you into an alternate reality. Ben (Tim Guinee) hurries home to tell his wife (Elizabeth Mitchell), “It’s happening.”
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
09-16-2012 |
TV
A&E's 'Coma' delivers a hospital of horrorsnew
Ridley and the late Tony Scott have produced an effectively creepy update of Coma, originally a 1977 novel and 1978 film.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
08-30-2012 |
TV
Monsters in the making: 'Face Off' and 'Fatal Honeymoon'new
In its third season, this delightful reality competition features a fresh batch of special-effects makeup artists, all determined to make a mark in Hollywood.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
08-23-2012 |
TV
Tags: makeup, special-effects
Semi-losers and 'Inbetweeners' checking the British pulsenew
Based on a British series, The Inbetweeners puts its finger on high school’s “in-between” cohort.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
08-16-2012 |
TV
Season 5 of 'Breaking Bad' delivers the monster insidenew
I hope you’re not letting the Olympics distract you from Breaking Bad’s final season.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
08-02-2012 |
TV
Zombies at the Olympics?new
The whole two-week package for the London Olympics promises drama galore for U.S. fans.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
07-27-2012 |
TV
'The Franchise' ignites after coach proclaims his love for Fidel Castronew
This series takes us behind the scenes of a sports franchise right in the middle of a season.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
07-16-2012 |
TV
Bristol Palin shines as a small-town bigot on 'Life's a Tripp'new
This is a reality series about Sarah Palin’s daughter — the one who got pregnant at 17 and is raising young son Tripp as a single mom.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
06-19-2012 |
TV
Why Jenny McCarthy is the real play on 'Love in the Wild'new
This show is a huge improvement over The Bachelor and other dating series that get all dewy-eyed about true love.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
06-09-2012 |
TV
Tags: Love in the Wild
Jon Hamm or Russell Brand for MTV's Best Dirtball?new
As always, February’s stiff Oscar ceremony tried to dress the movie industry in an ill-fitting tuxedo. The MTV Movie Awards, by contrast, reminds us that the medium is supposed to be fun.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
06-01-2012 |
TV
Tags: MTV Movie Awards
'American Idol' matters. No, seriously!new
I used to be American Idol’s biggest fan, but by now most of us know it’s jumped the shark. After a string of bland winners — Kris Allen, Lee DeWyze, Scotty McCreery — we realize that the show will most likely disappoint us after its long process of sifting and winnowing.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
05-16-2012 |
TV
Tags: American Idol
Sherlock Holmes tackles the sexy dominatrixnew
Last year, Masterpiece Mystery's "Sherlock" did Sherlock Holmes a favor by plunking him down in our own time.
San Antonio Current |
Dean Robbins |
05-03-2012 |
TV
