AltWeeklies Wire
Turned Offnew
A week in the life of a non-TV-watching Nielsen family.
Seven Days |
Meghan Dewald |
06-28-2007 |
TV
Keeping Jon Stewart is No Laughing Matter for Comedy Centralnew
It'll take big money to retain Stewart at The Daily Show's anchor desk when his contract comes up for renewal next year.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
06-25-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Disc Wars: Blu-Ray Strikes Backnew
If you bought an HDTV, you're in an ugly spot: stuck between two corporate armies battling over the standard for high-def home video.
San Antonio Current |
John DeFore |
05-16-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Maakies' New 'Crow'new
We dook-dook-dook cartoonist Tony Millionaire in anticipation of the pilot episode of The Drinky Crow Show.
Baltimore City Paper |
Joe MacLeod |
05-15-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
LA People: Bob Barkernew
Come June 6, the 17-time Emmy winner will remind viewers to help control the pet population for the final time.
L.A. Weekly |
Scott Foundas |
05-11-2007 |
TV
The Popular Vote: 'American Idol' Puts a New Spin on Democracy
American Idol has done what political campaigns have been unable to do in a while: made people feel like they have both an important role in the process and an effect on the outcome.
Tags: TV
Ian Rans' Message in a Bottlenew
For the host and namesake of the cable-access show Drinking with Ian, there's no such thing as an unhappy hour.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Peter S. Scholtes |
05-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Spring(er) Cleaningnew
Jerry Springer captures the Christmas spirit -- in April.
Chicago Newcity |
Keralee Froebel |
05-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
I Love Television: Smallvillenew
Today we're going to talk about Smallville, and ... OH, STOP GROANING.
Orlando Weekly |
Wm. Steven Humphrey |
04-23-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Media Complicity and Cowardice
Bill Moyers looks at who sold the war in Iraq to America and how they did it in Buying the War.
Tags: TV
Purists and Touristsnew
The reputation of San Francisco's fabled 1967 alternative-culture explosion has suffered mightily at the hands of revisionists, apologists, and merchandisers -- now PBS takes a refreshingly honest look with Summer of Love.
Boston Phoenix |
Clif Garboden |
04-19-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Oprah Odysseynew
At a taping, we're all anxiously awaiting the arrival of the Big O.
Chicago Newcity |
Tony Peregrin |
04-11-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
How 'The Sopranos' Changed TV Forevernew
Much like that other epic family saga of the 90s, The Simpsons, The Sopranos began its run as a groundbreaking radical assault on TV cliches and is ending it as a beloved Sunday night viewing staple.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
04-09-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Once and Future 'American Idol'new
Despite losing America's most popular talent competition, rocker Chris Daughtry comes home a rising star.
C-Ville Weekly |
Eric Rezsnyak |
04-04-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Men Behaving Badlynew
The existential hell of Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and How I Met Your Mother.
Chicago Reader |
Lee Sandlin |
04-02-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
