AltWeeklies Wire
Down To 'The Wire'new
On crime, corruption and journalism.
Shepherd Express |
Evan Rytlewski |
01-25-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
How the Mighty Have Fallennew
Though it gets its name from a Roman blood sport, American Gladiators takes most of its cues from Greek mythology.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
01-23-2008 |
TV
The Nostalgia of 'American Gladiators'new
Viewing American Gladiators as a parody of over-the-top American sports coverage makes an already fun show even better.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Daniel McQuade |
01-22-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
Miss Vermont Helps Give Pageant a 'Reality Check'new
Rachel Ann Cole, the 22-year-old who was crowned Miss Vermont in June, may not win the Miss America Pageant when it airs live from Las Vegas on January 26, but she's already had plenty of airtime, thanks to a four-episode reality show called Miss America: Reality Check on TLC.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
01-18-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
They'll Be Backnew
Killer cyborgs return again in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Josh Bell |
01-17-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
Robots, 'Lost' and Warm Vomitnew
Some questions with Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Squidbillies co-creator Dave Willis.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Aaron Thompson |
01-17-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
Retroactive Revelationnew
It's possible that the greatest horror filmmaker in movie history never cried "Action" on a set. That's because Val Lewton, whose name recalls RKO Pictures' creepiest outings of the 1940s, always served as producer and screenwriter, not director.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
01-10-2008 |
TV
Masterpieces and Mysteriesnew
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that there cannot be too many Jane Austen adaptations for film and television, and PBS stations have compiled seven for an all-Jane week. Plus, a look at the Jane Austen mystery novels.
Boston Phoenix |
Jefffrey Gantz |
01-10-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV, The Complete Jane Austen
Transform and Roll Eyesnew
Tranformers Animated is bittersweet for people who grew up on the original series (me), especially if they have kids of Transformers age (definitely not me). Some really annoying liberties have been taken with the characters.
San Antonio Current |
Luke Baumgarten |
01-09-2008 |
TV
Future Shock
The week in TV Jan. 10-16: The writers' strike, Celebrity Rehab, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Rock of Love 2, Prison Break, American Idol and Reno 911 reviewed/previewed with stunning wit and clarity.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
01-04-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV, Sarah Connor Chronicles
'The Wire' Stops the Presses With Final Seasonnew
For 13 years a reporter for the Baltimore Sun, Simon returns to the newspaper for The Wire's final season, folding journalism into the show's omnibus of city problems
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
01-03-2008 |
TV
Les Girls
The week in TV Jan. 3-9: Celebrity Apprentice, Cashmere Mafia, American Gladiators, The Wire and The L Word previewed/reviewed with unparalleled wit and insight.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
12-28-2007 |
TV
Comcast Drops C-SPAN 2new
Don't fret, cable news junkies. Just get digital.
New Haven Advocate |
Freda Moon |
12-26-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
