Melanie McFarland is in control of the remote
I'm a different critic wearing different heels, and I'll probably take some getting used to. Where you come in, dear reader, is feedback. I'd like to know what you're watching out there, and I'm always looking for suggestions of new programming to check out.
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On TV: 'Cashmere Mafia' is a different breed of 'Sex and the City'
Melanie McFarland: From the creator of "Sex and the City" comes "Cashmere Mafia." And "The L Word" is back, all engines firing.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 2008
On TV: 'The Wire,' like newspapers, is about writing
Melanie McFarland: Melanie McFarland on the new season of "The Wire."
Commentary: Late-night talk shows return with a bit of deja vu
The writers' strike has upset the natural order of television, and that topsy-turviness was not set right with the return of late-night talk shows on Wednesday.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck returns to 'The View'
Just in time for presidential election season, Elisabeth Hasselbeck will return to ABC's "The View" Monday, and she'll bring along her infant son, Taylor Thomas.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2008
On Radio: What listeners can expect in 2008: Some insider soundings
Bill Virgin: What's ahead for radio in 2008? Here are predictions from those in the business.
Ad executive Philip Dusenberry, who worked on Pepsi slogan and others, dead at 71
NEW YORK -- Advertising executive Philip B. Dusenberry, who oversaw the Pepsi television commercial in which Michael Jackson's hair caught fire and who helped coin some of the industry's best-known slogans, has died. Dusenberry, who was 71, died of lung cancer Saturday at his Manhattan home, his advertising firm, BBDO, said in a news release.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2008
On The Tube
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2008
Court TV no more
As of today, Court TV will have a new name: truTV.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2007
On The Tube
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2007
Sure, there are bad shows on TV, but don't stop believing in the good ones
Melanie McFarland: Television is full of crap, and we know it. Yet every year gives us plenty of reasons to love it, too. Here's a very short list of reasons to keep watching ... as well as a list of low points.
'This Old House' focuses on New Orleans rebuilding
NEW ORLEANS -- In a city chock-full of 150-year-old houses with wooden porches and scrolling wrought iron, New Orleans would seem perfect fodder for "This Old House."
On The Tube: 'True Grit'
2:30 p.m. Turner Classic Movies
Letterman reaches deal with striking television writers
Striking writers, at an impasse with Hollywood film and television studios, reached a separate contract agreement with David Letterman to bring his show back to CBS on Wednesday.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2007
Sisto brings a fresh face to the venerable 'Law & Order'
When Jeremy Sisto got his first glimpse of the updated "Law & Order" opening, there he was, in a courthouse setting alongside his cast mates, just like so many who had come before him.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2007
On Radio: Keep experimenting to get better reception
Bill Virgin: The listeners ask: How can I improve my radio reception?
On The Tube: 'The Third Man'
3 p.m. Turner Classic Movies
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2007
On The Tube
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2007
Borat and Ali G head for retirement
Sorry to break the news on Christmas Day, but Sacha Baron Cohen says he's retiring Borat, the clueless Kazakh journalist, as well as his alter ego, aspiring rapper Ali G.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2007
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