Prank show is the right fit for Howie Mandel's comedy
McClatchy Newspapers
1/9/2009, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Except for a couple of guest-starring roles, Howie Mandel had not been seen in a regular prime-time television job since 1990. That's when he starred on "Good Grief." And you could argue "Good Grief" was seen by so few viewers that it doesn't even qualify as a regular ...
Favorites, delayed fare set for 2009
McClatchy Newspapers
1/5/2009, by Maureen Ryan
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - This winter, we'll face not only ice and snow but a nonstop barrage of new and returning TV shows, many of them high-quality series whose returns were delayed by the 2008 writers strike. Here are the high points:
"Scrubs" returns Tuesday on ABC: New network, same old bunch ...
Glenn Close and William Hurt team up for a second season of ‘Damages'
McClatchy Newspapers
1/5/2009, by Neal Justin
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - "Damages" may be responsible for more cases of whiplash than a demolition derby. It's been more than 14 months since the last jaw-dropping episode of the FX series, but diehard fans are just recovering from the constant strain of twisting their necks to the ...
TV's January thaw: After a bleak 2008, viewers can hope for a balmy new beginning
McClatchy Newspapers
1/5/2009, by Jonathan Storm
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - The nation's TV critics gather this week in Los Angeles to see what goodies await them at the start of a new year, after a brutal 2008 when many of their newspaper colleagues lost their jobs, their winter meeting was canceled, and their pens dripped with venom ...
Michael Flatley gets to lord over NBC's new series ‘Superstars of Dance'
McClatchy Newspapers
12/31/2008, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - It started with "So You Think You Can Dance." Ordinary people got the chance to show off their dance-floor moves in hopes of fame and fortune. Then along came "Dancing with the Stars." Celebrities revealed their strengths and weaknesses as they battled for a little fame ...
With new ABC show, Cheryl Tiegs hopes to show that beauty is only skin deep
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Luaine Lee
McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) - "Pretty is as pretty does" is an old adage one rarely hears these days. But supermodel Cheryl Tiegs still believes it. And she lives it. Though Tiegs has been a top model since she was 16, she never quite forgot her roots. "I don't know how the business saw ...
Actor Seth Gabel sees opportunity in uncertain times
McClatchy Newspapers
12/29/2008, by Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Television is such a fickle business, actors have to be ready for anything. Some wait and worry. Others, like "Dirty Sexy Money" star Seth Gabel, turn their focus to more important matters. The ABC drama "Dirty Sexy Money launched in September 2007 to strong reviews and ...
Comic D.L. Hughley gets topical on CNN talk show
McClatchy Newspapers
12/19/2008, by Robert Kahn
Newsday (MCT) - CNN has had a new weekend talk show host since October, and he's ... a stand-up comedian? "D.L. Hughley Breaks the News" offers a take on the week's events in politics, entertainment, sports and pop culture. Hughley acknowledges the union may be "an unholy alliance," but sees it ...
The Top 10 TV moments from the past six months
McClatchy Newspapers
12/17/2008, by Neal Justin
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) - In these rocky times, television should be providing us with uproarious sitcoms, escapist dramas, light-as-a-feather variety shows _ anything and everything to take our minds off our shrinking wallets. That's not the case. Programmers, still reeling from one ...
‘A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa,' Wednesday on NBC
McClatchy Newspapers
12/15/2008, by Hal Boedeker
The Orlando Sentinel (MCT) - The Muppets fly, but they don't soar in "A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa." The NBC special, premiering at 8 p.m. EST Wednesday, represents mediocre Muppet mirth.
Mediocre is better than nothing, but these show-business legends deserved better.
The mundane script ...
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