Network to continue documentary probing links between swelling and retardation: “The Anna Nicole Show” will return to E! for a second season next year, the network said Thursday. Despite condemnation from critics and a sharp decrease in viewers after its highly rated premiere, “Anna” emerged as a solid performer for …
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Greatest Ever?
Could this World Series be any better? Well, yes, the Indians could be in it, but other than that every element is there: two surprise, tenacious teams, the greatest home run hitter of all time doing what he does best (4 home runs and an over .700 onbase percentage for …
Read More »“I’ve Got This Guitar and I Learned How to Make It Talk”
It's almost never enough. A new documentary on the music biz tonight on the Sundance Channel.
Read More »Cheap and Dirty
WSJ’s Daniel Henninger with another indictment of cable news melodrama: What in the name of Edward R. Murrow is going on here? Once upon a time, TV people wished upon a star that some day there would be stations devoted entirely to news so they could show just what real …
Read More »This Weekend on Book TV
It’s three full days of bibliophilic fun on Book TV this weekend starting Saturday morning at 8 a.m. airing over C-SPAN2 Saturday, October 26 (All times Eastern) 8 a.m. Children’s Books. From Will Rogers Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Governor Frank Keating and illustrator Mike Wimmer read and discuss their …
Read More »Because Three Is Not Enough
American Idol 2 adds another judge: New York-based radio personality and recording artist Angie Martinez is close to signing on as the fourth judge on Fox’s upcoming “American Idol” sequel. Martinez, who hosts afternoon drive on New York’s WQHT-FM, “Hot 97,” joins returning judges Simon Cowell, who re-inked earlier this …
Read More »DC Sniper Profiler Already Has Movie Deal
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to wait for the killer to actually be caught? I guess details like that don’t matter: A Canadian profiler helping investigators track down the Washington, D.C.-area sniper will have his story turned into a TV movie. “Tracking the Hunters” will detail Kim Rossmo’s rise …
Read More »Sci-Fi Channel Backs Quest for Govt UFO Info
Who did you think would do it - Animal Planet?
Read More »PBS to Air History Through Gastronomic Lens
What We Eat series hosted by Burt Wolf starts this weekend: The True Story of Why We Put Sugar in Our Coffee and Ketchup on Our Fries A THIRTEEN-PART SERIES PRESENTED BY CONAGRA FOODS IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AIRING IN OCTOBER 2002 ON PUBLIC TELEVISION NEW YORK, May 2002 – …
Read More »“Frankly Larry, I Don’t Know a Damn Thing…”
Want to know why I haven’t said anything about the sniper yet? Well, other than the fact that my daughter, my sister and her family, and my wife’s sister and her family are all in the area and I live with a dull fear in the back of my skull …
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