Tag Archives: Television

For the three years it ran in the late ’60s Batman was my favorite show. I was between 8 and 10 when it ran, so I was young enough to think it exciting, but old enough to get the jokes and know the whole thing was pretty silly, but in …

MuchMusic, much in the news of late, will air the popular AOL online concert series: While many companies are considering putting shows online, the partners believe their project is the first time content has been repurposed in the other direction. This is AOL Music’s first television production. “With over 1 …

Let’s say you’re a talented unknown singer. What’s the best thing that could happen to you? You get precious face time on American Idol as both a singer and a personality. Then, after making the semi-finals, you get kicked off the show, which leads to a public outcry and very …

The Music Crititquees have been announced (see our sidebar) – now it’s time to join Blogcritics in voting for your favorite books, films, TV shows and DVD’s of 2002. The categories are below – you can vote in the comments section or send me an email at [email protected] Have fun! …

Music video channel encouraging real interactivity between TV screen, computer, and viewers: For most music fans, deciding whether to buy Mariah Carey or Ashanti is a matter of musical taste. But for fans of “IMX,” the “interactive music exchange” on the digital cable channel MuchMusic USA, choosing between Ms. Carey …

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J.K. Rowling and Ian McKellen both appear in a Simpsons episode next season when the family travels to London: Rowling fumes sarcastically when young Lisa Simpson pesters her for details about how the “Harry Potter” series will end. McKellen is besieged by falling anvils and other disasters when Homer Simpson …

Fred Rogers was one hell of a guy, and according to all reports, he was exactly who he appeared to be on the air. No wonder he was so calm and relaxed. In perfectly logical keeping with his personal empowerment philosophy, Mister Rogers was also a fair use advocate: In …

People seem to be feeling the death of Fred Rogers very deeply – we have had three very personal and sweet dedications on our site already. For me personally, I think he was a bit too sincere and anacronistic – I fear that I don’t quite trust entertainment completely devoid …

Are crackers the last bastion of PC-acceptable bigotry? Sen. Zell Miller (D-GA) thinks so, and he’s madder than a cheese curd in a box of grits: A southern senator Tuesday accused a major U.S. television network of peddling “bigotry for big bucks” by planning a “reality” show based on “The …