If this isn’t the best piece casting news for fall, we don’t know what is: CBS just closed deals with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis to star in a period piece about a real-life rodeo cowboy-turned-sheriff.
Quaid will make his series debut as Las Vegas lawdog Ralph Lamb in this untitled drama from writers Nicholas Pileggi and Greg Walker. Chiklis gets to chuck the white hat for… More
The Big Bang Theory S05E18: “The Werewolf Transformation”
Sheldon Cooper, we have all been there: You find the hairstyle you like and the right barber to do it and then that barber ends up in a coma. It’s like the end of the world, right?
Sheldon spent half of Thursday’s episode waiting for the earth to fall out of orbit after he missed his annual haircut because his barber fell… More
There’s good news for fans of the coolest animated spy on TV, “Archer” is confirmed for a fourth season. In addition, FX has signed an overall deal with “Archer” producers Adam Reed, Matt Thompson and their company Floyd County Productions.
FX exec Nick Grad says in a statement, “It… More
Hey, is everyone excited for the Oscars? The intrigue associated with the outcome of the major categories is … zzzz. Oh, sorry, I nodded off there for a bit. Alas: unless there are some major upsets in store for us on Sunday night, most of the winners at the 84th annual Academy Awards are a foregone conclusion. Just like last year, with so much attention paid to the onslaught… More
What to watch on Thursday, February 23…
Oh Thursday, embrace us with your mighty yet sensual bear hug; unleash a thousand butterfly kisses; sing us the sweet lullabies of TV harmony. Welcome, Thursday!
8:30pm, NBCParks & RecreationAww, Jerry. After everyone forgets Jerry’s birthday, Leslie attempts to make it up to him by throwing a post-birthday party at a “special location.” (See excellent picture above.) Meanwhile Tom is shocked… More
Once again, as we near closer to another Academy Awards ceremony, people are asking the same old question: do the Oscars still matter? It’s a silly question by itself, because we must consider whether they’ve ever mattered, and if so to what extent. To address the debate in full would take a lot of thought and a tremendous amount of words. Fortunately for my sanity this… More
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In tonight’s episode of ABC’s disturbingly addictive Happy Endings, the gang becomes entwined in the “5th Annual Spring Smackdown” — an event so inane and ridiculous that it requires t-shirts. The gist is this: Every year, the perpetual slob Max (Adam Pally) comes out of winter hibernation when the show’s married couple, Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) and Jane (Eliza… More
Welcome back to the most epic internet battle since Kitten War, TV.com’s Throwdown! The last edition was a monster, and you all turned out in record numbers to voice your opinions on Fringe and Lost. This week, we’re tackling a broader topic, but one that has needed an answer for some time.
Moving pictures have long been thought of as the gold standard for Hollywood storytelling. In the ’70s… More
Disney’s John Carter gets released in 16 days. If tracking numbers are to believed, John Carter may be in some serious trouble at the box office. Much of that trouble can be blamed on the bad marketing campaign. As you’ve probably heard before, hindsight does not require corrective lenses or Lasik surgery, or whatever, but, while sixteen days isn’t a ton of time, it just may be enough to… More
Fast National ratings for Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012
The last episode of “Glee” until April drew slightly better ratings than last week, but the numbers overall didn’t bounce back much from last Tuesday’s down night. CBS once again scored a big victory in viewers, although FOX made it a tight race in the adults 18-49 demographic.
Elsewhere, “Cougar Town” fell just a little bit from its premiere… More
