entertainment - "television"

Film critics announce they're cutting ties with their namesake television show

Television is mourning one of its Golden Girls.Estelle Getty, the cantankerous octogenarian Sophia on the classic NBC sitcom, has died at the age of 84.Getty, who suffered...

Solo Albums from 1981-82 Followed the Dissolution of Critically Acclaimed Band television

I give Bravo a lot of (well-deserved) shit, but the network remains the most consistent producer of engaging reality TV shows on television today. I probably watch more Bravo reality shows on a regular basis than any other network, although as other networks have caught on and found their own niches, the NBC-owned cable network is facing more competition.While its competitive series get the most press thanks to their structure and groundbreaking nature, their docudramas are extremely strong, primarily because they deliver both drama and comedy via exceptionally engaging personalities. In its infancy, reality television drew me in because it was fun to virtually hang out with a show's cast, at least until the casts turned into drunken slut assholes. But I digress. Two of Bravo's docudramas recapture that original joy of watching reality TV, and are currently can't-miss TV for me.Flipping Out follows obsessive-compulsive house flipper Jeff Lewis and airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET. Jef

The Inquirer's Jonathan Storm is reporting this week from the television critics press tour in Beverly Hills. These items originally appeared in his blog, "From the Source," at www.philly.com/philly/blogs/from_the_source.

Brian Lowry: Beating up the big, bad media -- Conservatives have long bemoaned the way big business is depicted in movies and television, seeing conspiracies of Hollywood leftists behind every palm tree. The charges have always felt overblown, ignoring that evil tycoons owe more to the vanquishing of Bond-era Cold War villainy than intelligent design.

International News: Org continues agreement for 12 months -- Canuck screenwriters are extending their collective agreement with the Canadian Film & television Producers Assn. and its Quebec equivalent for 12 months.

At The Movies, that started with Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, and then continued on with Richard Roper after Siskel’s death, is going through a major change. According to Chicago Tribune both Roeper and Ebert are no longer with the show and after 33 years Disney is going to take the show in a different [...]

Music News: Credits incude 'The Golden Compass' -- John Rodd has worked on more than 200 films and television programs as an orchestral recording engineer, music scoring mixer and music recordist. His credits include 'The Golden Compass,' 'Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events' and 'The Polar Express.'

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