Television
Interviews & Features
Fall 2010 TV Preview: What's coming back, what's moving timeslots, and what's gone for good
Posted by: Paul Little • May 25, 2010 @ 12:06pm
Last week, all five American networks held their respective "Upfronts" in New York City, where advertisers and the press are given a chance to take a look at the preliminary schedules for each network for the following year, and begin to decide where to spend their cash for the next television season.
Put yourself in this situation.
You're a Nobel Prize winning chemist who, after a series of unfortunate events, has become a high-school chemistry teacher. Your family is barely scraping by. You take a job at a local car wash to help add some extra money.
Shortly thereafter, you're diagnosed with terminal lung cancer with 6 months (at most) left to live.
Interview: Director Jorma Taccone on his upcoming action-comedy MacGruber
Posted by: Paul Little • April 23, 2010 @ 3:09am
If you're a regular viewer of Saturday Night Live, you're likely well aware of the recurring MacGruber sketches, which feature Will Forte as a ridiculous MacGyver-esque hero who always ends up getting blown up.
It's finally time for my first article in a continuing series. In this article I'll be showcasing some of the best shows that aren't necessarily part of the mainstream.Some of these shows are juggernauts overseas, and some are just on cable.
Interview: Psych creator Steve Franks on the season four finale, next season, and putting the show together
Posted by: Paul Little • March 10, 2010 @ 6:47am
A little over a week ago, I posted some Psych scoop on the heels of speaking with Steve Franks, the show's creator, writer, and executive producer. Well, that interview with Mr.
Canadian comedy Less Than Kind returns tonight for a second season on a new network
Posted by: Paul Little • February 19, 2010 @ 6:21am
From the opening strums of the guitar on The Weakerthan's "One Great City", the entire feel of Less Than Kind is set. The characters aren't really pleasant, happy people. They're like most Winnipeggers (the setting for the show and the subject of its theme song): they complain, they're generally miserable, and they refuse to admit how good they have it.
The Bachelor has always been synonymous with cheese but the latest episode took it to a whole new level.
Aren't you excited? A totally trivial list of the top 3 shows/hosts in 5 different categories, picking from a genre of no more than a dozen total shows.
Interview: Actor/comedian Kevin Pollak on his career and his new web talk show
Posted by: Paul Little • November 9, 2009 @ 8:47pm
Kevin Pollak has carved himself a very successful career as a top-notch character actor in comedies and dramas. Nearly every filmgoer on earth has seen one of his dozens of films -- The Usual Suspects, A Few Good Men, The Whole Nine Yards, Hostage, Grumpy Old Men, Casino, L.A.
The Tonight Show and The Late Late Show: How late night television is made
Posted by: Paul Little • November 9, 2009 @ 4:47pm
A little over a week ago, myself and 30 Rock recapper Jeff Anseeuw got the opportunity to see live tapings of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (on Monday, October 26th) and The L
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