Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Television

Lost Was Purgatory; Now We’re in Hell

"Lost" is finally over. And, as I surmised--and many others did a long time ago--the survivors of Oceanic 815 were in a kind of purgatory....

NBCs New Shows Look Frighteningly Bad and Possibly Racist

You can see a bunch of clips from NBC's fall line up at www.defamer.com. I can't bear to transfer the clips over here. Here's the...

Law & Order Not Cancelled, Negotiations On

"Law & Order" has not been cancelled by NBC. Hysterical blog posts are incorrect. My sources say NBC will likely place a small order...

Jean Claude van Damme, Reality Star for A&E?

Jean Claude Van Damme--the "Muscles from Brussels"--is about to become a reality TV star. In America, we will likely see him on A&E. He's arrived...

Katie Couric Tribute Dinner Brings Tight-Lipped CBS and CBS Execs Together

Matt Lauer told me right before the annual mid year dinner for the Museum of the Moving Image last night that he wasn't going...

Lynn Redgrave: A Tragedy

Lynn Redgrave could actually boast that her Oscar nominations were three decades apart. She made an indelible impression in 1966's "Georgy Girl" and was...

Helen Wagner, “World Turns” Matriarch, Was 91

Helen Wagner passed away on Saturday at age 91. As Nancy Hughes, she uttered the first words on "As the World Turns" in April...

Patricia Arquette Has a Capitol Idea for Haiti

Emmy winning actress Patricia Arquette, star of CBS's "Medium," is one of many well known personalities who've come to Washington, DC this weekend for...