http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:39:25 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:52:43 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The National Geographic Channel is airing a two-hour documentary on Monday night at 9, to mark Sunday's 46th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination. Countless TV specials on the subject have been made, of course, but this one,... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/were_all_zaprud.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/were_all_zaprud.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:39:25 -0600 Massachusetts is a funny place. Or at least a lot of people originally from the state are currently at the forefront of TV comedy, including Conan O’Brien, Amy Poehler, and “Office” workers such as Steve Carell. Also on the... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/interview_with.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/interview_with.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:56:51 -0600 I didn't have very long with the "30 Rock" writer-producer; he was in the middle of shooting an episode of the series. But here is the whole thing, unedited.... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/the_full_interv.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/the_full_interv.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:45:13 -0600 TV chat with critics Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss -- Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, at noon... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/thursday_noon_c_43.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/thursday_noon_c_43.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:02:14 -0600 It has been interesting watching “The Wire” cast show up -- and, alas, not show up -- on other TV series. A partial list of those we've seen includes Sonja Sohn (Kima) on “Brothers & Sisters,” Seth Gilliam (Carver)... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/39wire39_cast_l.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/39wire39_cast_l.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:04:39 -0600 Some will say Sarah Palin got to tell her side of the story today on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Others will say that Palin revised the truth, with not a lot of hard challenges from Oprah. And still others... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/oprah_sarah.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/oprah_sarah.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:14:35 -0600 Here's a look at Boston's most watched shows in primetime for the week of Nov. 2-8. Not listed below but making the top 30 here: ABC's new series "V" drew 217,000 total viewers or ranking #23 for the week.... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/bostons_top_sho_9.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/bostons_top_sho_9.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:52:32 -0600 Come on board to dish about "V," the Kennedy assassination, the sight of Pedro on the mound at Yankee Stadium, and anything else you saw on TV this week. TV chat with critics Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss -- Thursday,... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/thursday_tv_cha_1.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/11/thursday_tv_cha_1.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:33:13 -0600 Here's a look at the most watched programs in primetime in Boston, for the week of Oct. 19-25. 1. WFXT:FOX NFL Sunday football 499,000 2. WBZ:CBS NCIS 454,000 3. WFXT:FOX ALCS pre-game coverage 380,000 4. WFXT: FOX Major League Baseball... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/bostons_most_wa_16.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/bostons_most_wa_16.html Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:33:01 -0600 Come join us to talk about "Mad Men," the end (at last?!) of "Jon & Kate", Adam Lambert's album cover, and, hey, how about "Lost"? TV chat with critics Matthew Gilbert and Joanna Weiss -- Oct. 29, 2009, at noon... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/the_thursday_tv.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/the_thursday_tv.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:31:29 -0600 If you're like me, you're a bit spun around by the H1N1 scare, with its gentle message of "Your life might be in peril if you don't get vaccinated, but, whoops, we have no vaccines available. Sorry." On Thursday night... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/necn_answers_yo.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/necn_answers_yo.html Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:40:15 -0600 Wow. This is a surprise. Next year, the Golden Globes ceremony is going to feature its first host since 1995, and that host is going to be Ricky Gervais. "I have resisted many other offers like this," Gervais said,... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/gervais_to_host.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/gervais_to_host.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:40:27 -0600 I complain a lot about Betty Draper and January Jones -- I did it again in last week's TV chat -- but after last night's episode of "Mad Men," I'm reconsidering. The scene in which Betty finally confronts Don... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/i_complain_a_lo.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/i_complain_a_lo.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:14:15 -0600 Great news. HBO just annouced that it has renewed "In Treatment" for a third season. The half-hour drama will begin production in New York in early 2010, with debut scheduled for later in the year. Gabriel Byrne will star... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/39in_treatment3.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/39in_treatment3.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:30:00 -0600 The White House's ongoing battle with Fox News took an interesting turn yesterday, when the other TV networks stood up for Fox. When the Treasury Department tried to deny Fox reporters access to pay czar Kenneth Feinberg, the other networks... http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/the_white_house.html http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/blog/2009/10/the_white_house.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:26:12 -0600