The BC Review offers one-stop shopping for TV fanatics, with a roundup of the latest reviews from the leading critics, featuring resident BC Review critic/blogger David Bianculli. en-us http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164.html?nid=3350 Copyright 2008 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use October 11, 2008 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1030034703.html?nid=3350 Though there was no appearance by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, last night’s launch of a special series of prime-time Thursday editions of “... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/290034629.html?nid=3350 Three broadcast network shows premiere tonight, and the verdicts are as follows: ABC’s Life on Mars, yes. NBC’s Kath & Kim, no. NBC... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1920034392.html?nid=3350 The weekend before launching its new prime-time live mini-spinoff for October, NBC’s Saturday Night Live delivered its latest super-strong po... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1850033985.html?nid=3350 HBO cleaned up at the Emmys a week ago, winning more awards than any other network, broadcast or cable. But tonight, as HBO premieres its latest tw... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1760033776.html?nid=3350 Vroom, vroom, sputter, sputter, stall. Here it comes, NBC’s Knight Rider! Coasting to a dead stop at a TV set near you. Enumerating th... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/160033616.html?nid=3350 Worst Week, the new CBS sitcom premiering tonight at 9:30 ET, isn’t the week’s worst. Not even close. (For the record, that dishonor go... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/150033615.html?nid=3350 The wealth was spread aroundt, and so were the statuettes, as an impressive roster of quality television shows was honored as last night’s Ca... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1730033173.html?nid=3350 Charles Gibson, of ABC News, got the first interview with Gov. Sarah Palin since she was announced as John McCain’s running mate. P... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1480032948.html?nid=3350 In a tepid fall TV season, both minimized and diluted by the writers’ strike, there’s just as much excitement in getting to see old sho... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/510032851.html?nid=3350 Alan Ball’s first series for HBO, Six Feet Under, surrounded itself with death. His new series True Blood, premiering tonight, focuses instea... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/270032627.html?nid=3350 The CW network pointedly decided not to send preview copies of its new Beverly Hills, 90210 reboot series to critics. So we, along with anyone else... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/260032626.html?nid=3350 TV coverage of the first full night of events from the Republican National Convention mirrored coverage the previous week from the Democratic side.... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1440032544.html?nid=3350 On the day the Republican National Convention was scheduled to convene, all the network anchors who had traveled to Denver for the Democrats were e... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1620032362.html?nid=3350 The third day of the Democratic Convention provided drama, all right – but for the most part, you had to search to find it. And some of... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/930032293.html?nid=3350 An unexpected display of unity was on view at Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton delivered her prime-time speech. ... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/380032238.html?nid=3350 Every four years, presidential candidates and their parties have to approach their respective ... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/2000031800.html?nid=3350 The Chinese launched the XXIX Summer Olympics at eight minutes after eight on the eighth of August, the eighth month, fully embracing the idea that... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1870031787.html?nid=3350 NBC had lots of cameras placed above, near and under the water for last night’s Michael Phelps race at the XXIX Summer Oly... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/770031477.html?nid=3350 The elements that could have been most problematic for NBC’s coverage of the XXIX Summer Olympic Games – the 12-hour time difference, t... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1940031194.html?nid=3350 Part of the fun when watching Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music, a 39-year-old documentary unearthed and presented tonight on the PBS seri... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/710031071.html?nid=3350 Pam Anderson shows up tonight at 10 on E!, launching her first official foray into reality TV. Her unofficial foray, arguably, was her home-video s... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/190030619.html?nid=3350 Emmy nominations. Television Critics Association Awards. Magazine covers. The way AMC’s Mad Men is racking up the praise and demanding attent... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1710030371.html?nid=3350 The PBS documentary series P.O.V. presents its strongest outing of the current series to date with a showing of 9 Star Hotel, a film by Israeli fil... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/1670029967.html?nid=3350 The good news: Fans of Joss Whedon, of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly fame, don’t have to wait until Fox’s mid... http://www.broadcastingcable.com/blog/1640000164/post/370029837.html?nid=3350 TNT’s two strong and quirky female law-enforcement characters, Kyra Sedgwick’s crafty Brenda of The Closer and Holly...