http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/ By Aaron Barnhart, TV critic for the Kansas City Star. en-US Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:13:49 -0600 http://www.typepad.com/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification TV & Filmaaron@tvbarn.comAaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comAaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comnoTelevision critic Aaron Barnhart previews the new shows you'll be talking about and holds court with the people who make the magic happen.Television critic Aaron Barnhart previews the new shows you'll be talking about and holds court with the people who make the magic happen. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/AhgVSFBIaBg/paulharris.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/paulharris.html Paul Harris and I talked on KTRS Radio in St. Louis. For a summary of our chat and the nifty web player, visit Paul's site. Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:04:25 -0600 noPaul Harris and I talked on KTRS Radio in St. Louis. For a summary of our chat and the nifty web player, visit Paul's site.Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comPaul Harris and I talked on KTRS Radio in St. Louis. For a summary of our chat and the nifty web player, visit Paul's site.Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/paulharris.htmlhttp://www.harrisonline.com/audio/aaron111309.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/p7pSkRWQPos/kogo110909.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/kogo110909.html Click to hear this TV Barn PodcastKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed the instant errors made by media outlets in covering last week's Fort Hood tragedy. We also talked about "Mad Men," "Sons of Anarchy" and "The Prisoner" --... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:48:07 -0600 noClick to hear this TV Barn PodcastKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed the instant errors made by media outlets in covering last week's Fort Hood tragedy. We also talked about "Mad Men," "Sons of Anarchy" and "The Prisoner" --...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comClick to hear this TV Barn PodcastKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed the instant errors made by media outlets in covering last week's Fort Hood tragedy. We also talked about "Mad Men," "Sons of Anarchy" and "The Prisoner" --...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/kogo110909.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20091109.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/w4n8DjFs5YU/wbal.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/wbal.html Click to hear this TV Barn PodcastWBAL Radio talked to me today about "V" (full review here) and the hits and misses so far of this fall television season. Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:03:04 -0600 noClick to hear this TV Barn PodcastWBAL Radio talked to me today about "V" (full review here) and the hits and misses so far of this fall television season.Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comClick to hear this TV Barn PodcastWBAL Radio talked to me today about "V" (full review here) and the hits and misses so far of this fall television season.Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/wbal.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/wbal-20091103-0735.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/w52t-xQf44Y/kogo1102.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/kogo1102.html TV Barn Podcast: click here to listenKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed Ben Grossman's excellent interview with Jay Leno this morning. Leno admitted he's playing rope-a-dope with the press until they go away and then he'll stage yet another... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:49:47 -0600 noTV Barn Podcast: click here to listenKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed Ben Grossman's excellent interview with Jay Leno this morning. Leno admitted he's playing rope-a-dope with the press until they go away and then he'll stage yet another...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comTV Barn Podcast: click here to listenKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin and I discussed Ben Grossman's excellent interview with Jay Leno this morning. Leno admitted he's playing rope-a-dope with the press until they go away and then he'll stage yet another...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/11/kogo1102.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20091102-0807.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/ZCkH1ggfato/kogo1026.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/kogo1026.html KOGO Radio's Chip Franklin was kind enough not to bring up his Chargers drubbing my Chiefs yesterday. Instead we talked a little baseball. (Note: I know I got the start of the National League wrong.) We also talked about USA... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:48:00 -0500 noKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin was kind enough not to bring up his Chargers drubbing my Chiefs yesterday. Instead we talked a little baseball. (Note: I know I got the start of the National League wrong.) We also talked about USA...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comKOGO Radio's Chip Franklin was kind enough not to bring up his Chargers drubbing my Chiefs yesterday. Instead we talked a little baseball. (Note: I know I got the start of the National League wrong.) We also talked about USA...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/kogo1026.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20091026-0804.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/vAmc6MVodww/kogo1012.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/kogo1012.html So last week I tweeted about an amusing Glenn Beck promotional email I'd gotten, and someone at "Countdown" saw it and passed it onto Keith Olbermann, who read it on the air. Well, Fox News didn't like that. A spokesman... Podcasts TV Barn aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:50:03 -0500 noSo last week I tweeted about an amusing Glenn Beck promotional email I'd gotten, and someone at "Countdown" saw it and passed it onto Keith Olbermann, who read it on the air. Well, Fox News didn't like that. A spokesman...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comSo last week I tweeted about an amusing Glenn Beck promotional email I'd gotten, and someone at "Countdown" saw it and passed it onto Keith Olbermann, who read it on the air. Well, Fox News didn't like that. A spokesman...Podcasts, TV Barnhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/kogo1012.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20091012-0805.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/PC3R-_IghHA/lettermanmea.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanmea.html As this picture makes clear, the revelations of an extortion plot linked to David Letterman's tendencies to sleep with members of his staff have not exactly been bad for business. Ratings were up for last week's shows and Monday's numbers... Late night Podcasts TV Barn aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:39:47 -0500 noAs this picture makes clear, the revelations of an extortion plot linked to David Letterman's tendencies to sleep with members of his staff have not exactly been bad for business. Ratings were up for last week's shows and Monday's numbers...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comAs this picture makes clear, the revelations of an extortion plot linked to David Letterman's tendencies to sleep with members of his staff have not exactly been bad for business. Ratings were up for last week's shows and Monday's numbers...Late night, Podcasts, TV Barnhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanmea.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20091006-0717.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/x88M2bqgDrc/the-letterman-revelation-devastating.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/the-letterman-revelation-devastating.html That's the best way I can describe my feelings this morning to Chip Franklin on KOGO Radio. I know other people feel differently about David Letterman's admission of indiscretions at the office — trust me, I've heard from them! —... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:08:42 -0500 noThat's the best way I can describe my feelings this morning to Chip Franklin on KOGO Radio. I know other people feel differently about David Letterman's admission of indiscretions at the office — trust me, I've heard from them! —...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comThat's the best way I can describe my feelings this morning to Chip Franklin on KOGO Radio. I know other people feel differently about David Letterman's admission of indiscretions at the office — trust me, I've heard from them! —...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/the-letterman-revelation-devastating.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20091005-0837.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/53AMckKQ_kU/lettermanreax.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanreax.html It has been, as I just told KNX Radio (click to listen), a late night Rorschach test. Viewers are responding in very different ways to the revelations of David Letterman last night on CBS. Fittingly, it was also a late... Late night Podcasts TV Barn aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:55:56 -0500 noIt has been, as I just told KNX Radio (click to listen), a late night Rorschach test. Viewers are responding in very different ways to the revelations of David Letterman last night on CBS. Fittingly, it was also a late...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comIt has been, as I just told KNX Radio (click to listen), a late night Rorschach test. Viewers are responding in very different ways to the revelations of David Letterman last night on CBS. Fittingly, it was also a late...Late night, Podcasts, TV Barnhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanreax.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20091002-0924.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/tfa10lhEHi0/davesex.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/davesex.html Wow. I don't know where to begin with David Letterman's bizarro, play-it-for-laughs on-air admission that he had sex with staff members. On the one hand, good for him for telling a fairly unvarnished account of being blackmailed by a Connecticut... Late night Podcasts TV Barn aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:26:19 -0500 noWow. I don't know where to begin with David Letterman's bizarro, play-it-for-laughs on-air admission that he had sex with staff members. On the one hand, good for him for telling a fairly unvarnished account of being blackmailed by a Connecticut...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comWow. I don't know where to begin with David Letterman's bizarro, play-it-for-laughs on-air admission that he had sex with staff members. On the one hand, good for him for telling a fairly unvarnished account of being blackmailed by a Connecticut...Late night, Podcasts, TV Barnhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/davesex.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20091001-2346.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/eRWTAlJgLQE/lettermanrev.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanrev.html It was supposed to be a day of triumph, with this fantastic ratings news. But it worked out very differently for David Letterman today, as he was forced to admit to sexual liaisons with staff members as part of his... Late night Podcasts TV Barn aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Thu, 01 Oct 2009 22:13:04 -0500 noIt was supposed to be a day of triumph, with this fantastic ratings news. But it worked out very differently for David Letterman today, as he was forced to admit to sexual liaisons with staff members as part of his...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comIt was supposed to be a day of triumph, with this fantastic ratings news. But it worked out very differently for David Letterman today, as he was forced to admit to sexual liaisons with staff members as part of his...Late night, Podcasts, TV Barnhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/10/lettermanrev.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20091001-2123-1.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/mX-uTBmsk_8/kogo092809.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kogo092809.html So Chip thought he had me on the Fairness Doctrine yesterday. The KOGO Radio morning man was absolutely convinced of two things: (1) that Democrats were thisclose to reintroducing the Fairness Doctrine on the House floor, soon to move it... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:10:22 -0500 noSo Chip thought he had me on the Fairness Doctrine yesterday. The KOGO Radio morning man was absolutely convinced of two things: (1) that Democrats were thisclose to reintroducing the Fairness Doctrine on the House floor, soon to move it...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comSo Chip thought he had me on the Fairness Doctrine yesterday. The KOGO Radio morning man was absolutely convinced of two things: (1) that Democrats were thisclose to reintroducing the Fairness Doctrine on the House floor, soon to move it...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kogo092809.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-9-28-09.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/npo-I_j0Sw0/cnnaudio.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/cnnaudio.html Here's audio of our CNN.com "Bloggers Bunch" segment featuring yours truly and three others discussing some of the most buzzed-about shows of the fall season. The video is here. d/l Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:25:30 -0500 noHere's audio of our CNN.com "Bloggers Bunch" segment featuring yours truly and three others discussing some of the most buzzed-about shows of the fall season. The video is here. d/lAaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comHere's audio of our CNN.com "Bloggers Bunch" segment featuring yours truly and three others discussing some of the most buzzed-about shows of the fall season. The video is here. d/lPodcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/cnnaudio.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/cnn.com-20090925-1057.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/g0Q6pFIeqiQ/knx0922.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/knx0922.html The President spent the entire hour with David Letterman Monday night, while earlier in the evening ABC made viewers wait an hour and a half before seeing how former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay did the cha-cha on "Dancing with... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 22 Sep 2009 07:52:10 -0500 noThe President spent the entire hour with David Letterman Monday night, while earlier in the evening ABC made viewers wait an hour and a half before seeing how former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay did the cha-cha on "Dancing with...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comThe President spent the entire hour with David Letterman Monday night, while earlier in the evening ABC made viewers wait an hour and a half before seeing how former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay did the cha-cha on "Dancing with...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/knx0922.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20090922-0720.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/SXN2BvSSyWk/emmywrap.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/emmywrap.html Here I am on KNX Radio this morning, reminding one and all that NBC, CBS and Fox all won at the Emmys last night — even as they lost. And trust me, the day is coming when we're going to... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:58:50 -0500 noHere I am on KNX Radio this morning, reminding one and all that NBC, CBS and Fox all won at the Emmys last night — even as they lost. And trust me, the day is coming when we're going to...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comHere I am on KNX Radio this morning, reminding one and all that NBC, CBS and Fox all won at the Emmys last night — even as they lost. And trust me, the day is coming when we're going to...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/emmywrap.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20090921-1309.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/CprH5r4XHOc/kmbz.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kmbz.html I figured it was Darla Jaye or Mike Shanin who was plotting behind the scenes to ensure that I was booked on my hometown news-talk station only once in a blue moon. Since my last appearance on KMBZ, I've been... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:02:00 -0500 noI figured it was Darla Jaye or Mike Shanin who was plotting behind the scenes to ensure that I was booked on my hometown news-talk station only once in a blue moon. Since my last appearance on KMBZ, I've been...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comI figured it was Darla Jaye or Mike Shanin who was plotting behind the scenes to ensure that I was booked on my hometown news-talk station only once in a blue moon. Since my last appearance on KMBZ, I've been...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kmbz.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kmbz-20090916-0839.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/TUE7qcYinX4/kogo091609.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kogo091609.html Chip Franklin and I covered the waterfront, that's for sure, in our weekly yak session this morning on KOGO Radio in San Diego. What started out as just another conversation about Joe Wilson veered over into Lenoland, as we discussed... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:23:29 -0500 noChip Franklin and I covered the waterfront, that's for sure, in our weekly yak session this morning on KOGO Radio in San Diego. What started out as just another conversation about Joe Wilson veered over into Lenoland, as we discussed...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comChip Franklin and I covered the waterfront, that's for sure, in our weekly yak session this morning on KOGO Radio in San Diego. What started out as just another conversation about Joe Wilson veered over into Lenoland, as we discussed...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/kogo091609.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/kogo-20090915-0800.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/l-ERkBugC14/wtpfolo.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/wtpfolo.html If you were among the 200-plus attendees at my fourth annual "Watch the Pilots with Aaron" event last week at the fabulous Legends 14, then you already know what shows I find really promising. If you missed it, well, what's... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:40:04 -0500 noIf you were among the 200-plus attendees at my fourth annual "Watch the Pilots with Aaron" event last week at the fabulous Legends 14, then you already know what shows I find really promising. If you missed it, well, what's...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comIf you were among the 200-plus attendees at my fourth annual "Watch the Pilots with Aaron" event last week at the fabulous Legends 14, then you already know what shows I find really promising. If you missed it, well, what's...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/wtpfolo.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/walt_9-14-2009-clip.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/OL-sIlXtyNU/lenotues.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/lenotues.html I liked Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. Therefore, I liked "The Jay Leno Show." It's exactly the same, minus the words "on the Tonight"! Well, not exactly the same, but you get the point. Anyway, after I filed my... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:20:43 -0500 noI liked Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. Therefore, I liked "The Jay Leno Show." It's exactly the same, minus the words "on the Tonight"! Well, not exactly the same, but you get the point. Anyway, after I filed my...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comI liked Jay Leno on the Tonight Show. Therefore, I liked "The Jay Leno Show." It's exactly the same, minus the words "on the Tonight"! Well, not exactly the same, but you get the point. Anyway, after I filed my...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/lenotues.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/wtop-20090914-2216.mp3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kansascity/zDuZ/~3/U3fCTe0Y23k/lenomonday.html http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/lenomonday.html Yes, I have heard what you have heard: NBC's competition griping that no matter what Jay Leno does this week as host of his own prime-time nightly program, NBC will declare it a success. Yes, I do remember the NBC... Podcasts aaron@tvbarn.com (Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.com) Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:31:43 -0500 noYes, I have heard what you have heard: NBC's competition griping that no matter what Jay Leno does this week as host of his own prime-time nightly program, NBC will declare it a success. Yes, I do remember the NBC...Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comYes, I have heard what you have heard: NBC's competition griping that no matter what Jay Leno does this week as host of his own prime-time nightly program, NBC will declare it a success. Yes, I do remember the NBC...Podcastshttp://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/09/lenomonday.htmlhttp://blogs.kansascity.com/files/knx-20090914-0932.mp3 Aaron Barnhart/TVBarn.comnonadult