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Gleeks and Shrieks: Fox Unveils Midseason, Glee Gone Until April

James Poniewozik — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:14:02 +0000

There's a new Glee on tonight. Savor it. After Dec. 9, the show is going on hiatus; the intermission was expected, but it's going to be a long one—no more Glee until April Freaking 13. That's quite the hiatus, but in retrospect, debuting the show's pilot in May and then building anticipation until September didn't hurt [...]

The Morning After: Universal Health Scare

James Poniewozik — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:27:07 +0000

Spoilers for the fall finale of V coming up after the jump: After the pilot of V debuted, there was spirited debate over whether the plot (charismatic alien leader promises hope and change, seduces media and the youth, promises health-care miracles and wins sheeplike adoration) was or was not meant to echo right-wing criticisms / [...]

"I'm Not a Babysitter. I'm a Performer."

James Poniewozik — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:18:04 +0000

Word. OK, I have to say for the record, as to Adam Lambert's claim that he has "no clue" his performance would be controversial: no one believes you're that dumb, Adam. But the quote above, from Lambert's interview/performance on CBS's Early Show, should be the last word on the question of the propriety of a raunchy [...]

Sons of Anarchy Watch: Street Fighting Men

James Poniewozik — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:40:54 +0000

Spoilers for last night's Sons of Anarchy coming up after the jump: After a run of episodes that were like a string of emotional gut punches, "The Culling"—which featured far more actual punches—seemed, for all its confrontation, like a scene-setter for next week's Sons of Anarchy season finale. What I'll most take away from [...]

Time.com-ings and Goings

James Poniewozik — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:17:38 +0000

There's little overlap between TV and art/architecture (other than that televisions are usually located in houses), so I rarely linked out to Richard Lacayo's Looking Around blog, but for three years it has been one of my favorite reads at this site. Unlike certain bloggers who can lazily toss off some thoughts about TV's latest [...]

It's Not Easy Being Queen

James Poniewozik — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:53:03 +0000

OK, somebody has probably already forwarded you this video. But I really wanted to use this headline and I already blew my chance to use it on my Adam Lambert post. So on the off chance you need a little cheering up today, I give you...

Adam Lambert Too—Ahem—"Controversial" for GMA

James Poniewozik — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:44 +0000

American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert wanted attention with his performance at the American Music Awards, and he's got it: Good Morning America confirmed that it's canceling Lambert's scheduled performance tomorrow. After the AMA performance (also on ABC), in which Lambert groped dancers, kissed a male musician and shoved a male dancer's face into his crotch, [...]

The Morning After: What's Good for the Gosselins

James Poniewozik — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:48:00 +0000

TLC's Jon & Kate Plus Eight aired its finale last night and—if we wish really hard and promise to be extra, extra good—just might never return to the air in any iteration. TLC had announced plans for a new Jon-free version to be titled Kate Plus Eight. But with Dad now forbidding further videotaping of [...]

HIMYM Watch: Daddy's Home!

James Poniewozik — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:55:38 +0000

Spoilers for last night's How I Met Your Mother coming up after the jump: I've been giving How I Met Your Mother some tough love for the past couple of weeks, since the show dispensed with the Barney-Robin relationship with the most jarring, non-character-based about-face short of "It was all a dream." But the [...]

Corporate Press Release Theater: Oprah's Art Smith Gets Comfort-Food Show

James Poniewozik — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:31:41 +0000

Art Smith may not have been the winning chef on Top Chef Masters, but he was the best at bringing the drama, associating food with emotions and generally oversharing. (As befits a guy who used to be Oprah's chef.) Also, he specialized in the kind of down-home food that people like to eat, and to ogle [...]