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January 6, 2009

'Frontline: The Old Man and the Storm'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

January 5, 2009

'The Story of India' on KCET

By Robert Lloyd Television Critic > > >

TELEVISION OF REVIEW: Michael Wood's series offered on PBS is an epic of color, told by a besotted guide.

January 3, 2009

'Tess of the D'Urbervilles'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

January 2, 2009

'Confessions of a Teen Idol' on VH1

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Reality show shows just how far fading stars -- Christopher Atkins, Jamie Walters, Jeremy Jackson, David Chokachi, Bill Hufsey, Eric Nies and Adrian Zmed -- will go.

'Confessions of a Teen Idol' info

TELEVISION REVIEW

December 30, 2008

'Doc' on PBS' 'Independent Lens'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Immy Humes films her father, a once lauded writer who became a mentally ill fixture on college campuses.

December 29, 2008

'Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The HBO doc is about the Maccionis opening their next restaurant -- in short, a charming family drama.

December 24, 2008

'Christmas on Mars'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Flaming Lips' loopy, slow, arty film premieres on Sundance Channel.

December 23, 2008

'Grey Gardens: From East Hampton to Broadway'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

December 20, 2008

'Heidi 4 Paws'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Let's pause to reflect on the effect of dressed-up dogs retelling the beloved orphan-in-the-Alps tale.

December 18, 2008

'P.O.V.: Inheritance'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The daughter of Amon Goeth, the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in 'Schindler's List,' meets one of his victims.

December 16, 2008

'Momma's Boys' on NBC

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: This dating game features three young men, with the help or hindrance of their mothers, who pursue mates.

December 15, 2008

'Drama High: The Making of a High School Musical'

TELEVISION REVIEW

December 13, 2008

'A Miser Brothers' Christmas,' 'Snow 2: Brain Freeze,' 'The Most Wonderful Time of the Year'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Three TV Christmas specials come in predictable but entertaining packages.

December 6, 2008

Clever team spearheads 'Leverage'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Timothy Hutton captains modern-day Robin Hoods on adventurous capers.

'The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Dracula, Judas and Noah Wyle combine for the type of high-end family entertainment typical of the franchise.

December 5, 2008

'House of Saddam'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: HBO's miniseries about Saddam Hussein, starring Igal Naor as the Iraqi leader, is an above-average if not essential docudrama.

Review: 'Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh' on Nickelodeon

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The guys are the guys. What can you say? Still, would it be a bad thing to be at least a little bit true to real life?

'Secret Millionaire's' upside and downside

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The needy are given cash, but is Fox exploiting them?

December 3, 2008

'Spectacle: Elvis Costello with . . . . '

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The onetime angry young rocker proves a perfectly amiable host on his new Sundance Channel talk show.

December 2, 2008

Fame is (pouty face) hard, says Britney Spears

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: MTVspecial offers a glimpse into the superstar's bubble.

November 28, 2008

'Britz': Anti-terrorism in the land of Magna Carta

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW

'Rosie Live'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Rosie O'Donnell's variety show makes a lame TV debut.

'Kids + Money' on HBO

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: This documentary examines American youths' relationship with money.

November 27, 2008

Dressed in black, but happy all the same

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: In 'Goth Cruise,' goths join 'norms' sailing to the Caribbean.

November 24, 2008

'Andy Warhol's Factory People'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The artist's acolytes also get to talk about themselves in a series that offers a picture of bohemians in their age.

'Valkyrie: The Plot to Kill Hitler'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

November 21, 2008

'24'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Jack Bauer sets the Season 7 scene on the run in Africa

'A Colbert Christmas,' 'The Unseen Alistair Cooke'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW

November 18, 2008

'The IFC Media Project'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The motto of this six-part IFC series might be: 'Trust but verify'

November 15, 2008

'Ricky Gervais: Out of England -- The Stand-Up Special' on HBO

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Ricky Gervais combines his 'Office' and 'Extras' personas in his 'Out of England' HBO special.

From the politics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, universal truths -- and laughs

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: 'Arab Labor' on Link TV has an 'All in the Family' tone.

'Accidental Friendship'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Chandra Wilson, starring in the Hallmark Channel drama, wrings true emotion from a script's sanitized reality.

November 14, 2008

'Masterpiece Contemporary: Filth'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

'Batman: The Brave and The Bold'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: In Cartoon Network's new series, the Caped Crusader joins with a fellow hero each week.

November 13, 2008

'Lioness' looks at women in the U.S. military

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW

November 11, 2008

'Chase'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Sci Fi Channel reality show features contestants in what is presented as a human video game.

'Extreme Trains'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW

November 8, 2008

'Summer Heights High'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Chris Lilley takes on three roles in HBO mockumentary series.

'True Jackson, VP'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: Keke Palmer shines as a teen fashion exec.

November 7, 2008

'Whale Wars' on Animal Planet

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Paul Watson and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society take extreme measures in opposing whaling. Many say they go too far.

'God on Trial' on PBS stations

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: The drama examines a basic theological question: Does the Holocaust prove God had broken his covenant with Israel?

'Ruby' on the Style Network

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The heroine of this real-life weight-loss show is tremendously appealing. Seems some of the substance of her tale is missing, though.

November 5, 2008

'Medal of Honor'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: The PBS documentary traces the history of the award for heroism above and beyond the call of duty from the Civil War to the present day.

October 31, 2008

'Legend of the Seeker'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: First there was 'Hercules' and 'Xena.' Now this new series pursues justice on lazy afternoons.

'Archangel' on Ion

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: The BBC drama based on Robert Harris' book of Russian intrigue doesn't quite pack a full-throttled punch, but it helps to have Daniel 'James Bond' Craig on board.

October 28, 2008

Review: 'Frontline: The War Briefing' on PBS

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Taliban: A disturbing, deeply reported look.

October 23, 2008

'Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: The reality show contains many guilty pleasures, sure, but it's also a potent cautionary tale.

'The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: The need for conservation in the U.S. Southwest is a dire issue, but weak spots in tonight's program dilute the message.

October 22, 2008

'Stylista'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Yet another reality show about the fashion industry is cut from the same cloth as all the rest.

October 21, 2008

'Nova: Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives'

By ROBERT LLOYD

TELEVISION REVIEW: Mark Oliver Everett's father was a brilliant physicist but a cold parent. Mark tries to figure out why.

'Frontline: Heat'

By MARY McNAMARA

TELEVISION REVIEW: PBS documentary about global warning sheds light on United States' resistance to adopt more conservation-minded ways.

October 20, 2008

'Rita' premise rocks, but can it deliver?

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Lifetime comedy needs to take its premise of a guitar-playing mom seriously.

'Rita Rocks'

TELEVISION REVIEW

October 18, 2008

Lifetime's tepid 'Living Proof' tells of the doctor who developed breast cancer drug Herceptin

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Harry Connick Jr. plays UCLA's Dr. Dennis Slamon. The cast includes Bernadette Peters, Swoosie Kurtz and Amy Madigan.

October 17, 2008

NBC's 'Crusoe' is lavish and fun

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

October 14, 2008

'Frontline: The Choice 2008'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: In the midst of a stormy race, PBS' 'Frontline' special is a fair and balanced look at the two major presidential candidates.

October 13, 2008

'My Own Worst Enemy'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Christian Slater is great fun in a dual role as a secret agent who happens to share a body with a suburban dad.

'Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW

October 11, 2008

'Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: NBC's newly energized comedy crew brings a welcome dose of political satire to prime-time network TV.

October 10, 2008

'The Starter Wife'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The former miniseries returns with a remodel that benefits the actors.

October 9, 2008

'Kath & Kim'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The American remake of an Aussie comedy can't seem to decide what it's satirizing. And what's with those clothes?

'Life on Mars' finds life in the U.S.

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The British show, about a cop who is hit by a car in 2008 and wakes up in 1973, lands on ABC.

'Eleventh Hour'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The pace could be quicker (a ticking clock, after all, is part of the gimmick). But Rufus Sewell as a super-smart crime-solver is a good hook.

'Testees' humor hits below the belt

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: If you like flatulence and genital jokes, the Kenny Hotz-created sitcom on FX is for you.

October 7, 2008

'The Real Housewives of Atlanta'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: In this Bravo franchise, 'Real' is debatable. But the new subjects remind us that in some respects, they are.

October 4, 2008

'The Last Enemy'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: This conspiracy thriller, set in a heavily surveilled England, is a nerve-jangler.

'Easy Money'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: They're not rich. They're not glamorous. But they sure are real. New CW series centers on a working-class family of loan sharks.

No love lost for 'Valentine'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The new CW series about Greek gods in Hollywood is, alas, created by mere mortals.

October 3, 2008

'The Ex List'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

Cartoon Network's 'Clone Wars' a better fit

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The new TV series at least has the decency to look like the caricature it has become.

'Sanctuary' gets off to a slow start

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The new Sci Fi Channel drama, starring Amanda Tapping, originated as an online series.

September 30, 2008

'The IT Crowd'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The British import, a workplace sitcom with a raucous, surreal edge, may be the best comedy on the domestic fall schedule.

September 29, 2008

'Taxi to the Dark Side'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Oscar-winning documentary on the illegal use of torture by the U.S. after 9/11 comes to HBO.

September 27, 2008

'Superjail' on Cartoon Network, and 'The Life & Times of Tim' on HBO

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Violent? Yup. Profane? You bet. One thing's for sure: Keep the kids away from these animated series.

'The Shadow in the North'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

September 26, 2008

'Little Britain USA' review

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The British sketch comedy series, which began a descent into lowbrow humour before crossing the pond, continues on its unfortunate arc in Sunday's premiere here on HBO.

September 24, 2008

'Knight Rider' a vehicle suitable for the task

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Justin Breuning stars in a show in which super car KITT has learned new tricks.

'Gary Unmarried'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

September 23, 2008

'American Masters: You Must Remember This -- The Warner Bros. Story'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

'Opportunity Knocks'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

'The Mentalist'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

September 22, 2008

'Heroes' returns, and things look bleak . . . for now

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Lava is devouring the world, our protagonists are being imprisoned. What does Tim Kring have up his sleeve this season?

'Worst Week'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The protagonist in 'Worst Week' has bad luck, but the show has some good luck with a capable cast and crew.

September 14, 2008

Robert Lloyd examines the new shows

By Robert Lloyd

TV FALL PREVIEW

Fall season picks up where cliffhangers left off

By Maria Elena Fernandez

FALL TV PREVIEW: Catch up with season-ender recaps of 'House,' 'Heroes,' 'Ugly Betty,' 'The Office' and more.

TV networks tiptoe into fall, the post-writers-strike season

By Scott Collins

Fall TV preview: Channel Island | Scott Collins: Fewer shows will premiere and programming will be less risky in hopes audiences sent elsewhere during the walkout will return.

change is on the air

fall television preview: Go on, touch that dial (or keyboard or phone screen) and get ready for cops and 'Crusoe,' outcasts and imports, hush-hush secrets and a big, loud 'Crash.'

September 10, 2008

'The Rachel Zoe Project'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: She makes celebs look fab. Whether you sit through it is up to you.

'Do Not Disturb' review

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Fox's hotel comedy isn't four-star, but with Niecy Nash running the place, it's a pleasant stop.

September 9, 2008

'Fringe' on Fox

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Strap yourself in for J.J. Abrams' next wild ride.

MTV Video Music Awards tear down the walls

By Ann Powers

TELEVISION REVIEW: The VMAs prove to be all about how the human survives within a multiplatform reality.

'The Rachel Zoe Project'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: She makes celebs look fab. Whether you sit through it is up to you.

CW's 'Privileged' a fairy tale, but a watchable one

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: JoAnna Garcia stars a young woman who tutors rich twins.

'Somebodies' on BET

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The network's first scripted series is a sitcom set in Athens, Ga., and based on an indie flick.

September 6, 2008

'The Locator' finds raw human emotions

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Long-lost relatives and loved ones are reunited, and well, tears flow.

'Sandhogs'

By Tony Perry

Television Review: History series digs deep into the lives of New York's sandhogs, unseen but essential.

'Sandhogs'

TV REVIEW

September 5, 2008

Vampire mystery 'True Blood' feels drained of fun

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

'DogTown': 'The Michael Vick Dogs'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The National Geographic Channel show returns with a compelling report on dogs that had to learn how to play.

'Samurai Girl': This teen wields a mighty sword

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

September 3, 2008

TV review: 'Sons of Anarchy' gets your motor runnin'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: FX's new series mixes motorcycle gangs and complex morals and characters in a small Northern California town.

September 2, 2008

'The Banana Splits'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: A children's show that premiered in 1968 is being resurrected via a multi-platform assault that includes Cartoon Network shorts, a CD, a DVD and more.

September 1, 2008

'Raising the Bar' on TNT

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The legal series offers an ensemble cast vainly searching for compelling stories and characters.

'Sid the Science Kid' on KCET

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The new series aims to help children understand the way the real world works.

August 29, 2008

'The Grizzly Man Diaries' on Animal Planet

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: A revelatory show about Timothy Treadwell, who died in an Alaska bear attack, is an exploration of a man trying to find a solid center for himself.

August 26, 2008

TV review: 'Gavin & Stacey'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW

August 23, 2008

'Z Rock'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Z02 stars as the fictional Z Brothers who'll do anything for the dream in a new IFC comedy.

August 22, 2008

TV review: 'The Cheetah Girls: One World'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The defection of actress Raven-Symoné makes the Cheetahs' new world just a bit less fun to be in than the group's first two TV movies.

August 21, 2008

TV review: 'Tabatha's Salon Takeover' on Bravo

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Tabatha Coffey takes a bad situation and makes it worse in the latest 'whip it' series.

TV review: 'The Cho Show'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Comedian Margaret Cho offers viewers an amusing glimpse into her life, but it's reality on her terms.

August 20, 2008

'Architecture School' on the Sundance Channel

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: When students build low-income housing on 'Architecture School,' teamwork trumps manufactured conflict.

August 19, 2008

'Wide Angle: Iraqi Exodus'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: The PBS show examines the plight of more than 2 million Iraqis who fled their homeland.

August 18, 2008

Review: 'Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House' on HBO

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Rory Kennedy's documentary is a too-short encounter with the dogged, last-of-her-breed journalist.

August 15, 2008

'Skins'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: With its cool view of teendom, the satirically edged British series so wants to be bad.

August 11, 2008

'The American Mall' -- teens, dreams and dancing in the food court

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: There's nothing original about the MTV musical, but it has a certain appeal.

Live: The Band From TV

By Mindy Farabee

POP MUSIC REVIEW: TV stars band together for a night of familiar songs. It's all in good fun, fan squeals included.

August 9, 2008

'Primeval' television review

By Mary McNamara

Television Review: BBC America show is a stellar setup for excitement, but it's hand-wringing that prevails.

August 7, 2008

'Larry Flynt: The Right to Be Left Alone'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

August 4, 2008

Luke Campbell's 'Parental Advisory' is too square to shock

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Campbell, the former member of 2 Live Crew, juggles a porn career, two sons and a fiancé on his new VH1 show.

He became 'China's First Emperor'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: The extraordinary life of Qin Shi Huangdi, is re-created in a History Channel docudrama. Among his many feats: the Great Wall and all those terra-cotta warriors.

August 2, 2008

'Doctor Who' finale pulls out all the stops

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Two-parter is like a family reunion of characters from the last four seasons, who band together to fight the Daleks and Davros, an early villain.

August 1, 2008

'Pam: Girl on the Loose'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: 'Pamela Anderson as you've never seen before' teases E! Please. She's a self-made, self-hyped creation, and she's made sure we've seen this all before.

July 25, 2008

'On the Other Hand, Death'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Margot Kidder makes a memorable appearance in this made-for-cable movie trailing a gay private eye on crime-solving adventures.

'Mad Men'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Emmy-nominated drama series returns with promises of more complexity to come.

July 23, 2008

Del Shores' 'Sordid Lives'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

July 21, 2008

'Date My Ex'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Bravo's new reality series is more about self-promotion than romance.

Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The HBO documentary follows the Hollywood madam as she tries to open a brothel for female clients.

July 16, 2008

'Project Runway' fifth season premiere

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: 'Project Runway,' entering its fifth season, offers something few other reality competition shows do: creativity.

July 15, 2008

'The Cleaner'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Benjamin Bratt stars as a man whose mission is to free others from addictions on A & E's slick new series.

July 11, 2008

'Generation Kill'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The HBO miniseries takes viewers along for the invasion of Iraq.

'Flashpoint'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: CBS introduces a nicely done -- if unchallenging -- drama from Canada about a SWAT-style unit.

'Ashley Paige: Bikini or Bust'

TELEVISION REVIEW: The TLC show is real enough reality.

July 9, 2008

'Click & Clack's As the Wrench Turns'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The cartoon crossover, based on the popular NPR series 'Car Talk,' is a dull ride.

'The People's Republic of Capitalism'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: Ted Koppel's four-part documentary covers old territory on the global effects of China's economic boom. But the cultural upheaval taking place in the communist nation is a revelation.

July 3, 2008

'Election Day,' a documentary by Katy Chevigny

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Viewers see the essence of the democratic process, from small-town America to New York.

July 1, 2008

'The Secret Life of the American Teenager'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager' is one-track-mind adolescence as scripted by grown-up television writers.

June 28, 2008

'The Singing Office'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: When everyday workers get taken from their cubicles and trained for a singing competition, everybody wins.

June 26, 2008

'Hopkins'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The six-part ABC News series has a hip soundtrack and features young, attractive medical professionals. But unlike 'Grey's Anatomy,' its life and death is real, which can make watching it unnerving.

'Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The DeWolf clan deals with a (not very) ancestral secret in 'Traces of the Trade: A Story From the Deep North.'

June 25, 2008

'The Baby Borrowers'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Based on a British series, the show lays bare the harsh realities of caring for children.

June 23, 2008

'Heavy Load'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: Three of the band's five members have disabilities, but it's the rock that matters.

'When I Knew' and 'Emile Norman: By His Own Design'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEWS: Gay men and women reveal humor and pain in documentaries about self-discovery and how they dealt with the life afterward.

June 21, 2008

'Masterpiece Mystery! Inspector Lewis -- Series 1'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Inspector Lewis, no longer Morse's sidekick, faces a murder at Oxford.

June 20, 2008

'Camp Rock'

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The Disney movie hits the right notes for its target audience, even without the Jonas Brothers in every frame.

June 17, 2008

'Frontine: Young & Restless in China'

By Tony Perry

TELEVISION REVIEW: The look at young people in a changing China is stale and is unfocused with too many subjects.

June 16, 2008

TV: 'Secret Diary of a Call Girl'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: Showtime's series about the life of a prostitute is surprisingly boring.

'Middleman,' basic-cable hero

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW: The spoofy adventure series might be too light and silly for network fare, but it feels right for ABC Family.

'Weeds'

By Mary McNamara

TELEVISION REVIEW: The suburbs are left behind, but the show remains a delectable trifle.

2008 Tony Awards: Oddly, the speeches were the best part

By Robert Lloyd

TELEVISION REVIEW

TV Times

Monday's Talk Shows

'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart' welcomes David Gregory.

January 5, 2009

Tuesday's Talk Shows

Kate Hudson promotes her new movie 'Bride Wars' on 'Today,' 'Live With Regis and Kelly' and 'Late Night With Conan O'Brien.'

January 6, 2009

Feature and TV Films

An alphabetical listing of movies on TV the week of Jan. 4 - 10.

Four-Star Movies

Top rated movies and made-for-TV films airing the week of Jan. 4 - 10.

Box Office Hits

Movies that scored big at the box office, airing the week of Jan. 4 - 10.

Indies and Imports

Bravo, IFC & Sundance in primetime, airing the week of Jan. 4 - 10.

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