An Idiot Abroad: "Whale Watching" (2.4)

Part of the fun in An Idiot Abroad‘s second season comes from the surprising way Ricky and Stephen—or whoever it was that actually planned out Karl’s agendas—go about getting him to his bucket list destinations. The show has always enjoyed throwing random surprise hurdles in Karl’s path, but the second season seems more intent on screwing with the formula. We saw a huge twist of this last week, when they switched Karl’s “swim with the dolphins” item into swimming with sharks, but it’s an important part of the show every time out, particularly because the items Karl chose were largely...  read more

Portlandia Review: "Cat Nap" (Episode 2.06)

Quick...how many Internet memes and bourgeois trends can you spot in this week’s episode of Portlandia? Cats. Check. Kickstarter. Check. Pitchfork and Polyphonic Spree mentions. Check and double check. (This would make a great drinking game, no?)  read more

Delocated Review: "Skins" (Episode 3.02)

“Let the skins begin / my savory skins.”...  read more

Walking Dead Creator Sued Over Royalties

Robert Kirkman, the comic book writer who helped create The Walking Dead TV series, is being sued by his collaborator who said he’s owed “as much as half the proceeds,” Hollywood Reporter said today.   read more

Archer Review: "Drift Problem" (Episode 3.7)

The more I think of this week’s episode of Archer, I realize it is somewhat of an anomaly for the series. Usually with Archer the show builds to a third act that is an excellent combination of action and comedy that Archer puts together perfectly. But with this episode, “Drift Problem”, the show starts off with a bang and a fun first act, and then quickly dissolves into the weakest episode of the third season so far.   read more

The Munsters Reboot Changes Title, Gets Pushed Back

The Munsters reboot, which changed its name to Mockingbird Lane last week, has pushed back production until summer.  read more

Up All Night Review: "Day After Valentine's Day" (Episode 1.15)

Up All Night has had the ability to turn classic sitcom lore into something clever without ever going over the top. It’s something I’ve said before and will continue saying until this over-looked freshman comedy gets the praise it deserves. After moving to Thursday nights, the Will Arnett and Christina Applegate parent comedy still is lacking in reviews, but that doesn’t stop it from churning out highly entertaining episodes.  read more

Modern Family Review: "Me? Jealous?" (Episode 3.14)

After a few weeks off, ABC’s top-rated comedy Modern Family returned this week with a Valentine’s-themed episode. Sort of. Unlike the past Valentine’s Modern Family episodes, which focused on Phil wooing Claire (remember his alter ego Clive Bixby?), this episode spread the love—and the green-eyed monster—equally among the Dunphy and Pritchett family members.   read more

House To End After Current Season

The future of House has been up in the air for quite some time now and it’s now official that the current season will be its eighth and final one.  read more

Jon Favreau To Direct J.J. Abrams' NBC Drama

J.J. Abrams keeps churning out high-concept sci-fi dramas one right after another and this time it’s a NBC pilot called Revolution. Last week the new show was picked up by the network for a pilot commitment and now the project has a director in big-budget action film guru Jon Favreau.  read more

Watch Dawes' Cameo on Parenthood

Dawes is playing themselves, so it wasn’t too much of a stretch. In fact, they just stand their awkwardly interacting with the guy who used to run around with Ashton Kutcher punking people.  read more

Justified Review: "The Devil You Know" (Episode 3.04)

Quarles only joins us for the opening scene this week, but his proposal to Devil proves to be the catalyst that turns Devil’s bubbling discontent with Boyd’s leadership into a full blown boil. By episode’s end, Boyd’s crew will be one man lighter. For Quarles, this must have seemed like a win-win (much like sending Glen Fogle after Raylan). If Boyd ends up one soldier shy, then great. If Devil succeeds, all the better. As Quarles so eloquently yells, “Give me a goddamned amen.”  read more

Beach Boys Performing at Grammys with Maroon 5, Foster the People

As previously reported, the Beach Boys have reunited for a new album and tour dates. The Grammys announced today the group's first performance back: The reunited Beach Boys are set to make their first appearance back at the 54th Grammy Awards. The group will be joined by Maroon 5 and Foster the People for the performance.   read more

NBC's Friday Night Dinner Adaptation Lands Two Emmy Winners As Leads

Greg Daniels (creator of the American version of The Office) has already generated a lot of buzz for another British adaptation with Friday Night Dinner, which was picked up by NBC for a pilot test a few weeks ago. Now the buzz has grown expotentially thanks to the series gaining finalized deals from Emmy winners Tony Shalhoub and Allison Janney as the stars.  read more

New Girl Review: "The Landlord" Episode 1.12)

While it has seemed like Nick and Jess have been predetermined to end up together at some point in New Girl, it is less because they are the show’s two main stars, but rather that they are two opposite ends of the spectrum. In “The Landlord”, Jess is the girl who can turn around the angry driver with a gun with only a smile and for the second episode in a row, uses cupcakes as a friendly tool to get others to help her. Simply put, she sees the world with rose colored glasses on, even as a child accepting candy from a stranger in a van, which for once in the world, turned out to be a good thing as he brought his grandmother along to hand out the sweets. On the other hand, Nick’s viewpoint is that people are the worst. Stemmed from a childhood where a man once stole $5 from him and ran away, Nick believes that man does not have the best intentions. New Girl may seem like the wrong format to debate the inherent good or evil in man, but with “The Landlord”, Jess and Nick take on their ideals in an awkward, and hilarious battle, to see who is right.   read more

Watch the Alabama Shakes Play Conan

The Alabama Shakes took to Conan O’ Brien's show last night to promote their forthcoming album, Boys & Girls. The group played “Hold On,” a bluesy track to preview their album.   read more

Smash Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)

The series, about all of the aspects surrounding a new musical about Marilyn Monroe, is going to draw hefty comparisons to the only other successful musical series on television. Whether it’s a preconceived idea, like I had, or because it warrants the links because it’s a musical, the comparisons will continue to fall into place until Smash proves it’s different.  read more

Alcatraz Review: "Guy Hastings" (Episode 1.05)

In Alcatraz’s premiere, we were given a look at how Rebecca Madsen’s life seemed to be intertwined with the inhabitants of Alcatraz. Her grandfather Tommy was imprisoned for killing her grandmother and the man that played a sort of adopted uncle to her, Ray, was a guard at the prison. We haven’t seen these two men in the present since the first episode, but in “Guy Hastings”, we are given a deeper look at how Madsen’s family tree links to the mystery of people from the past showing up in the future.  read more

Dawes Set to Make Cameo on NBC's Parenthood

Dawes will be making their acting debut when the quartet appears on NBC’s Parenthood tonight. The group is the target of Adam and Crosby’s (Peter Krause and Dax Shepard) company as prospective clients.  read more

How I Met Your Mother Review: "The Burning Beekeeper" (Episode 7.15)

How I Met Your Mother has only had two episodes since the New Year, but they were pretty top notch. This week the show returned after a few weeks off with a concept episode similar to the early era of the show. This week, “The Burning Beekeeper” sets up the premise that everything that goes wrong and Marshall and Lily’s housewarming party occur within a five minute timeframe. So Future Ted decides to take a nonlinear approach (go figure) and tell the story one room at a time.  read more