True Blood Review: "You Smell Like Dinner" (Episode 4.02)

By Brent Koepp at 11:00 PM on July 3, 2011

True Blood’s biggest weakness has always been the writing, with its strengths being in the characters, aesthetic and world of Bon Temps. That’s what made Season One so damn enjoyable. Despite the fact that the acting was B-movie (on purpose) and the plot wasn’t by any means profound, it was a unique and interesting world to get lost in. But as the show progressed, the writers tried to expand on this universe—with mixed results....  read more

Friday Night Lights Review: "The March" (Episode 5.11)

By Allison Winn Scotch at 11:07 PM on July 1, 2011

“Are you going to let them take that dream away from us? Are you going to let them take that away?” — Coach Taylor to the East Dillon Lions, as they move one step closer to State....  read more

Futurama Review: "Ghost in the Machines" (6.16)

By Sean Gandert at 2:55 PM on July 1, 2011

Last week I mentioned that the first two episodes of this season had picked up the pace from last season (or half season, as it may be) and given us a pair of rather ambitious episodes. For week two, we settled in on a more ordinary episode of Futurama. That being said it still heavily involved ghosts and explored a weird aspect of the show we’ve never seen before. But because it stuck around the Planet Express office and didn’t feature new characters, it still felt like it was pretty ordinary, which is one of the best things about the...  read more

The Twilight Zone's Rod Serling Biopic Announced

By Caitlin Peterkin at 2:45 PM on July 1, 2011

A biopic about Rod Serling, creator of classic series The Twilight Zone, has been announced, according to Digital Spy....  read more

Watch Weird Al Add Lyrics to Conan's Theme Song

By Carey Hodges at 12:27 PM on July 1, 2011

With a list of masterpieces including the ode to Oreos (and New Kids On The Block adaptation) “The White Stuff,” it was only a matter of time before the king of parody-tunes took on late night heavyweight Conan O’Brien ’s theme song....  read more

The Voice Review: Season 1 Finale

By Alexandra Fletcher at 6:00 PM on June 30, 2011

As predicted, it looks like America still puts a lot of value in personality....  read more

The Voice Review: Live Episode 1.4

By Alexandra Fletcher at 5:23 PM on June 29, 2011

The Voice has flatlined a bit since the audition portion at the start of the series. But now, already in the final week of the show, its expedited process has kept my attention....  read more

Martin Short to Guest Star on How I Met Your Mother

By Caitlin Peterkin at 1:15 PM on June 29, 2011

There’s one more Canuck to join Cobie Smulders’ Robin Scherbatsky on How I Met Your Mother....  read more

Fight Club Writer to Script Nine Inch Nails TV Series

By Caitlin Peterkin at 4:33 PM on June 27, 2011

Last year, Trent Reznor revealed that a miniseries based on Nine Inch Nails’ 2007 concept album Year Zero was in development with HBO and BBC....  read more

James Spader in Talks to Join Cast of The Office?

By Carey Hodges at 1:38 PM on June 27, 2011

Several sources are pointing to James Spader as an addition to the cast of NBC ‘s The Office for the comedy’s upcoming eighth season....  read more

True Blood Review: Season 4 Premiere ("She's Not There")

By Josh Jackson at 11:06 PM on June 26, 2011

True Blood is part fantasy and part melodrama, but it’s the show’s small-town Louisiana characters which have kept it engaging through three seasons, using vampires, werewolves and other creatures of the night to explore prejudice, addiction and corruption. Season 4 returns us to Bon Temps after the initial escape from fairy land....  read more

Friday Night Lights Review: "Don't Go" (Episode 5.10)

By Allison Winn Scotch at 10:00 PM on June 24, 2011

It was with a heavy heart that I loaded this screener DVD into my player — we’re down to the last four episodes of Friday Night Lights, and I’m down to my very last DVD....  read more

Wilfred Review: Episode 1

By Alexandra Fletcher at 5:40 PM on June 24, 2011

There’s a divide in our comedy culture....  read more

Peter Falk: 1927-2011

By Caitlin Peterkin at 4:02 PM on June 24, 2011

Peter Falk, star of the television series Columbo, passed away yesterday at the age of 83....  read more

Futurama Review: "Neutopia" and "Benderama" (6.14/6.15)

By Sean Gandert at 2:00 PM on June 24, 2011

Now that we’re back for either the second half of Futurama’s sixth season or, according to its DVDs, the beginning of its sixth season, it seems like a good time to take accounting of the show’s rebirth. Well, its second rebirth, after the four straight-to-DVD movies that took the place of its fifth series. However you want to look at it, though, season six was its most inconsistent season so far. There were a few instant classics such as “The Late Philip Jay Fry”, “That Darn Katz”" and “The Prisoner of Benda,” but there were also far more fine-but-forgettable episodes...  read more

Watch Tom Hanks Report the Weather with Dancing

By Riley Ubben at 6:00 PM on June 23, 2011

To promote his latest comedy, Larry Crowne, Tom Hanks made an appearance on Univision’s Spanish language morning show, Despierta America. After struggling through a short interview, the seasoned actor decided to resort to the universal language of dance. Hanks joined co-host Chiquinquira Delgado to report the weather, spicing up the segment with some serious rug-cutting....  read more

Watch a Promo for Ricky Gervais' New Show

By Riley Ubben at 3:20 PM on June 23, 2011

The original office funnyman Ricky Gervais is working on a new show called Life’s Too Short, and to promote it, the actor has released a new teaser that’s, uh, less than informative. After having some trouble with a stagehand, Gervais introduces the show’s star, Warwick Davis, as well as co-writer Stephen Merchant. He also calls the faux-documentary show a “cross between The Office and Extras.” That’s pretty much all we get. Luckily BBC had a little more to say, revealing that Davis, a dwarf who has acted in Harry Potter and Star Wars, will play a “fictional version of himself.”...  read more

Watch Thurston Moore Perform on Fallon

By Riley Ubben at 1:08 PM on June 23, 2011

Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night to play a couple songs from his latest solo effort, Demolished Thoughts. The noise rock veteran performed “Circulation” on the show, complete with a violinist and harpist to back him up. Moore also performed the mellow jammer “Blood Never Lies” as a web exclusive. As if bringing just one legend on the show wasn’t enough for Fallon, Hüsker Dü’s Bob Mould also came on the show to play a short tune with The Roots and promote his new autobiography, See A Little Light....  read more

The Voice Review: Live Episode 1.3

By Alexandra Fletcher at 5:00 PM on June 22, 2011

Reality talent searches start to become cumbersome when all the vocal contestants just belt out soulful songs that only showcase their range....  read more

New Season of Weeds to Take Place in the Future

By Carey Hodges at 5:06 PM on June 21, 2011

The last season of Showtime’s Weeds left viewers hanging as Nancy Botwin (spoiler alert) opted for “Plan C,” turning herself in to the police in order to keep her family out of trouble....  read more