The Best TV Theme Music
The little ditties that open TV shows keep growing littler and dittier, almost disappearing into Lost’s single sustained chord. The assumption may be that we’re just going to fast-forward through them anyway, but part of the charm of shows like Cheers, M*A*S*H and Sanford and Son was the musical intro. Fortunately, not everyone has given up on the theme song. Here are 10 current shows with tunes that make us put down the remote.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesJoss Whedon Presents Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Sing-Along
The online musical phenomenon is encouraging you to sing along for a good cause. On Sept. 21, Joss Whedon, writer and creator of the wildly popular Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog will host a sing-along screening.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsDollhouse and Chuck Renewed
Despite worrisome signs, Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse has earned an unexpected renewal from Fox for a second season.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe 12 Best TV Theme Songs from Current Shows
Next Monday we'll look at the Best TV Theme Songs of All Time. But while we lament the lack of a Cheers or M*A*S*H or Sanford & Son theme song in today's TV landscape, we've picked our 12 favorite theme songs from TV shows that are still in production. In the era of TiVo, the little ditties opening today's shows seem to be littler and dittier than their predecessors (I guess if people are going to fast forward through them anyway, why spend the effort?). But here are 12 that make us put down that remote:[note: Sesame Street would have... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayArrested Development Stars Keep Making TV Better
For a period of 27 short months, TV was redeemed from all the cookie-cutter sit-coms and increasingly ridiculous reality shows that passed for network prime-time programming by the Bluth Family on Arrested Development. Since February 2005, we've had to rely on cameos from Bluths on other, less awesome TV shows (and in the case of Jeffrey Tambor's Twenty Good Years, much less awesome TV shows). Fortunately they've been many, especially lately:... read more
Found in: TV DetailArrested Development Stars Keep Making TV Better
For a period of 27 short months, TV was redeemed from all the cookie-cutter sit-coms and increasingly ridiculous reality shows that passed for network prime-time programming by the Bluth Family on Arrested Development. Since February 2005, we've had to rely on cameos from Bluths on other, less awesome TV shows (and in the case of Jeffrey Tambor's Twenty Good Years, much less awesome TV shows). Fortunately they've been many, especially lately:... read more
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