At the start of the film Hawking, Stephen Hawking, through his now-well-known computerized voice, says, “This film is a personal journey through my life, told in my own life. Come with me and I will tell you the story of how I became who I am.” PBS broadcast the film on TV last night and …
As Top Chef New Orleans starts its two-part finale tonight to wrap up its 11th season, it became clear to me that it’s a solid show, but no longer must-watch. The series isn’t quite as bad yet as its short-lived spin-off Top Chef Just Desserts became with its crazy, rigid formula, but it’s getting there. …
I basically laughed when, in the cast preview video for The Amazing Race‘s 24th season, host Phil Keoghan said that these returning cast members were “those teams you’ve grown to love.” He didn’t even add “and love to hate.” In fact, he said, “We continually hear from fans that they want their favorites back, and …
American Idol will reveal voting results in real-time for the first time ever, and do so via Facebook. In addition, the show has added yet another way to vote for contestants: people can vote while they’re searching Google, in addition to voting on the show’s web site, via its app, via text messaging, and via …
This morning, CBS revealed the teams competing on The Amazing Race 24, an all-star season featuring the return of Rachel and Brendon and a bunch of other annoying people. The network also teased a twist that isn’t really a twist at all. In fairness, Phil Keoghan calls the teams “your favorites” and “those teams you’ve …
State and federal officials will investigate Animal Planet’s Call of the Wildman, which was revealed to be staging scenes with planted animals, some of which were drugged or even killed as a result. Xbox Entertainment Studios now has an unscripted programming executive, Ari Mark, who comes from AMC, where he developed The Pitch and Comic …
Along with the silly spoons, most of the annoying parts of The Taste have all but disappeared, improving the ABC competition in its second season. The first season just didn’t work, but there was a lot of potential that has been realized now, and that’s both surprising and great: rarely does a show get time …
