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The quintessential widowed TV dad, Fred G. Sanford wasn’t exactly the lovey-dovey type. He was eternally disappointed in his “big dummy” son Lamont, and he never let him forget it. Fred was left to raise Lamont after his beloved wife Elizabeth died and Lamont dropped out of high school. But Elizabeth was never far from Fred’s thoughts. He called upon her every time things stopped going his way and he had to pretend he was having a heart attack as a distraction, calling out, “Elizabeth! I’m comin’ to join you, honey!”
Perhaps the first non-Western period TV show, “Happy Days” debuted in 1974. Coming on the heels of the excitement and 1950s nostalgia fueled by “American Graffiti,” which came out a year earlier and also starred Ron Howard, “Happy Days” was chock full of 1950s themes and styles, including the iconic Al’s Diner. Despite Season 5’s infamous “jumping the shark” moment — in which Fonzie jumped on water skis over a shark tank (the phrase is now used to signal the moment when a show surpasses its peak) — “Happy Days” enjoyed another six seasons, although its earlier years are the most memorable.
“Friends” Thanksgiving episodes were annual classics — the Underdog balloon, Chandler in a box, Monica’s worst Thanksgiving, and Brad Pitt’s guest spot as a co-founder of the “I Hate Rachel Club,” to name a few. But “The One Where Ross Got High” takes the cake — or trifle. Ross and Monica’s parents, who never liked Chandler because Ross told them Chandler smoked pot in college, didn’t know Monica was dating and living with Chandler. The truth was Ross was the real pot smoker. Meanwhile, Rachel baked a traditional English trifle — with ground beef.
The original TV bromance, Ricky Ricardo and Fred Mertz paved the way for followers, such as Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton and countless others. As with most things concerning comedy on television, “I Love Lucy” paved the way for the classic male pairings that followed. Ricky and Fred were at their best commiserating over the insanity that their wives tended to find. But they found their share of full-blown physical comedy, as well, including the night they decided to cook dinner and made a carbohydrate-laden mess of the kitchen while cooking four pounds of rice.
Tears streamed down opera singer Neal E. Boyd’s face on Wednesday night as he was named the winner of the third season of “America’s Got Talent.”
The best and worst of “America’s Got Talent” were on display Wednesday night, and somewhere in between was 4-year-old Kaitlyn Maher.
Typically, you know the night has gone south when you’re relying on a baton twirler and a nine-piece family band as the highlight of your entertainment for the evening. But, as summertime TV draws near a close, that was the situation on “America’s Got Talent” on Tuesday night.
We always knew we loved Doogie, but we never knew we’d love him as much as we did when Neil Patrick Harris played a parody of himself in “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle” in 2004. Even if we’ll always see him as the cute, 16-year-old medical prodigy, he’s parlayed his recent revival into a spot as one of TV’s most awesome characters, Barney on CBS’s “How I Met Your Mother.” With a reprise on “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” and his recent turn on Joss Whedon’s Internet sensation, “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” Harris, 35, is on the pulse of pop culture.
It was all about separating real talent from sheer novelty Wednesday night on “America’s Got Talent.” A special, two-hour episode featured the first five cuts of the semifinals, while another 10 acts took the stage, competing for America’s vote and a chance to stay in the running for $1 million.
Nearly an hour into the Las Vegas callbacks episode of "America's Got Talent" judge Sharon Osbourne said, "I'm bored to death."
After six weeks of seeing the best, the worst and the ugliest that cities across the country had to offer over the past six weeks, "America's Got Talent" went virtual on Tuesday night, testing the talents of people who uploaded their auditions on MySpace.com.
The third two-hour audition episode of “America’s Got Talent” brought with it a few tear-jerkers, some jaw-droppers and at least one too many farm animals.
The second two-hour installment of the "America's Got Talent" auditions took on a decidedly more inspiring turn on Tuesday night than the previous week's season premiere as the show focused more on talent and less on humiliation.
The third season of “America’s Got Talent” began on a bit of a rowdy note Tuesday night as a string of hopefuls lined up for their chance at $1 million and a Las Vegas show.
NBC found an unlikely jewel in "America's Got Talent" two years ago. And, as networks often do, it nearly ruined the surprise hit. After a successful debut season, the network announced that "Talent" would leave its comfy summer home and compete with ratings juggernaut "American Idol" in the winter.
Tim Gunn, “Project Runway” and “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style”(“Runway” season finale, 10 p.m. Wed., Bravo)Without a doubt, Gunn is TV’s most beloved reality show expert. For three seasons, Gunn, the former chair of the fashion design department at Parsons The New School of Design, has served as the ultimate cheerleader and advisor for aspiring “Runway” designers. What’s best is that he’s purely there to help, not to judge, and he does it well. With a simple look of consternation, or a kind but powerful, “This concerns me,” Gunn makes it clear that he truly wants to see the contestants perform well, and does what he can to help them make it work.
Less than two weeks after the writers strike ended, "Saturday Night Live" became the first non-talk-show program to return to the airwaves, and the comeback came with heightened expectations.
When NBC's new hour-long drama "quarterlife" debuts Tuesday, it will be a relatively groundbreaking event. For the first time, a broadcast network will air a series that was first introduced on the Internet. (Msnbc.com is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.)
"American Idol" enters its seventh season tonight, coming off of the rockiest year in its history, and changes are in store, although they won't be as dramatic as in previous seasons.
Where have you gone, Mike Adamle?
The premiere of "The Celebrity Apprentice" is behind us and you're likely wondering the same thing as many other people: On what planet is Omarosa Manigault Stallworth a celebrity?
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