CBS Renews ‘Cold Case,’ Picks Up ‘Medium,’ Cancels ‘Without a Trace’
CHICAGO– In a relatively shocking announcement as a part of fall schedule upfronts this week, CBS actually pulled the trigger on “Without a Trace,” a show that had reportedly gotten too expensive for...
View ArticleDVD Review: ‘Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog’ Phenomenon Comes to DVD
CHICAGO– I know I’m the last person with internet access to catch up with “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” but I am now officially one of the converted masses. Joss Whedon’s incredibly clever,...
View Article‘Flight of the Conchords,’ ‘Family Guy’ Lead Surprising 2009 Emmy Nominees
CHICAGO– The 61st Annual Emmy Nominations were announced today and there were a few surprises, a few disappointments, and a variety of unusual choices. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences...
View ArticleCBS Fall 2009 Premiere Dates For ‘The Mentalist,’ ‘CSI,’ ‘How I Met Your...
CHICAGO– CBS has announced their fall premiere dates and the network is starting with one of their ratings juggernauts with the launch of “Survivor: Samoa” on September 17th. The network has scheduled...
View ArticleTV Review: Emmy-Nominated ‘How I Met Your Mother’ Starts Promising Fifth Season
CHICAGO– CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother” reached a creative and cultural peak last season shooting up twenty-one places in the ratings and an average of 1.2 million viewers a week - a virtual tsunami of...
View ArticleCBS Radically Shuffles Schedule, Moves ‘Survivor,’ ‘Big Bang Theory’
CHICAGO– CBS announced their fall schedule today. While fans of canceled “Accidentally on Purpose,” “Cold Case,” “Gary Unmarried,” “Numb3rs,” “The Ghost Whisperer,” and “The New Adventures of Old...
View ArticleIf We Had an Emmy Ballot: The Best TV of 2009 to 2010
CHICAGO– Ballots for the 62nd Annual Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Emmy nominations are due on Monday, June 21st, 2010, and we’re here to offer some advice for all of you Emmy voters still...
View ArticleTV News: CBS Announces Premiere Dates For Fall 2010
CHICAGO– CBS announced their Fall 2010 premiere dates for their new and returning series this week and most of their programming will launch during the same premiere week, which kicks off on Monday,...
View ArticleTV Review: Talented Cast Gives Promise to CBS Sitcom ‘Mad Love’
CHICAGO– After years of suffering through abysmal failures (“Rules of Engagement,” “Worst Week,” “Gary Unmarried”) and mediocre offerings (“Mike & Molly,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine”), it...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 Pairs of Chicago Passes to...
CHICAGO– In our latest comedy/drama edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the advance Chicago screening of the new film “Happythankyoumoreplease”!...
View ArticleFilm Review: ‘Happythankyoumoreplease’ Falls Flat With Unlikable Characters
Rating: 2.0/5.0CHICAGO– Josh Radnor’s “Happythankyoumoreplease” wants to be a new-generation Woody Allen film but misses the mark wildly by presenting characters that aren’t likable in situations that...
View ArticleHollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Malin Akerman-Signed Poster, $100 Gift Card For...
CHICAGO– More, please! Along with our recent Hookup for advance-screening movie passes to the new comedy/drama “Happythankyoumoreplease,” in this follow-up edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup:...
View ArticleTV Review: ABC’s Comedy ‘Happy Endings’ Breaks Streak of Awful ‘Friends’...
CHICAGO– ABC’s new sitcom “Happy Endings” is undeniably yet another “Friends” rip-off, an attempt to make a pal-com about relationships, misunderstandings, and good buddies. I’ve seen enough of these...
View ArticleTV News: ‘Terra Nova,’ ‘Hart of Dixie’ Ratings Disappoint; ‘2 Broke Girls’...
CHICAGO– The new FOX prehistoric series “Terra Nova” was a bit of a disappointment in its premiere episode Monday night, posting a 3.1 rating in the highly coveted 18-49 age group. The show premiered...
View ArticleInterviews: John Cho, Kal Penn in ‘A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas’
CHICAGO– Harold and Kumar are back, just in time for the holidays. The raunchy, weed smoking pair are taking on Christmas in their latest film, “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas,” in which they...
View ArticleTV News: CBS Renews 18 Shows Including ‘The Good Wife,’ ‘Blue Bloods’
CHICAGO– America’s #1 TV network showed a sign of their force today by renewing EIGHTEEN programs from their reliable hits to shows that many considered to be on the bubble. The renewals include four...
View ArticleTV News: CBS Moves ‘Two and a Half Men’ to Thursdays, Launches Four New Shows
CHICAGO– In the most interesting scheduling move of the Fall 2012 TV announcements, CBS is going to move “Two and a Half Men” to Thursday nights following “The Big Bang Theory.” After two years of...
View ArticleInterview: Josh Radnor Returns to Kenyon College For ‘Liberal Arts’
CHICAGO– In “Liberal Arts,” the magical new film written and directed by Josh Radnor, characters have conversations that are actually worth listening to about subjects that are actually worth...
View ArticleTV News: CBS Struggles on Most Competitive Night of the Week
CHICAGO– “Dancing with the Stars,” “The Voice,” “Castle,” “2 Broke Girls,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Bones,” “Revolution” — Monday nights have officially become the most crowded and...
View ArticleFilm News: ‘Liberal Arts’ is Top Film at 2012 Best of the Midwest Awards
CHICAGO– The Underground Night Club in Chicago was the scene on December 4th for the annual “Best of the Midwest” Awards, celebrating a year of cinema at the Midwest Independent Film Festival. The Fest...
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