CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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TV Review: ‘Futurama’ Returns From Black Hole of Cancellation
Submitted by BrianTT on June 24, 2010 - 1:13pmCHICAGO – Fry, Leela, Bender, and the rest of the gang of “Futurama” take a major step forward in their return from the other side of the TV schedule with the first brand new hour of television debuting tonight on Comedy Central. Fans are understandably nervous that something may have been lost during the show’s time off. Fear not space travellers.
New Chicago Extras Being Cast For FOX TV Cop Drama ‘Ride-Along’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on June 20, 2010 - 2:25pmCHICAGO – Chicago casting for new “Ride-Along” extras will begin in “a few weeks,” HollywoodChicago.com has confirmed with Chicago casting director Darlene Hunt of ExtraOrdinary Casting.
TV News: ‘Glee’ Lands Third Season Pickup
Submitted by BrianTT on May 24, 2010 - 9:08amCHICAGO – Before the first season has even concluded, FOX announced that they have renewed their massive hit show “Glee” for a third season, clearly confident in the long-term potential of this award-winning series. Peter Rice, Chairman, Entertainment, Fox Networks Group; and Kevin Reilly, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company made the announcement today via press release.
TV Review: New FOX Series ‘The Good Guys’ is Just Mediocre
Submitted by BrianTT on May 19, 2010 - 11:59amCHICAGO – Colin Hanks and Bradley Whitford seem like a pair of good guys in real life and the creator of their new show (Matt Nix of “Burn Notice”) has definitely been more-than-good in the past but their new action series, “The Good Guys” might be more correctly titled “The Mediocre Guys,” although that’s not quite as catchy.
FOX Fall 2010 Schedule Includes Three New Programs
Submitted by BrianTT on May 17, 2010 - 8:39amCHICAGO – The networks announce their fall schedules this week and the first one out of the gate was the one that will likely see the least upheaval as the 2010-2011 schedule for FOX looks a lot like the 2009-2010 season.
Video Game Review: ‘Prison Break: The Conspiracy’
Submitted by BrianTT on April 13, 2010 - 4:20pmCHICAGO – Movie tie-in games have a reputation for being subpar at best and sometimes downright horrendous but the legacy of the blockbuster companion is nothing compared to the cavalcade of gaming crap that has come with our favorite TV shows. Games based on great shows like “The X-Files,” “Lost,” “24,” and “The Sopranos” have been absolute disasters. We can now add “Prison Break” to that list.
TV Review: FOX’s ‘Sons of Tucson’ Decent But Unmemorable
Submitted by BrianTT on March 13, 2010 - 6:17pmCHICAGO – Tyler Labine’s lead character on the new FOX sitcom “Sons of Tucson” is not exactly the same as his ‘Sock’ from the tragically canceled “Reaper” but the two could easily be brothers. They have so much in common in their style and delivery that one almost wishes this was a true “Reaper” spin-off just so Ray Wise could make a guest appearance in the future. At least then I’d tune again. Now I’m not so sure.
Blu-Ray Review: Disappointing ‘The Simpsons: The Complete Twentieth Season’
Submitted by BrianTT on January 20, 2010 - 11:15pmCHICAGO – I never thought I’d be disappointed by a season release of “The Simpsons”. Even though I knew the show would start to dip in quality by the time it got to the end, I somehow assumed that the DVD (and eventual Blu-ray) releases would continue to be stellar. D’oh!
TV Review: Entertaining, Action-Packed ‘Human Target’ Rocks
Submitted by BrianTT on January 17, 2010 - 1:32pmCHICAGO – Fox has long struggled to find an action series as popular and accomplished as their massively successful “24”. It’s nowhere near as intense or self-serious, but the network has finally found an heir to the throne of Jack Bauer in the wildly enjoyable “Human Target,” an action series more reminiscent of weekly escapism of the 1980s but with modern production values. It’s a blast.
TV Review: Promising Eighth Season of ‘24’ Starts With a Bang
Submitted by BrianTT on January 17, 2010 - 12:55pmCHICAGO – Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) returns tonight in the eighth season premiere of one of the most influential shows of the ’00s, the often-brilliant “24”. At its best, FOX’s “24” is visceral entertainment, an adrenalin-pumped hour often unmatched by its many copycats.