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 News: Rumors Claim Ricky Gervais Will Host Golden Globes Again
Submitted by TimBMartens on November 3, 2011 - 1:10pmCHICAGO – Apparently, Hollywood does not know how to quit Ricky Gervais, even when he gives them every reason to kick him out the door. Rumors have hit the web this morning that Ricky Gervais, creator of “The Office” (UK) and “Extras,” has been asked to return a third consecutive year as the host of the Golden Globe Awards.
TV News: ‘Person of Interest,’ ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Have Decent Premiere Ratings, ‘The Office’ Maintains
Submitted by BrianTT on September 23, 2011 - 10:02amCHICAGO – The overnights for the first new Thursday of the Fall 2011 season are in and there were no major surprises. Every network has something to be happy about and something to worry about, depending on who’s spinning the story. “The X Factor” maintained from its opening night numbers and “The Office” proved it may not need Steve Carell, while “Person of Interest” and “Charlie’s Angels” were well-sampled.
Blu-Ray Review: Steve Carell’s Final Season of ‘The Office’
Submitted by BrianTT on September 17, 2011 - 11:32amCHICAGO – Very few 2011 programs were as hit-and-miss as NBC’s “The Office.” I don’t think anyone involved with the program would argue that it was this sometimes-great comedy’s best year but there were still great moments throughout and Steve Carell’s departure from the program that turned him into a superstar was handled with incredible humor and grace. The season may not have been the show’s best, but it was still one of the better comedies on TV. See for yourself with the seventh season, recently released on Blu-ray and DVD.
TV Feature: ‘Mad Men,’ ‘Modern Family’ Top 2011 Emmy Predictions
Submitted by BrianTT on September 15, 2011 - 3:10pmCHICAGO – With the Emmy Awards very nearly upon us (Sunday, September 18th, 2011), it seems the right time to take one last look at the Academy’s 2011 nominees before they turn into winners and runner-ups. Who will win? Who should win? And who should have been invited to the party?
TV News: NBC to Premiere Second Season of ‘The Voice’ After Super Bowl XLVI
Submitted by BrianTT on August 1, 2011 - 6:49pmCHICAGO – Release schedules keep rolling in lately with the Television Critics Association press tour heating up, now giving us a date to circle for the hottest new show of last season. NBC’s hit reality singing series “The Voice” is set to start season two on one of the most watched nights of television, Super Bowl Sunday.
Film Review: Jenna Fischer Falls Victim to Weak Screenwriting in ‘A Little Help’
Submitted by BrianTT on July 29, 2011 - 2:41pmRating: 2.0/5.0 |
CHICAGO – Despite the best efforts by Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) playing against type as a smoking, drinking newly-single mother, “A Little Help” is a mess. This dramedy consists of the kind of characters one only sees in a movie theater and usually only in an indie flick that thinks it’s much smarter and has much more to say about the human condition than it actually does.
TV News: ‘Boardwalk Empire,’ ‘Modern Family’ Lead Emmy Nominations
Submitted by BrianTT on July 14, 2011 - 8:02amCHICAGO – HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire” and ABC’s “Modern Family” were two of the big winners on Thursday morning when the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the 63rd Primetime Emmy Nominations.
If We Had an Emmy Ballot: The Best TV of 2010 to 2011
Submitted by BrianTT on June 20, 2011 - 4:19pmCHICAGO – It’s that time of year again – the time when the TV industry‘s chosen few try to determine which of their peers delivered the best performances of the past twelve months before handing in their Emmy ballots this Friday, June 24th, 2011.
Submit Your Comments For WGN Radio: Turn TV Favorites Into Emmy Nominees With WGN
Submitted by BrianTT on June 3, 2011 - 10:39amCHICAGO – Brian Tallerico, content director and TV critic for HollywoodChicago.com, will appear on Bill Moller’s program this Saturday on WGN Radio 720 AM in Chicago. The show plays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every weekend. It’s the time of year when the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences puts together its list of favorites for Emmy nominations. With ballots due this month, who do you think should be nominated?
TV News: NBC Makes Fall Schedule Official, Announces New Programs
Submitted by BrianTT on May 15, 2011 - 1:50pmCHICAGO – The slow trickle of news regarding NBC cancellations and renewals has finally burst the dam and we have the entire Fall schedule to present along with descriptions of the new programs and time/day changes for several of your favorites.