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IFC: Carrie Brownstein is back in “Portlandia”

January 5, 2012 StayTuned Staff

Yep, the dream of the ’90s is still alive in Portland, and it’s coming back tomorrow night when Portlandia returns to IFC for Season 2. Amid the returning characters played by Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein and their usual guests, the new season boasts an impressive roster of visiting talent, mostly from the music world, including Isaac Brock (Modest Mouse), Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam), Annie Clark (St. Vincent) and others. It’s not terribly surprising, considering Portlandia’s Brownstein has a musical pedigree that includes indie rock darlings Sleater-Kinney and her current project, Wild […]

ABC’s “Work It” Rethinks “Dress For Success”

January 3, 2012 Lori Acken

Though a glut of early press breathlessly accused Work It, which premieres tonight at 8:30pm, of insensitivity to transgenders, Nolasco and Koldyke defend the series as nothing more harmful than their predecessors in pantyhose, including Hanks, Dustin Hoffman and Some Like It Hot hotties Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon. […]

Newcomer Erica Dasher fashions her 1st starring role in ABC Family’s “Jane By Design”

January 3, 2012 StayTuned Staff

As a young upstart suddenly thrust into the limelight in her dream profession, Erica Dasher can very much relate to her character in Jane By Design. Prior to nabbing the lead role of Jane Quimby in the ABC Family series, which premieres at 9 tonight, the actress’ previous credits include a web series called The Lake, along with a couple of guest spots on TV and a short film. But now she’s rubbing elbows with the likes of Andie MacDowell, who plays her Devil Wears Prada-esque boss at a fashion company, where Jane has bluffed her way into an assistant’s […]

Showtime’s “House of Lies” is one of the midseason’s best new comedies

December 29, 2011 Channel Guide Contributor

By Kate O’Hare Off an alleyway in downtown Los Angeles, a door leads into The Edison, a former private power plant transformed into an “Industrial Cathedral,” with crystal chandeliers and overstuffed furnishings layered amid iron and bronze reminders of its mechanical past. Down a metal staircase is a lounge near the main bar, with Persian rugs and exposed brick walls, cluttered with more furniture, where the crew of Showtime’s new comedy House of Lies has set up shop for the day. Created by Matthew Carnahan, the half-hour show is based on Martin Kihn’s book House of Lies: How Management Consultants […]

VH1 breaks up the holidays with “40 Funniest Fails 2”

December 28, 2011 Tom Comi

One reason reality television is so popular is because watching other people figuratively fall on their faces allows us to somehow feel better about ourselves, so imagine the enjoyment of watching someone literally falling on their face. Actually, you don’t have to imagine it, thanks to VH1. Tonight at 9pm ET, the network is rolling out the premiere of 40 Funniest Fails 2, a sequel to an hourlong clip-fest of people taking a spill for our viewing pleasure. Don’t get me wrong, I am never a fan of watching others get physically hurt, but I have to admit that there […]

McBride, Bieber, Gaga, Poinsettia Bowl and “The X-Factor” highlight great night of entertainment

December 21, 2011 Tom Comi

It might seem a little sacrilegious during the holidays to refer to a piece of technology as a savior, but the DVR can certainly be your best friend with so many great specials, movies and sporting events airing this time of year. Our favorite dramas and sitcoms take a well-deserved break to make room for more seasonal fare, and tonight is a great example of the entertainment cup running over. So set that DVR to make sure you don’t miss out on any of the fun this evening.

VOD Spotlight: “Midnight in Paris” is Woody Allen’s valentine to the City of Light

December 20, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Although he is most connected as a filmmaker with New York City, Woody Allen considers Paris to be the Big Apple’s equal as one of the world’s great cities. Allen fell in love with the City of Light during the 1965 shooting of What’s New Pussycat, his debut film as an actor and writer. Much like Gil — the Hollywood screenwriter protagonist of Allen’s Midnight in Paris (played by Owen Wilson) — Allen is rueful about not staying there after the filming, as others on that film did. “It was an adventure that was too bold for me at the […]

VOD Spotlight: Return of “The Smurfs”

December 16, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

Google “The Smurfs” and over 41 million hits come up, indicative of the popularity of the little blue folk. The Smurfs have epitomized the best of humanity since their first comic book by Belgian cartoonist Peyo in 1958. The Smurfs television series launched in the United States in 1981 and entertained a generation of children. Now the little blue family is back in The Smurfs, a film blending live action and animation.

Chris Lilley outdoes himself for HBO’s new comedy “Angry Boys”

December 12, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Ryan A. Berenz Follow @ChannelGuideRAB Chris Lilley, the Australian creator and star of mockumentary series We Can Be Heroes (titled The Nominees in the U.S.) and Summer Heights High, presents another hilarious race- and gender-bending surrealist soup this with Angry Boys, premiering Sunday, Jan. 1 at 10pm ET, on HBO. “Hopefully this series is really compelling,” Lilley says. “It’s shocking and confronting at times, and hilarious at other times. It has you laughing one minute, crying the next.” As with his previous series, it’s the characters that drive Angry Boys, and Lilley’s skill in convincing you that he’s a […]

MeTV celebrating Harry Morgan with “MAS*H” marathon

December 8, 2011 StayTuned Staff

With the passing of Harry Morgan, MeTV is memorializing the Hollywood veteran with 16 of his most notable M*A*S*H, from the Season 3 opener in which he first appeared — as a loony general — to his finest moments as Col. Sherman T. Potter. Starting tonight at 7pm and 7:30pm ET and continuing in that usual timeslot through Friday, Dec. 16 (excepting this Saturday), viewers can look back and remember one of the most beloved career military men in television history: Thursday, Dec. 8 “The General Flipped at Dawn” In this landmark Season 3 opener, Harry Morgan makes his first […]