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“The Wire”: Not For Attribution

January 21, 2008 StayTuned Staff

Posted by SH McNulty’s serial killer concoction drew some traction after he stumbled upon an old vagrant murder where the victim had a red ribbon tied around his wrist. After a couple of unauthorized additions to old casefiles and planting one on a corpse in the morgue — hark! — a madman is loose in the streets of Baltimore! It even says so in the pages of the Baltimore Sun, thanks to McNulty stroking the ego of ambitious reporter Alma Gutierrez, who’s ready for big-time stories after recently being spurned from the front page. The problem for both of them […]

8 Questions With … John Lehr

January 19, 2008 Ryan Berenz

1. What has been your strangest fan encounter? John Lehr: I just took my daughter to Travel Town, which is a little park inside Griffith Park, and this guy just comes running up to me with his kid, saying how much he loved [10 Items or Less]. It really freaked me and my daughter out, because we didn’t know why he was coming. 2. You’re at a magazine rack and can pick three magazines. What are they? I think I would pick Vogue, even though I don’t read it or anything. Just the amount of pages you get for your […]

It’s New! And It Ain’t Reality! It’s Almost Time To “Break Bad.”

January 18, 2008 Lori Acken

I am excited about Breaking Bad. Really excited. Like, people-are-picking-on-me excited. And I want you to promise me you will watch it. Why? Well, click on “online exclusives” and read all about it … or, hell, just tell me who you are. X-Files fans, watch it because it’s from the dazzlingly imaginative mind of Vince Gilligan. You know you’ve been waiting… Mad Men fans, watch it because it’s on AMC … and it’s every bit as brave and cool and sly. Malcolm In The Middle fans … Cranston’s back. And so are his underpants. Deadwood fans, Anna Gunn. No corset […]

‘Breaking Bad’: AMC’s New Series Is Bad — And It’s Brilliant

January 18, 2008 Lori Acken

I’m sitting on a low brick wall in the backyard of a cozy ranch home on the outskirts of Albuquerque, fragrant sage and rosemary bushes scratching at my back as a dozen men and women dressed for outdoor comfort alternately run over and step on my toes. And I couldn’t be happier. That is, until I realize that the equally tickled guy beside me, snapping photo after photo of the action, is none other than Vince Gilligan, creative mastermind behind The X Files — and the exquisitely original dramedy being filmed before our eyes. Seated at a patio table a […]

Moonlight: Mick Vamps Out

January 18, 2008 StayTuned Staff

One thing I understand is those bloodsucking night hunters (heck, after writing so many novels about them, I ought to). But until recently, I did not have much love for Moonlight vampire Mick St. John. But the writers strike has a way of making marginal series far more interesting and I’ve been paying closer attention to this series of late (what else is there to pay attention to when I’m ready for an hour that doesn’t involve looking at a computer monitor?) and the timing is right because this series just keeps getting better.

Pooper Bowl Sunday

January 17, 2008 Jeff Pfeiffer

The hype has started already — only 17 days until the big game! And I can already guarantee who will be there. With plenty of hard-hitting tackles, lots of running, occasional biting, and, yes, some befouling of the field of play, this event is once again a must-see for you and all of your rowdy friends. Of course, I’m talking about Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl, now up to number IV (still a ways off from the XLII of the Super Bowl, but ahead of DIY’s inaugural Toilet Bowl (?!), also on the same day). Airing at 3pm ET on Feb. […]

American Idol: The Madness Continues

January 16, 2008 Ruth Boulet

by WindUpDoll We’re in Texas and it’s hot. One potential contestant goes into labor waiting to audition. Do I need to tell you that she names the baby Idol? You can see this stuff a mile away. First up, Jennifer, a former methhead who’s now a sober & happy mom. Unfortunately she likes singing “Jesus Take the Wheel.” In times like that, Jesus tells me to grab the steering wheel & remember the driver’s ed instructor he sent me when I was a teenager. Thankfully she’ll be singing The Pretenders for her audition. Good choice, and she does it well. […]

Project Runway: On Garde! Recap

January 16, 2008 Ruth Boulet

by WindUpDoll Ooh! Group project! But first, we need to bitch about the last challenge. Of course, Christian is bitching about his client. Model selection is a little different — they all come out with wacky hair and the designers have to use their wacky hair as inspiration for their garment. Oh, and of course Ricky is the last person to select a model again, getting him all misty. I don’t think he has a full-on cry though, so it doesn’t count in the Ricky Cry Count. These garments are meant to be avant garde and therefore challenging, so they’ve […]

10 Items Or Less: Dollar Day Afternoon

January 16, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

Leslie and Carl are setting up for tomorrow’s big promotion in which Greens & Grains customers can go into one of those money booths for a minute and grab all the flying cash they can. Amy from Super Value Mart storms into Greens & Grains wondering why there are “Free Money!” banners all over her parking lot. As a gesture of goodwill, Leslie lets Amy into the booth to grab a little cash for herself. (Amy loves money. And Leslie loves Amy loving money.) But the booth is filled with $5,000 in silver dollar coins that Leslie’s father stashed away […]

American Idol: The Productivity-Sucking Begins

January 16, 2008 Channel Guide Contributor

by WindUpDoll Last week, Simon Cowell told a group of TCA reporters that he’s sure talent has slipped through the American Idol cracks. However, none of those talents have made it big. Well, tonight begins the festival of thousands that will, inevitably, slip through the cracks. Talent or no. We’re starting off with the required shots of folks in the crowds — some talented, some delusional. This, is American Idol. And so begins the opening “theme” music that has such a Pavlovian effect on me. It makes me want to sit on my butt and eat Cheetos. I can’t eat […]