January 2008

With the new year comes the chance to celebrate and excoriate the entertainment offerings of the past 12 months. Awards shows kick into high gear this month, with critics, actors, journalists and the public at large deciding important issues like whether Johnny Depp deserves more accolades and just who should win the prize for Crest & Scope’s Spotlight Shining Smile (Go Yomarie T.!!!). Golden Globe Awards (65th annual) Jan. 13, 8pm ET, NBC Who votes? Hollywood Foreign Press Association, a group of about 90 Los Angeles-based journalists who write entertainment stories for publications in other countries. Track record: The Globes […]

It’s a description that didn’t go down easy. “I was surprised that they couldn’t find a better word in the thesaurus somewhere,” Dick Cavett says of PBS’ new documentary series, Pioneers of Television, premiering Jan. 2 and airing Wednesdays through Jan. 23. “I pictured us all entering in covered wagons.” The celebrated late-night host is just one of dozens of participants — from Jerry Stiller to Phyllis Diller, Betty White to Dick Van Dyke — in the project, which explores the development of television through interviews and archival footage. A devoted fan of the medium’s early years, Cavett is utterly […]

ALL TIMES EASTERN It doesn’t get quite the hype of the fall premieres, but some heavy hitters save their debuts for midseason. Perennials like Law & Order bow alongside promising hopefuls such as Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Here’s a guide to some of what you can expect to see on broadcast networks in the coming weeks and months. NEW THIS SEASON Cashmere Mafia ABC, Jan. 6, then Wednesdays beginning Jan. 9 What’s It All About? Four ambitious, sexy women who have been best friends since business school — Mia, Zoe, Juliet and Caitlin — try to have it all. […]